Fundraising matters
Investment documents, J-KISS, shareholder agreements, incentive design and startup financing support.
LegalAgent Service / Legal Outsourcing
LegalAgent Legal Outsourcing
Solve legal resource shortages and move business forward Legal Outsourcing
LegalAgent is an AI Native Law Firm focused on corporate legal work. When contract review and business-side legal questions pile up, decision-making slows across the company. LegalAgent supports your team like in-house counsel: corporate lawyers stay close to your daily workflow on Slack or Teams, use AI Agent workflows, and deliver practical output in principle within one business day, with same-day support where needed.
Speed Commitment
In principle, response within one business day.
Same-day support where urgency requires it.
We return contract comments, legal advice and internal decision memos in a format your team can use for negotiation, approval and product release decisions.
- Speed
- One-business-day response
- Urgent
- Same-day support where needed
- Business
- Reduce business-side waiting time
- Workflow
- Slack and Teams resident support
AI Native Law Firm
A law firm built for the generative AI era changes legal outsourcing
LegalAgent combines corporate lawyers with internally developed AI Agent workflows. This allows us to deliver speed, quality and fixed-fee clarity while keeping lawyers responsible for legal judgment.
We do not use AI as a superficial add-on. Intake, issue spotting, comparison with prior contracts, draft comments, quality control and knowledge sharing are designed around AI-assisted legal work. The value is not AI making legal decisions. The value is lawyers equipped with AI working faster, deeper and closer to the business.
Attorneys
Attorney
AI Agent
self-hosted
AI Native Law Firm
Legal Agent
Track Record
Representative support areas
LegalAgent has supported corporate legal, contract review, fundraising, M&A, legal due diligence and AI/data transactions.
Contract reviews and drafts
NDAs, service agreements, SaaS terms, licenses, partnerships, privacy policies and daily business contracts.
M&A and capital transactions
Legal due diligence, transaction documents, negotiation points, closing and post-transaction legal support.
Legal DD / investment DD
Fast issue mapping and legal risk summaries for investors, startups and operating companies.
Startup legal support
Business launch, fundraising, stock options, governance, employment, IP and general corporate matters.
AI and data transactions
AI service terms, data transactions, privacy, security and AI governance support.
Attorneys
Attorneys
Corporate lawyers with diverse backgrounds supplement your legal team and help build a legal function that does not stop business decisions.
Asato Noriaki
Noriaki Asato
Representative Attorney / Founder & CEO
FounderM&AFundraisingVenture investmentIPO support
- Graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law and passed the preliminary bar examination in 2015.
- Joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in 2017.
- Joined AZX Professionals Group in 2020.
- Founded Legal Agent in 2024, backed by ANRI and BoostCapital.
Hayakawa Daisuke
Daisuke Hayakawa
Attorney / Corporate Legal Practice
In-house style supportCorporate legalListed companiesStartups
- Registered as an attorney with the Tokyo Bar Association in 2022.
- Handled corporate legal and in-house-style support for more than 120 listed companies and startups.
- Founded MySecond Law Office in 2024.
- Joined Legal Agent in 2026.
Sugai Takashi
Takashi Sugai
Attorney / Corporate Legal Practice
Startup legalLegal operations DXBusiness developmentPreventive legal
- Passed the national bar examination in 2019.
- Worked at ContractS on contract operations DX and business development.
- Joined Law Office Alcien in 2023.
- Joined Legal Agent Law Office in 2026.
Hirukawa Kosuke
Kosuke Hirukawa
Attorney / Intellectual Property Practice
Intellectual propertyPatent disputesJPO secondmentStartup legal
- Completed graduate study at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
- Handled patent attorney work and litigation support at patent firms.
- Seconded to the Japan Patent Office in 2019.
- Joined Legal Agent in 2025.
Clients
Selected clients
LegalAgent supports listed companies, startups, investors and growth companies across corporate legal matters.
Issues
Legal resource shortages slow down business speed
When contract review, business-side questions and internal escalation pile up, not only the legal team but the business itself slows down.
