Legora opens Singapore & Tokyo offices in Asia-Pacific

Legora has opened offices in Singapore and Tokyo, extending the legal AI company's presence across Asia-Pacific.

The expansion builds on its existing office in Sydney, giving it bases in three of the region's main legal markets. Legora already serves customers in Japan and Singapore, and the new locations respond to demand from law firms and in-house legal teams operating across the region.

Legora sells an AI platform for legal work used in research, review and drafting. It says more than 1,200 law firms and corporate legal teams across over 50 markets use the platform.

In Asia-Pacific, customers include MinterEllison, Allens, Hamilton Locke, HWL Ebsworth, HSF Kramer, White & Case, K&L Gates, Dentons and Baker McKenzie. Legora also recently acquired Graceview, an Australian legal technology business, signalling its intent to build a larger regional footprint.

Regional push

Japan is one of the world's largest legal services markets by revenue, while Singapore serves as a regional base for many international law firms and corporate legal departments. Legora said a Tokyo office would place it closer to work tied to outbound Japanese transactions and inbound matters handled by domestic firms.

Singapore plays a different role in the company's regional strategy. The city is a hub for cross-border deals and arbitration, and many UK and US firms use it as their Asia-Pacific headquarters. Legora said its office there will support both international firms based in the city and in-house legal teams managing regional legal operations from Singapore.

Legora has linked its regional growth to broader patterns in legal work, particularly cross-border transactions and disputes connecting Asia-Pacific with Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States. The latest expansion gives it offices in markets that sit on several of those routes.

Max Junestrand, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Legora, linked the move to current conditions in the regional legal market. "The conditions in Asia-Pacific right now - record M&A volumes in Japan, Singapore's position as the arbitration and deal hub of the region, a legal services market that rivals the EU in scale - make this the right moment to commit fully. We see a significant opportunity, and we intend to lead in it," he said.

Customer demand

The decision to open in Singapore and Tokyo followed demand from existing clients, as well as firms for which Asia-Pacific is becoming a larger area of focus. Legora has operated in the region since opening in Sydney and has used that presence as a base for work with Australian and international firms.

The business has also pointed to its shareholder base as part of its regional ties. Atlassian, Geodesic and Airtree, which invested in Legora's Series D round, all have established links to the Asia-Pacific market.

Growth in legal technology has drawn increasing attention from firms seeking to reduce routine manual work and handle larger volumes of cross-border matters. Providers have been competing to win business from global firms and large in-house teams, especially in document review, drafting and legal research, where generative AI tools have gained traction.

Legora focuses on legal professionals rather than general-purpose AI users, and its customer list suggests it has won support from firms with international operations. Opening offices in Singapore and Tokyo may also help it compete more directly in markets where clients often want local support and closer commercial relationships.

Heather Paterson, VP Revenue APAC at Legora, said the two new offices were chosen for specific reasons. "Singapore and Tokyo were deliberate choices," she said. "APAC's combined legal services fee pool rivals that of the EU, and the cross-border deal and disputes work that flows between this region and EMEA and the US runs through corridors Legora already covers. For the first time, we can say we're truly global in the way our clients are."