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Legal OutsourcingAttorneys and our AI Agent deliver contract reviews within one business day as a rule.

Free consultation Why LegalAgent
Response time
1 business day as a rule
Monthly fees
From JPY 10,000
Contract reviews
2,000+

Client companies served*

150+

Selected clients shown, in no particular order.

KADOKAWA FRONTEO YAMAP ACROVE LAPRAS AVA Intelligence OPTIEUM Biotechnologies ReDelta Concrew LINEA Innovations TECHSUITE YStory

What is legal outsourcing?

Rather than sending out one-off contract reviews or legal questions, legal outsourcing means attorneys versed in corporate law take on part of your in-house legal function on an ongoing basis. Our attorneys sit in your Slack or Teams and work at fixed fees that include revisions, giving you a legal function that keeps the business moving.

  • Your legal team is short of hands
  • Contract reviews are piling up
  • You have no legal department, or a one-person legal team
  • You want support alongside your outside counsel

Why LegalAgent

With LegalAgent, legal work moves without stalling the business

We differ from traditional law firms in three ways: speed, cost and deliverables.

  1. 01Speed

    Traditional law firms3–5 business days

    LegalAgent1 business day as a rule

    Deals and partnerships no longer wait on legal

    We deliver within one business day of your request as a rule. For urgent matters, ask us about same-day handling.

  2. 02Cost

    NDA review (typical traditional fee)JPY 20,000–50,000 + hourly

    LegalAgent (fixed fee)JPY 10,000

    Fixed fees make the legal budget easy to manage

    Plans start at JPY 10,000 a month. Per-matter fees are fixed and include revisions.

    Our fees are one-half to one-fifth of what traditional law firms charge.*

  3. 03Deliverables

    • Word file with tracked changes
    • Comments for the counterparty
    • Internal decision memo

    Redlines you can take straight into negotiation

    Our attorneys sit in your Slack or Teams and, with your business background and internal approval standards in mind, tell you what to do next.

* Approximate figures based on matters handled by our firm; actual figures vary by matter. Amounts exclude consumption tax.

How it works

The AI Agent does the work; attorneys make the legal calls

Our AI Agent makes fast turnaround and low fees possible, and attorneys safeguard the quality of every deliverable.

AI Agenthandles the work

  • Spots issues and checks similar contracts in minutes*
  • Draws on past know-how and templates
  • Drafts proposed contract revisions

Attorneysmake the calls

  • Decide the issues with the biggest business impact first
  • Prepare the redline and decision memo
  • Take responsibility for the final legal judgment and the deliverable
DAY 0 (same day)By DAY 1 (next business day)
  1. DAY 0Request received
  2. DAY 0AI Agent first pass
  3. DAY 0Attorney review
  4. By DAY 1Delivery
  • Attorneys make the final callAn attorney checks every deliverable and takes responsibility for it.
  • Your inputs are not used to train AIOn top of attorneys' statutory duty of confidentiality, we work in an environment where your inputs are not used to train AI.
  • An AI Agent built in-houseOur own engineers develop it. Information Security Policy

* Approximate figures based on matters handled by our firm; actual figures vary by matter.

Case study

Concrete results at client companies

TCGPROLegal Outsourcing / TCGPRO Inc.

Contract review in about one business day, for about JPY 10,000

ItemBeforeAfter
Standard review4–5 business daysAbout 1 business day
Express review2–3 business daysAbout 1 business day
Fee per contract review (excl. tax)JPY 30,000–50,000About JPY 10,000

“We now get review results back in roughly one business day. The cost is about JPY 10,000 per contract review, which feels like one-third to one-quarter of what we paid before. Both the turnaround and the price have been a great help to us.”

Kyotaro Kai / Director (translated from Japanese)

Source: TCGPRO Inc. case study (interviewed on August 25, 2026) Read the case study

Prime-listed company A

Contract review workload cut to as little as one-tenth

“The fixed-fee structure gives us strong cost visibility and peace of mind.”

(translated from Japanese)

Time to get started

Work can start on the day of your first consultation.

Your first consultation is a free 30-minute online meeting.

