Legora says its new tech aims to do away with inefficiencies by centralizing legal work in a single, secure platform that works as a shareable, cloud-based word processor. (Sipa via AP Images)
The tech company said lawyers have relied on email for more than 30 years to communicate with clients. This has created what it describes as "buried documents, countless versions, endless searching through Outlook, and fragmented communication."
Legora Portal aims to eliminate these inefficiencies by centralizing all legal work in one "secure, intuitive" platform that works as a shareable, cloud-based word processor. Law firms can brand and customize the portal, grant permissions to clients and other users, while maintaining confidentiality and compliance, Legora said.
"Law firms have knowledge and specialized expertise that businesses rely upon, but until now, there has been no effective way of collaborating with clients in the age of AI," Max Junestrand, Legora's chief executive and co-founder, said in a statement.
He added the new product "changes that equation entirely" and "significantly speeds up communication and the sharing of materials — similar to what tools like Figma did for designers."
Figma is a web-based tool for websites and mobile apps that lets multiple people work on the same project simultaneously, view changes in real time and leave comments.
The Legora portal will allow law firms to build and share AI workflows with clients for tasks, including contract review, due diligence, drafting and automated research. It can also answer questions from clients on large document sets that use AI-powered search that compiles concise responses with source references for lawyers to validate, Legora said.
Lawyers and clients can work together in real time on tabular reviews and documents using a built-in editor, with comments, task assignments and notifications to keep complex matters on track. Firms will also maintain complete control over what information they share with clients by customizing permissions for every matter, file and workflow, the Swedish tech company.
Legora is also working with customers, including Australian law firm MinterEllison, Deloitte, Bird & Bird LLP and TLT LLP to prepare the product for a wider rollout.
"This collaboration is genuinely cutting edge — it's how we want to work with our strategic partners," Virginia Briggs, CEO and managing partner of MinterEllison, said.
MinterEllison has connected its in-house tool, Cortex, into Legora. "When our people use Cortex and Legora together, we're delivering a client experience built on our unique Australian-based IP that no other firm in Australia can match," she added.
Michael Gerstenzang, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, said that as a design partner to Legora, "we've been able to help shape a platform that reflects how world-class legal teams actually collaborate with their clients — securely, smartly, and intuitively."
The Swedish company, launched in 2023, serves more than 400 law firms and in-house legal teams. Legora raised $150 million at the end of October in a new funding round, bringing total investment since it launched to $265 million as it seeks to expand the business.
Kyle Poe, Legora's vice president of legal innovation and strategy, described the portal as "a fundamental shift in how legal services are delivered."
Poe, a former partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, said that Legora was creating "an entirely new model" for firms.
"The firms that embrace this approach will be the ones leading the industry in five years."
--Editing by Joe Millis.
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