Company: Contend Legal
Co-Founder & CEO: Michael Stych & William Boan
Website: https://contend.legal/
About Contend Legal
Contend is building the AI lawyer for consumers: an AI legal assistant that gives people in the UK tailored legal information, step-by-step guidance, and professionally drafted documents for common legal problems like unfair firings, evictions, divorce, and custody issues. Unlike self-help tools or generic AI chatbots, Contend is the only affordable solution that can support consumers with high-quality legal depth, while staying instantly accessible.
Since launching in early 2024, over 200,000 people have used Contend to understand, navigate, and resolve their legal problems, making Contend one of the fastest-growing legal technology products in the UK. Early adoption has come primarily from organic SEO, with hundreds of legal guides published and continuing to grow. Users have already paid Contend for document creation and negotiation support in high-stakes matters like eviction defense and unfair dismissal.
Contend’s AI agent does more than answer questions, it walks users through their entire legal issue, produces tailored legal documents, and provides actionable next steps. Real users have already used Contend to stop evictions, challenge unfair treatment at work, and begin family-law processes with confidence. This is the first time consumers have access to a legal product that works end-to-end, not just informationally.
A Category-Defining Team & Backing. Contend is built by a team with deep legal-tech and AI expertise:
• Michael Stych (CEO): previously a top revenue leader at YC-backed AI legal tech companies.
• William Boan (CTO/COO): lawyer + engineer with 6+ years building AI-based legal technology.
The company is now backed by leading legal technology VCs, including Supernode Global and The LegalTech Fund, alongside institutional partners like the Vector Institute and LawtechUK.
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