Leya, AI-powered workspace designed for law firms and legal professionals, has rebranded as ‘Legora’.
Max Junestrand, CEO:
“Today marks a monumental moment in our journey. Changing our name is not just a rebrand—it’s a reflection of our evolution, ambitions, and unwavering commitment to empowering exceptional lawyers to work collaboratively.
We founded Legora with the mission of changing how legal professionals work. Millions of lawyers dedicate their lives to solving their clients’ and companies’ most pressing problems. It became our calling to help them achieve these missions faster, with even greater impact.
It all started after we observed the daily grind of legal work: endless document reviews, extensive research, drafting motion after motion. We witnessed our friends––lawyers, who spent many years of their lives studying very hard to understand the foundations of our society, the law––bogged down with thankless tasks. We knew then that we needed to elevate them. As experts in machine learning and curious builders, we knew AI could help. But it wouldn’t be until the wide release of large-scale language models that we could truly transform how lawyers work.
Fast-forward to May 2023: The first version caught the attention of lawyers, quickly. Within a few weeks, we met Mannheimer Swartling, Sweden’s largest law firm, who gave us a dedicated space in their Stockholm office as part of MSA Innovation, allowing us to develop our platform alongside elite lawyers. This partnership allowed us to refine the product while giving them early access to enterprise-grade generative AI.
While many startups begin in garages, our journey began in a dedicated conference room at Mannheimer Swartling, where we put in the long hours characteristic of the legal profession. This space, known for hosting many intense negotiations and disputes, became our product laboratory for nine months until we were ready to launch commercially.
Our acceptance into Y Combinator catalyzed the company’s momentum. Within 12 months, we evolved from a scrappy 10-person team to a global force of 60. As our set of features grew—reviews of tens of thousands of documents, mark-up support in Word, data partnerships, and enterprise-grade security and privacy—so did the list of organizations we’re proud to call partners. Today we’re working closely with over 200 firms globally, including some of the world’s most prestigious names––with thousands of daily active users.
This expansion demanded a brand that matched our ambition for boundless growth and an appreciation for our clients’ sophistication: enter Legora.”
