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Security LegalFrom business partners' security requirements to vendor management and notification when an incident occurs, our attorneys organize the issues in contractual terms.

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Response time
1 business day*
First consultation
30 min free
Scope
Checklists · Vendors · Incidents

* 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 Security Legal matters.

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

Turning business partners' requirements into contract terms and internal rules

We take the security checklists and requests for additional clauses that arrive from business partners and put them into contractual terms: security control measures, audit rights, reporting obligations and allocation of responsibility. We compare the wording of each clause with who actually manages what, and separate what you can accept from what should be handled by improving operations. We do not perform technical evaluations such as vulnerability assessments ourselves; our role is to reflect their results in your contracts and internal rules.

  • Your checklist answers do not match the contract clauses
  • The wording on allocation of responsibility differs from vendor to vendor
  • You have not decided whom to notify, and of what, if an incident occurs
  • Your information management rules fall short of the standards partners require

Why LegalAgent

With LegalAgent, you can answer partners' requirements in contractual terms

We support your dealings with business partners in three ways: fast answers, fees you know before we start, and deliverables that check clauses against actual operations.

  1. 01Speed

    Typical law firms3–5 business days

    LegalAgent1 business day, as a rule

    We work back from answer and notice deadlines

    We answer contract reviews and routine legal questions within one business day as a rule. Where there is a deadline for your answers or for notification after an incident, we work back from it to set the order of our review.

  2. 02Fees

    Hourly billingTotal unknown at the start

    LegalAgentScope and fee set before we start

    We agree on the documents and the fee up front

    We ask about the number and length of the contracts and checklists, the layers of vendors and whether your internal rules need revising, and give you an estimate before we start. Matter-based work is generally on a fixed fee.

  3. 03Deliverables

    • Answer approach memo
    • Proposed clause revisions
    • Points to confirm with vendors
    • Outline of explanatory materials

    We deliver answers and clauses that match

    We align the approach to your checklist answers with the proposed clause revisions, and also prepare the points to confirm with vendors and explanatory materials for your customers.

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

How it works

The AI Agent organizes the clauses; attorneys decide what you can accept

The AI Agent organizes contract clauses, checklists and internal rules and prepares first drafts; attorneys judge whether your own operations allow you to accept each requirement and make the calls on notification obligations.

AI Agentdoes the work

  • Maps each checklist item to the contract clauses
  • Lists notification and audit rights clauses for each vendor
  • Drafts revisions drawing on past know-how

Attorneysmake the judgment

  • Judge whether each clause can be accepted given actual operations
  • Decide whom to notify, the deadlines and the allocation of responsibility in an incident
  • Take responsibility for the final revisions and answer approach
ConsultationRevisions and answer approach delivered
  1. STEP 01Reviewing current contracts, rules and operations

    Compare the contract clauses, internal rules and actual operations, and identify where they are inconsistent

    Memo on the current situation and a list of points to confirm

  2. STEP 02Setting the approach to clauses and answers

    For each clause on security control measures, audit rights, reporting obligations and allocation of responsibility, set out the points needing revision and the approach to the checklist answers

    List of issues by clause, approach to checklist answers

  3. STEP 03Preparing revisions and explanatory materials

    Prepare proposed revisions to contract clauses, points to confirm with vendors and internal explanatory materials

    Proposed revisions, list of points to confirm, internal explanatory materials

  4. STEP 04Organizing the response when an incident occurs

    Confirm contractual notification obligations and scope of responsibility, and set out what to explain to customers and business partners and the priority of internal actions

    Response strategy memo, outline of explanatory materials

  • 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

In security consultations, the contract clauses and materials to review differ depending on the starting point, such as a request from a business partner, an event at a vendor or a consistency check of internal rules. Typical starting points are set out here.

  1. 01

    A major business partner has asked us to complete a security checklist and add contract clauses

    If left aloneSubmitting answers that do not match the contract clauses creates a gap with actual operations, and inconsistencies are pointed out in later audits or requests for explanation

    What we doCompare each checklist item with your actual operations, and separate what can be accepted as contract clauses from what should be addressed by improving operations

    What you receive
    • Memo on the approach to checklist answers
    • Proposed revisions to contract clauses
    • Internal explanatory materials

  2. 02

    Unauthorized access occurred at a vendor, and we need to explain the situation to our customers

    If left aloneResponding without clear notification obligations and allocation of responsibility in the outsourcing agreement leads to inconsistency between what is confirmed with the vendor and what customers are told

    What we doReview the notification, audit rights and limitation of liability clauses in the outsourcing agreement, and set out the points to confirm with the vendor and the outline of the customer explanation

    What you receive
    • List of points to confirm with the vendor
    • Draft explanation for customers
    • Internal report memo

  3. 03

    We want to confirm the scope of responsibility in the event of a cloud service outage or data loss

    If left aloneResponding without understanding the SLA, disclaimers and limitation of liability prevents internal agreement on the recovery response and the allocation of losses

    What we doReview the clauses in the contract with the cloud provider (SLA, disclaimers, limitation of liability, data recovery obligations) and set out the scope of what your company can assert

    What you receive
    • Analysis of positions based on contract clauses
    • Internal report materials
    • Memo on the approach to coordinating with subcontractors

  4. 04

    We have been told that our internal information management rules do not meet a business partner's required standards

    If left aloneContinuing operations while the rules and contractual explanations diverge stalls renewals of existing contracts and the conclusion of new ones

    What we doSet out the gap between the partner's required standards and your internal rules and actual operations, and decide which parts should be handled by revising the rules or by contractual explanation

    What you receive
    • Proposed rule revisions
    • Explanatory materials for the business partner
    • Memo setting response priorities

Scope of our security legal support

We set out what we review and what we deliver for each of four stages: security clauses with business partners, vendor management, incident response and consistency of internal rules.

