Applied AI Hackathon
Friday, October 2, 2026, 8:00 AM PDT – 7:30 PM PDT
Rancho Bernardo Inn · 17550 Bernardo Oaks Dr, San Diego, CA 92128, USA
Hosted by Ana Soporean
Swans is running the AI hackathon at Law-di-gras, one of the biggest conferences in law: the kind that flies in Snoop Dogg and Diplo for private concerts. One day. 60 builders. One real operational problem from a personal injury firm. Prize package $5,000 prize pool Top 3-5 finalists get free $500 tickets to the Saturday Night Private Concert held at Law-Di-Gras (Includes Food & Drink) The perks Free shuttle roundtrip from central San Diego to the venue Lunch buffet included A chance to network with firms and companies in the legal & tech industry Free ticket to the Friday Night Private Concert held at Law-Di-Gras (includes food & drink) Judged by the people building, and buying, this software Law firm C-suite of high-growth US firms: the actual buyers Swans CTO and engineers: the people shipping AI for these firms daily Unicorn, VC-backed Legal AI companies: the people building the vertical SaaS for law firms Agenda 8 - 9:00 AM Check-in & Challenge Kickoff 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Code Time (Session 1) 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Code Time (Session 2) 4:30 PM Submissions Due 4:30 PM - 6:20 PM Top 10 Selection & Presentations 6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Top 3 Selection 6:30 PM Top 3 Announced 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Top 3 finalists pitch their solutions on the concert stage (where Snoop Dogg previously performed). 7:20 PM - 7:30 PM Awards & Closing Who's this for? Open to software engineers, Al engineers, ML engineers, startup founders, and anyone who simply enjoys building with Al. No-code and Al-tool builders welcome. No CS degree and no legal background required. About the host: Swans Swans, investor-backed startup based in the US, builds the in-house AI operating system for the fastest-growing personal injury law firms in the US, acting as their AI R&D and implementation partner.