Free consultation

What you can outsource: contract review and legal review

Contract review
NDAs, service agreements, distribution agreements, collaboration agreements, licenses, terms of use, privacy policies
Legal review and compliance
Personal Information Protection Act, Subcontract Act, Freelance Act, Premiums and Representations Act, advertising copy, internal rules
Labor and HR
Work rules, wage rules, harassment prevention, contractor vs. employee classification
Financing, stock options and reorganizations
J-KISS, investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, tax-qualified stock options, mergers and company splits
IP, M&A and disputes
Trademarks, patents and licensing; legal DD and SPAs; first response to litigation and disputes
Playbook support
Contract review standards, criteria by contract type, internal FAQs, templates and model clauses

Pricing

Legal outsourcing fees

Combine a monthly plan with per-matter fees. Unused plan amounts carry forward for three months, and work beyond the plan is added at per-matter fees.

  • LiteJPY 10,000/monthTo add a first legal consultation channel
  • BasicJPY 50,000/monthTo clear the backlog of day-to-day legal questions
  • StandardJPY 100,000/monthTo supplement a legal team short on capacity
  • EnterpriseFrom JPY 300,000/monthTo have us work deeply as part of your legal team

Example per-matter fees

Fees are fixed, include revisions, and run at one-half to one-fifth of what traditional law firms charge.

ServiceLegalAgent (fixed fee)Typical traditional law firm
NDA review / draftingJPY 10,000 per documentJPY 20,000–50,000 + hourly fees
Service agreementJPY 15,000 per documentJPY 50,000–80,000 + hourly fees
Terms of useJPY 30,000 per documentJPY 100,000–200,000 + hourly fees
Terms of use, Specified Commercial Transactions Act notice and privacy policy (set of three)JPY 70,000 per setJPY 100,000–300,000 + hourly fees
Other per-matter fees, and how to read market rates
Contract templatesFreeNot offered
Distribution, recruitment, collaboration and license agreementsJPY 20,000 per documentAbout JPY 70,000–150,000 + hourly fees
Specified Commercial Transactions Act notice or privacy policyJPY 20,000 eachAbout JPY 30,000–100,000 + hourly fees

The cost of legal outsourcing depends heavily on the fee model you choose: a monthly fixed fee, spot work or hourly billing. Published fee examples put monthly fixed fees at roughly JPY 100,000 to JPY 500,000 a month, and spot contract reviews at a few tens of thousands of yen per document and up. LegalAgent starts at JPY 10,000 a month, per-matter fees are fixed and include revisions, and as a rule we do not bill by the hour. The market rates above are estimates based on public information.

All amounts exclude consumption tax. English-language contracts, unusual contract types, consultations by phone or online meeting, and work beyond the plan are confirmed individually.

Team & Record

Attorneys who know business practice handle your matters

Contract reviews and drafts
2,000+
Startup legal matters
200+
Financing matters
65Since 2024
M&A and capital transactions
20+

* Approximate figures based on matters handled by our firm; actual figures vary by matter.

Engineers

Shinya Makita and Sota Miya build our product on the same team as the attorneys.

Legal outsourcing guide

ComparisonComparing legal outsourcing: how it differs from outside counsel and an external legal department

Compares the scope of services, deliverables, how requests are made, fees and the work that stays in-house.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is legal outsourcing?

It is a service that supplements your in-house legal function by entrusting specialists with contract review, legal consultations, internal rules and compliance work, so that a shortage of legal staff, a backlog of contract reviews or business teams waiting on legal decisions no longer hold you back.

How fast do you respond?

We answer contract reviews and legal questions within one business day as a rule. When a deal deadline is close, ask us about same-day handling.

Can we use you alongside our outside counsel?

Yes. We respect the areas your existing outside counsel covers and fill the gaps where you are short of hands, such as day-to-day contract review, first-line questions in Slack or Teams, and explanations to internal teams.

Can we outsource contract review only?

Yes. Fees are fixed by contract type, such as JPY 10,000 per NDA and JPY 15,000 per service agreement, and we deliver a Word file with tracked changes, comments for the counterparty and an internal decision memo within one business day as a rule.

Is the review done by AI alone?

No. Our AI Agent is used for issue spotting, drafting and drawing on past know-how; attorneys make the final legal judgment and write the comments.

How do you differ from legal BPO providers and ALSPs?

Typical legal BPO providers and ALSPs mainly process routine contract checks through a division of labor, so issues that call for legal judgment tend to be sent to a separate attorney. At LegalAgent, attorneys handle everything from contract review to legal consultations and explanations to internal teams.

Contact

Talk to us about your legal function and capacity

Tell us about your current legal setup and the work that is piling up, and we will propose a scope and a quote.

  • Your first consultation is a free 30-minute online meeting
  • Contract review alone is fine
  • We also sort out roles with your outside counsel and in-house legal team