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General Corporate LegalFrom identifying the legal area to regulatory research for new businesses, our attorneys sort out issues when you are unsure whom to consult.

Free consultation Why LegalAgent
Response time
1 business day*
First consultation
30 min free
Scope
Issue triage · Regulatory research · Early dispute response

* As a rule, for contract reviews and routine legal questions. For complex or urgent matters we propose a schedule that fits the matter.

Client companies served*

150+

Selected clients shown, in no particular order. * Clients and partners. Not limited to General Corporate Legal matters.

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

Sorting out the legal areas to consider, starting from your business as a whole

We ask about your business, the people involved and the deadline for a decision, and identify whether your consultation calls for review of contracts, labor, intellectual property or compliance. For new businesses and new transaction schemes, we give an initial read on which laws, licenses and notifications may be involved. Once the area is settled, we hand the consultation over to the response for that area, and we also sort out the points to confirm with tax accountants and labor and social security attorneys.

  • You have not sorted out which laws bear on a new business
  • You cannot settle on how to respond to a dispute with a business partner
  • Legal decisions are concentrated on a particular officer or staff member
  • You are unsure whether to ask an attorney, a tax accountant or a labor and social security attorney

Why LegalAgent

With LegalAgent, you can start consulting before the legal area is decided

We save you the trouble of finding where to consult in three ways: fast answers, upfront fee estimates and one point of contact for consultations that span several areas.

  1. 01Speed

    Typical law firms3–5 business days

    LegalAgent1 business day, as a rule

    We set the order of work, starting with urgent matters

    For contract reviews and routine legal questions, we respond within one business day as a rule. For urgent matters such as a dispute with a business partner, we ask about the deadline and adjust the order in which we respond.

  2. 02Fees

    Hourly billingTotal unknown at the start

    LegalAgentScope and fee set before we start

    Initial sorting and follow-on work, estimated separately

    We give separate estimates, before we start, for the initial sorting of issues and for the work in each area once the area is settled. Matter-based work is generally on a fixed fee.

  3. 03One point of contact

    • Issue table
    • Draft review schedule
    • Handover memos to each area

    One point of contact for consultations across departments

    Even when contract reviews, labor consultations and regulatory checks for a new business arrive at the same time, we compile them into an issue table and a draft review schedule and organize the reviews to run in parallel.

* Response times are for contract reviews and routine legal questions; they vary by matter.

How it works

The AI Agent sorts the issues; attorneys set the priorities

The AI Agent extracts issues from the materials you provide and drafts regulatory checklists; attorneys decide what to review first, and in which area.

AI Agentdoes the work

  • Sorts your consultation and materials into the relevant areas
  • Draws on past consultations and regulatory checklists
  • Drafts issue memos and response policy memos

Attorneysmake the judgment

  • Decide the order of work from the business impact and deadlines
  • Decide what to separate out as tax or labor procedures
  • Take responsibility for the final response policy and the handover
ConsultationDeliverables and handover memos
  1. STEP 01Confirming the consultation and its background

    We confirm your business and the background of the consultation, and organize which areas need to be considered, such as contracts, labor, intellectual property, compliance and governance

    Issue memo and list of areas to consider

  2. STEP 02Presenting key issues and a response policy

    We organize the issues to be reviewed with priority, the matters to be decided internally and the matters requiring coordination with outside professionals

    Response policy memo and priorities

  3. STEP 03For new businesses, an initial read on regulations

    We organize the candidate laws, licenses and notifications that may be relevant, and narrow down the matters requiring detailed confirmation

    Regulatory checklist and list of points to confirm

  4. STEP 04Carrying out the necessary support or handing over to an area-specific response

    We prepare the necessary deliverables, such as contracts, rules, research memos, negotiation strategies and internal explanatory materials. Once the area has been identified, we hand the matter over to the response suited to the responsible area

    Full set of deliverables, or a handover memo to the area-specific response

  • 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

Use cases

Common requests and what you receive

For each entry point, such as consultations whose area has not been identified or regulatory checks for new businesses, we map the consequences of leaving the issue unaddressed to the flow from identifying the area to handing over to each area.