Reviewing and revising security clauses with business partners
We review contract clauses and security checklists presented by business partners from the standpoint of both the clauses and actual operations.
  • Review of security-related clauses
  • Setting the approach to security checklist answers
Contractual aspects of vendor and subcontractor management
We review contract clauses with vendors and cloud providers and organize your vendor management framework in line with those clauses.
  • Reviewing security clauses in outsourcing and cloud service agreements
  • Organizing the vendor management framework
Contractual response when an incident occurs
When unauthorized access, a data leak, a system failure or a similar event occurs, we organize the contractual position and prepare explanatory materials.
  • Analysis of contractual notification obligations and scope of responsibility
  • Preparing explanations for customers and business partners
Aligning internal rules with security standards
We compare the content of your information management rules and similar documents with the security standards required by business partners.
  • Gap check between information management rules and partners' required standards

Our approach

What we focus on in Security Legal

In security-related work, we place weight on the following perspectives.

  1. 01

    Prioritizing the comparison of contract clauses with actual operations

    Security-related clauses mean little if the wording is polished but diverges from actual operations. When reviewing security control measures and audit rights clauses, we also confirm who actually manages what.

  2. 02

    Checking the chain of responsibility, including vendors and subcontractors

    Where a vendor has subcontracted further to another business, we check that notification obligations and the allocation of responsibility are not broken from one contract to the next, and set out how far back the response can reach when an incident occurs.

  3. 03

    Separating technical assessment from legal analysis

    In our view, vulnerability assessments and decisions on whether security measures are needed are not themselves within the scope of a law firm's work. Our role is to work out how the results of technical reviews should be reflected in contract clauses and internal rules.

  4. 04

    Clarifying the division between the first response and APPI compliance

    When unauthorized access or a similar event occurs, contractual notification obligations and the allocation of responsibility require a different analysis from reporting under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. We also determine early on whether the matter calls for a company-wide investigation or public disclosure.

Pricing

Security legal fees

For security-related consultations, the workload varies with the volume of contracts and rules to review, the layers of vendors and the urgency of any incident response, so we provide an estimate after hearing the details.

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

  • Number and length of contracts and checklists to review
  • Number of layers of vendors and subcontractors
  • Whether a review of internal rules is involved
  • Whether the request is highly urgent, such as an incident response
  • Whether explanatory materials for customers or business partners need to be prepared

The estimate depends on the state of the contracts and rules you consult us about, so we present it individually 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 security legal

Vendor managementCheckpoints for Reviewing Subcontracting Clauses: Organizing the Risks for the Client and the Contractor

Whether the use of cloud services or outside personnel constitutes subcontracting is determined from the contract's definitions and the actual work. Distinguish the consent required under the contract from permission required by law, and decide in advance on the management of subcontractors, who can be claimed against in the event of an incident, and cost allocation.

Related practice areas

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can we engage you only to set the approach to security checklist answers?

Yes, we also accept engagements limited to setting the approach to checklist answers. Whether contract clauses also need to be revised is something we propose after hearing the details.

Can we consult you about an incident that occurred at a vendor?

Yes. For incidents at vendors, you can consult us on analyzing notification obligations and allocation of responsibility under the outsourcing agreement through to setting what to explain to customers.

Can we also engage you for technical security assessments or carrying out security measures?

Technical vulnerability assessments and carrying out security measures themselves are outside the scope of a law firm's work. You can consult us on how to reflect the results in contract clauses and internal rules.

If a data leak occurs, how does a consultation here differ from crisis management?

This page focuses on the legal aspects of security, such as analyzing contractual notification obligations and the allocation of responsibility. If company-wide fact-finding, public disclosure and measures to prevent recurrence are needed, please also see the Crisis Management and Internal Investigations page.

Can we also engage you here for personal data breach reporting?

Responses such as breach reporting under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information are handled on the Data Privacy page. On this page, you can consult us mainly on the legal aspects of security, such as contract clauses and vendor management.

Can we consult you if we do not have our rules and operational materials at hand?

You can begin a consultation with just the contract or checklist. Information showing actual operations can be supplemented later.

Can we engage you both for one-off contract reviews and for ongoing security-related advice?

We handle everything from consultations on individual contracts and checklists to ongoing advice on vendor management and reviews of internal rules.

Contact

Talk to us about your partners' security requirements

Please send whatever materials you currently have, such as the security checklist, draft contract clauses or a list of vendors. You can begin a consultation even while things are still being organized.

  • A free 30-minute online first meeting
  • You can consult us with just the contract or checklist
  • You can also consult us about incidents at vendors