When legal expertise meets product thinking
Founded by specialists in legal, technology and software engineering, MyLegalPathway is designed to make every minute of study count.
Meet the founders
Niall Gallagher
Co-founder
Niall is a Full Stack Software Engineer and lifelong learner, currently balancing a full-time engineering role with his second part-time master’s degree.
He specialises in transforming complex ideas into intuitive user experiences. By combining scalable software with AI, Niall builds intelligent tools designed to make learning smarter and more accessible.
Olivia Donlan
Co-founder
With five years of experience at the intersection of law, AI, and technology, Olivia understands firsthand how intuitive products can reshape the way lawyers work.
Driven by this insight, she co-founded MyLegalPathway to modernise legal education, applying the same cutting-edge product principles that power today's leading Legal Tech innovations.
Our Journey
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February 2024
The idea
The first revision notes for what would become MyLegalPathway were written. It quickly became clear that traditional resources weren't designed for how students are assessed, inspiring a different kind of approach.
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2025
The vision
Learning science, active recall and product design became the foundations from what MyLegalPathway would become. The more we experimented, the more it became clear there was an opportunity to rethink SQE preparation from the ground up.
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2026
Building the solution
Development began, combining expertise in legal, technology, and software engineering to build a platform that embeds active recall, practice and analytics at every stage of the learning journey.
Every minute should move you closer to passing
Built around learning science, active recall and exam-focused practice, to maximise the value of every study session.
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