  1. 01

    You are preparing a new business scheme without knowing which laws it may touch

    If left aloneStarting the business while overlooking whether licenses or notifications are required leads to demands for corrective action or suspension of the business after launch

    What we doWe review the business model, commercial flow, customer touchpoints and the information handled, and give an initial read on the laws, licenses and notifications that may be relevant

    What you receive
    • Regulatory checklist
    • List of authorities and procedures to confirm
    • Response priority memo

  2. 02

    You cannot decide which procedure should be used to resolve a dispute with a business partner

    If left aloneChoosing wrongly among negotiation, a content-certified letter, conciliation and litigation means that time spent responding is wasted because of the wrong choice of procedure

    What we doWe review the facts and the state of the evidence, the relationship with the counterparty and the deadline for resolution, and organize the available procedural options

    What you receive
    • Response policy memo
    • Comparison of procedural options
    • List of materials to check in the initial response

  3. 03

    There is no legal staff in-house, and contracts, rules and dispute handling are concentrated on a particular person

    If left aloneWhen that person is transferred or leaves, the history of responses is not handed over, and the same issues have to be considered over and over again

    What we doWe review the types and volume of consultations currently being handled, and separate the range that can be covered by one-off support from the range requiring an ongoing structure

    What you receive
    • Classification of consultation topics
    • Response policy memo
    • Handover materials for moving to ongoing support

  4. 04

    You cannot decide whether to consult another professional, such as a tax accountant or labor and social security attorney

    If left aloneConsulting the wrong professional causes back-and-forth among professionals and delays responses that have deadlines

    What we doWe separate the parts of the consultation that require legal judgment from the parts that should be processed as tax or labor procedures

    What you receive
    • Memo separating the issues
    • List of points to confirm with other professionals

  5. 05

    In considering a new business or business alliance, multiple issues such as contracts, intellectual property and compliance are arising at the same time

    If left aloneConsulting separately by department leads to gaps in issues and inconsistent response policies

    What we doWe review the business plan as a whole and organize the priority of each issue and which areas need to be considered in parallel

    What you receive
    • Issue table
    • Draft review schedule
    • Handover memos to each area

Scope of our general corporate legal support

For identifying the area of the consultation, regulatory research and the initial response, we show what we review and the deliverables, including our judgment on where to hand the matter over.

Initial organization of the consultation
We hear about the consultation and organize which legal area the issue belongs to and how urgent it is.
  • Hearing about the consultation and identifying the area
  • Prioritizing the response
New businesses and regulatory research
For new services and transaction schemes, we give an initial read on the laws, licenses and notifications that may be relevant.
  • An initial read on regulations based on the business model
  • Organizing points to confirm on licenses and notifications
Internal consultation structure and coordination with other professionals
For companies without legal staff or those relying mainly on one-off consultations, we organize how consultations are received and the division of roles with other professionals.
  • Receiving and organizing internal consultations
  • Organizing the division of roles with tax accountants, labor and social security attorneys and others
Organizing the initial response to transactions and disputes
For disputes with business partners, we organize the procedural options toward resolution and the initial response.
  • Organizing the initial response to a dispute
  • Bridging to other areas

Our approach

What we focus on in General Corporate Legal

In general corporate legal consultations, we focus on the following perspectives.

  1. 01

    Starting from your business without presupposing the area

    Rather than deciding on an area name at the entrance to the consultation, we confirm your business, the flow of the transaction and the deadline for the decision, and then judge which legal areas should be considered with priority.

  2. 02

    Reviewing the whole mechanism in regulatory research

    In regulatory research for new businesses, we do not judge by names or wording alone; we confirm who receives what benefits or bears what obligations, and on what conditions, and then narrow down the candidate laws that may be relevant.

