This study focused on legal innovation as trajectory to sustainable national development in Nigeria. By drawing on both scholars and practitioners reflecting on debates around the future of law and the changes that are currently taking place due to technological innovation, this article seeks to embed and mainstream discussions on access to justice and the future of law in the face of the emerging technological innovation. This qualitative study was conducted in Nigeria but it begins by mapping innova¬tions taking place around the world and identifying the different locations for innovation which legal practitioners can exploit for enhanced performance and speedy dispensation of justice. Furtherance to this, it examined the impact of legal innovation trends in sustainable national development. The challenges associated with adoption of these emerging legal innovations were also discussed. The study discovered that legal innovations is fast been embraced by stakeholders in the legal profession and it has great potential to fast-track sustainable national development. Even though Nigeria legal system still lags behind in the adoption and usage of these innovations; hence, more debates to fuel and structure the legal tech of Nigeria to aid quick access to justice is recommended.