01
The legal team lacks capacity
Contract review, day-to-day advice, internal policies and compliance matters arrive at the same time, leaving little room for strategic matters.
02
Contract reviews become bottlenecks
Delayed reviews slow down sales, partnerships, hiring and release decisions.
03
Business teams wait for decisions
If legal advice only lists risks, business teams still need to know what to do next and which risk the company can accept.
04
AI alone does not make final judgment
AI can surface issues, but whether a company should accept a risk ultimately requires human judgment.
Operating Model
Practical output based on business understanding
LegalAgent does not look only at the document or question in isolation. We consider the business purpose, counterparty relationship, internal approval criteria and deadline, then respond in a format that can be used immediately in practice.
Understand the business context
We confirm purpose, deadline, must-have points and approval assumptions before reviewing.
Prioritize legal issues
AI Agent workflows accelerate issue spotting and prior document checks, while lawyers focus on business impact.
Return negotiation-ready output
We separate redlines, counterparty comments, internal explanations and risk tolerance guidance.
Accumulate judgment criteria
Slack and Teams consultations, past edits and internal standards become reusable legal knowledge.
Scope
What you can outsource
From day-to-day legal work that overloads legal teams to high-impact issues that move the business forward, we support your team on a continuous basis with a one-business-day response model.
Area
Scope
Output format
Contracts
Drafting and review of NDAs, service agreements, distributor agreements, recruitment agreements, alliance agreements, license agreements, terms of use, privacy policies and related documents.
Word redlines, counterparty-facing comments and internal decision memos in principle within one business day.
Compliance
Privacy, subcontracting, freelance protection, advertising, internal policies, training materials and compliance checklists.
Slack or Teams answers, issue memos, internal explanations and practical checklists.
Labor and HR
Employment rules, wage rules, harassment policies, preventive labor response and employee/contractor classification issues.
Rule reviews, operational advice, internal response drafts and initial action memos.
Fundraising, stock options and reorganizations
J-KISS, investment agreements, shareholder agreements, articles of incorporation, board/shareholder approvals, tax-qualified stock options and corporate reorganizations.
Issue mapping, document preparation and review, schedule design and investor/internal explanations.
IP and licensing
Trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, license agreements, joint development, data use and ownership of results.
Clause review, negotiation policy, rights memo and business-side explanation.
M&A
Legal due diligence, SPAs and other transaction documents, business succession, corporate governance, acquisitions, investments and reorganizations.
DD reports, contract reviews, management issue memos and coordination with other professionals.
Disputes
Initial dispute response, litigation strategy, real estate and construction-related disputes, debt collection, customer claims and evidence organization.
Initial response memos, negotiation policy, internal explanations, coordination with external professionals and business-side action plans.
Playbook development support
Contract review criteria, intake checklists, issue-type judgment standards, consistency with past edits, internal FAQs, templates and clause examples.
Lawyer-reviewed playbooks, workflow improvement proposals, internal explanation materials and practical checklists.
Comparison
How LegalAgent differs from retainers, legal SaaS and AI tools
LegalAgent combines legal advice, contract review, Slack/Teams presence, AI-assisted workflows and one-business-day responses to supplement your legal team as an integrated operating model.
| Axis | Traditional retainer counsel | Legal SaaS / AI tools | LegalAgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Mainly answers legal questions. | Mainly document management or review support. | Supplements legal resources and helps move business forward. |
| Speed | Often depends on lawyer availability and workload. | AI output is fast, but internal judgment is separate. | In principle, response within one business day. Same-day support may be available. |
| AI use | Varies by firm. | AI tends to be the main actor. | Lawyers fully use AI to respond faster and more reasonably. |
| Business understanding | May produce conservative answers that do not fit the business. | Limited understanding of business background. | Lawyers with diverse backgrounds respond based on deep business understanding. |
| Fees | Monthly retainers or hourly billing. | Monthly software fees. | Fixed-price clarity for monthly plans and matter-based work. |
Plan
Add the legal resources your team needs
For hiring gaps, busy seasons and one-person legal teams, we combine monthly plans and matter-based fixed fees. Contract review and legal consultation are designed around one-business-day responses.