  3. 03

    Handing over consultations whose area is settled to the responsible area early

    Once initial organization is complete, we hand the consultation over in line with the points to review in each area, such as contract review, labor or intellectual property, so that the initial organization and the individual response do not overlap.

  4. 04

    Organizing on the premise of a division of roles with other professionals

    For consultations that mix issues other than legal judgment, such as tax, accounting and registration, we organize how far an attorney should review and from what point other professionals should be consulted, and then respond.

Pricing

General corporate legal fees

For initial organization consultations, we propose a scope of work after hearing the details. We confirm the following factors and provide an estimate.

How fees are set

Scope and fee agreed before we start

Matter-based work is generally on a fixed fee. For complex or urgent matters, we propose a schedule and an estimate that fit the matter.

First consultation

A free 30-minute online meeting.

You can come to us before your documents are in order. Tell us what you know so far.

Free consultation

What we check before quoting

  • The number of areas involved in the consultation and its complexity
  • Whether regulatory research for a new business is involved, and its scope
  • Whether the work is limited to initial organization or includes preparing deliverables
  • Whether one-off support or use as an ongoing consultation desk is envisaged
  • The deadline and urgency for the review

The scope of initial organization and the work required in each area after the issues are separated are estimated separately. We will advise on the amount after reviewing the details.

Team & Record

Attorneys who know business practice handle your matters

Contract reviews and drafts
2,000+
Client companies
150+
Startup legal matters
200+
Legal and investment DD
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.

Practical guides to general corporate legal matters

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Even if you ask an outside firm to review contracts, the burden remains if the comments that come back have to be reworked in-house. This article considers the scope of drafting, explanations and negotiation proposals to entrust to outside attorneys while keeping final decisions within the company.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can we contact you even if we do not know which area our issue falls under?

Yes. After hearing about your business and the background of the consultation, we organize which areas need to be considered, such as contracts, labor, intellectual property and compliance.

Can we consult you at a stage when our materials are hardly organized?

We can begin the consultation. However, if you also provide information showing your business, the people involved and the deadline for the decision, a more concrete organization of the issues becomes possible.

Can you confirm only whether licenses or regulations apply to a new business?

Yes. We review the business model and commercial flow and organize the candidate laws, licenses and notifications that may be relevant. Whether you engage us for the detailed application procedures or only for an initial read is confirmed during the consultation.

May we consult you through this page about governance structure under the Companies Act or shareholders' meetings?

Companies Act matters concerning the company's governing bodies and shareholders, such as the board of directors, shareholders' meetings and officer liability, are covered in detail on the Corporate Governance page. Where the area is clear, you can also consult us directly from that page.

What should we do if we only want to engage you to review or draft a contract?

You can also consult us through this page about reviewing or drafting individual contracts. We review the transaction, and where there are issues specific to the industry or legal area, we coordinate with those responsible for the appropriate area.

What should we do if we want a desk we can consult on an ongoing basis?

If you would like ongoing supplementation of legal department functions, please also see the Legal Outsourcing page. Based on your consultation through this page, we can also guide you on switching to ongoing support.

Can you handle urgent consultations?

We also handle consultations whose response deadlines are approaching, such as disputes with business partners. If you let us know the deadline when you consult us, we will adjust the priority of our response.

What should we do if we do not know whether to consult a tax accountant, a labor and social security attorney or an attorney?

You can consult us in that situation too. We separate the parts of the consultation that require legal judgment from the parts that should be confirmed with other professionals as tax or labor procedures, and organize the points to confirm with other professionals where necessary.

Contact

Tell us what you would like to discuss

You can contact us even at a stage when you do not know which area your issue falls under. Please share the information you have.

  • A free 30-minute online first meeting
  • You can ask us only for an initial read on regulations and licenses
  • We also sort out roles with tax accountants and labor and social security attorneys