Legora unveils Portal to reshape law firm-client AI collaboration
Legora has launched the Legora Portal, a platform designed to transform the way law firms and in-house legal teams collaborate using artificial intelligence. The platform aims to help law firms demonstrate efficiency and value as their clients increasingly adopt AI and perform more legal work internally.
Market pressures
In-house legal teams are increasingly turning to AI to assume more responsibilities themselves, while law firms are seeking ways to maintain their role as essential advisors. Legora says its portal allows law firms to deliver their specialised knowledge to clients through custom AI workflows, legal playbooks, document sharing, and live online collaboration. These features, the company claims, can create new ways for law firms to build client relationships and revenue streams.
Custom workflows
With Legora Portal, law firms can build and distribute workflows that use their own expertise and document libraries. These workflows encompass contract reviews utilising firm-specific approaches, due diligence processes, document drafting, and automated legal research. The platform is designed to support both routine and complex matters, using the firm's accumulated knowledge as a foundation.
Client experience
"As one of Legora's global design partners, we've connected our internally developed tool, Cortex, into Legora. This means we can surface MinterEllison specific expertise and IP through Legora to meet our clients' unique needs. This collaboration is genuinely cutting edge-it's how we want to work with our strategic partners. 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. This is what leading-edge AI looks like in practice. It's not just about adopting new tools- it's about enhancing our professional skills and judgement, to create real value for our clients," said Virginia Briggs, CEO & Managing Partner, MinterEllison.
Collaboration tools
The portal gives clients a single, secure workspace where they can access firm resources, automate routine tasks, and integrate external counsel into ongoing matters. It supports real-time collaboration through document editing, commenting, task assignments, and notifications. The system is designed to handle complex projects with multiple law firms and teams.
File management
Legora Portal replaces email-based collaboration with centralised document management. It supports bulk uploads, search across large volumes of files, version control, and flexible permission settings at both matter and document levels.
Security standards
The platform operates with enterprise security certifications, including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and GDPR compliance. It features encryption and role-based access control, providing firms with full control over data sharing. The system does not use customer data to train AI models or retain data beyond what is needed by the client or law firm.
Industry engagement
Legora developed the portal in cooperation with several law firms, including Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Deloitte, MinterEllison, Allens, Bird & Bird, Mishcon de Reya, Mannheimer Swartling, Pérez-Llorca, Al Tamimi & Company and TLT. General availability is expected next year.
Industry perspectives
Max Junestrand, CEO and co-founder at Legora, shared his view on the impact of the platform:
"Our philosophy has always been simple: if our clients win, we win. 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."
Kyle Poe, VP of Legal Innovation & Strategy at Legora, said:
"Legora Portal represents a fundamental shift in how legal services are delivered. We're creating an entirely new model where law firms can scale their expertise, deepen client relationships, and build durable competitive advantages. The firms that embrace this approach will be the ones leading the industry in five years."