Lite
JPY 10,000 / month
Add a first legal consultation channel- Slack connection
- Free contract templates
- Unused portion can be carried over for 3 months
- Additional matters can be requested beyond the plan
Basic
JPY 50,000 / month
Reduce backlog in day-to-day questions- Slack connection
- Free contract templates
- Unused portion can be carried over for 3 months
- Additional matters can be requested beyond the plan
Standard
JPY 100,000 / month
Supplement legal team capacity- Slack connection
- Free contract templates
- Unused portion can be carried over for 3 months
- Additional matters can be requested beyond the plan
Enterprise
From JPY 300,000 / month
Deep commitment as part of your legal team- Slack connection
- Free contract templates
- Unused portion can be carried over for 3 months
- Additional matters can be requested beyond the plan
Unit Price
Example fixed matter fees
LegalAgent's matter fees are fixed and reasonably priced. You can request work with clear pricing at roughly one-half to one-fifth of the fees of traditional law firms.
Matter
LegalAgent fixed price
Typical traditional law firm range
Contract templates
Free
Often not provided as part of review work.
NDA review / draft
JPY 10,000 per document
First review around JPY 20,000 to 50,000, with additional edits often billed hourly.
Service agreement
JPY 15,000 per document
First review around JPY 50,000 to 80,000, with additional edits often billed hourly.
Distributor, recruitment, alliance or license agreement
JPY 20,000 per document
First review around JPY 70,000 to 150,000, with additional edits often billed hourly.
Terms of use
JPY 30,000 per document
First review around JPY 100,000 to 200,000, with additional edits often billed hourly.
Specified commercial transactions notice / privacy policy
JPY 20,000 each
First review around JPY 30,000 to 100,000, with additional edits often billed hourly.
Terms of use, specified commercial transactions notice and privacy policy package
JPY 70,000, with additional edits included
First draft around JPY 100,000 to 300,000, with additional edits often billed hourly.
All amounts are exclusive of tax. English contracts, unusual contract types, oral/online consultation and additional work are confirmed separately.
Insights
Insights and news
Recent LegalAgent insights on legal outsourcing, AI legal workflows, contract review, fundraising and corporate legal practice.
What corporate legal teams should outsource in the generative AI era
Legal outsourcing is most valuable when it supplements legal resources while preserving company-level judgment.
Read moreHow enterprise legal departments can use legal outsourcing effectively
Legal outsourcing can help enterprise legal teams handle backlog, specialist matters and AI-assisted workflows.
Why contract review becomes slow
Contract review delays are often caused by missing context, unclear escalation rules and overloaded legal teams.
How legal workflows should change in the generative AI era
Generative AI changes legal operations only when it is connected to human review and business judgment.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is legal outsourcing?
It is a service that supplements an internal legal function by outsourcing contract review, legal consultation, internal policies, compliance matters and legal operations to outside professionals.
How fast can you respond?
Contract review and legal consultation are generally handled within one business day. Same-day support may be available where a transaction, approval or release decision is urgent.
Can we use LegalAgent together with existing retainer counsel?
Yes. We can supplement areas where your current setup lacks capacity, such as contract review operations, first-line Slack or Teams consultation, internal explanations and AI-assisted legal operations.
Can we request only contract review?
Yes. Many clients start with frequent contract types such as NDAs, service agreements and terms of use, then standardize intake information, output format and escalation rules.
Is this an AI-only review service?
No. AI Agents assist with issue spotting, drafting and prior knowledge retrieval. Lawyers make the final legal judgment and design the comments.
Can companies with an existing legal department use this service?
Yes. LegalAgent can support busy periods, specialized matters, review criteria, playbooks and AI-based workflow design for existing legal departments.
Contact
Talk to us about legal resource shortages
Tell us about your current contract volume, legal team setup, backlog, business-side consultation flow and Slack or Teams workflow. We will discuss what can be supported within one business day and where same-day support may be needed.
- Initial consultation is available online.
- You can discuss contract review backlog, ongoing legal consultation, in-house-style support, playbook development and urgent matters.
- We can also define roles with your existing legal department or retainer counsel.