Challenging the Transformation of Legal Practice: The New LegalTech Frontier Opened by the Lawyers Partner Division

Introduction: From Recruitment PR
In this issue, we introduce the Lawyers Partner Division (LP Division), which was launched in January 2026. When people hear "GVA TECH," many may think of LegalTech for corporate legal affairs or legal departments. In this context, the newly launched Lawyers Partner Division is an organization taking on a new challenge specialized for lawyers and law firms.

What challenges is this division facing, and why was it launched at this particular time? We interviewed Director and Division Head Kang about the background of the business, the vision it aims to achieve, the unique rewards and difficulties of the launch phase, and the type of people we want to work with.

Why was this organization launched now?

The background was that even within LegalTech, the nature of the business differs significantly between corporate and law firm targets.

For corporate clients, while you can propose with large budgets, it takes time to implement, and decision-making tends to be complex. In contrast, for law firms, although the approach to unit pricing differs, decision-making is faster and more agile. In fact, there have been cases where implementation was decided in a short period. Furthermore, there is still significant room for IT utilization and operational improvement in the law firm market.

Based on these differences, we decided to launch the Lawyers Partner Division, believing that an organization specialized in providing value to law firms is necessary rather than treating it as part of the corporate business.

What is the position of this division within GVA TECH as a whole?

The Lawyers Partner Division is a division specialized in lawyers and law firms, providing value based on high expertise and understanding of practical work.

GVA TECH has expanded its business primarily in the corporate legal field, but the business for lawyers differs significantly from the corporate side in terms of customer characteristics and work processes. In addition, corporate services have design constraints due to the Attorney Act. On the other hand, by specializing in lawyers, more in-depth product development and value provision become possible. The Lawyers Partner Division was born to open up these new possibilities.

What kind of challenges in legal practice are you trying to solve?

The Lawyers Partner Division is newly focusing on eliminating the heavy practical burden associated with dispute resolution work. Legal work includes "preventive legal practice," such as contract review to prevent trouble, and "dispute legal practice," which deals with matters after a dispute has actually arisen. In addition to the preventive legal practice we have handled so far, the Lawyers Partner Division is also working on solving problems in the field of dispute legal practice.

In dispute legal practice,

This series of tasks takes a lot of time and generates a large amount of man-hours for each case. Moreover, it involves not only high-level professional judgment but also time-consuming tasks such as organizing and reading evidence, sorting by issue, and creating drafts of documents. The Lawyers Partner Division aims to create a state where lawyers can spend more time on the judgments and strategies they should focus on by utilizing AI for these high-burden parts. What we value is not replacing lawyers, but

supporting them while leveraging their thinking and style.

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The area with the greatest room for transformation is "dispute work"

In the field of contract review, there are already many services, and the market has been developed to a certain extent. Of course, there is room for improvement, but it can be said that it is a field that has already been "operated on" as LegalTech. In contrast, dispute work is still an emerging field.

In the first place, much of a lawyer's core work is in dispute resolution. Whether between individuals or companies, conflicts and disputes never disappear. Nevertheless, in this area, transformation through technology has not progressed sufficiently relative to the heavy practical burden. The fact that this is an "untapped area" is precisely why the Lawyers Partner Division sees great potential in the dispute field.

The challenges are significant, and the number of lawyers involved is large. That is precisely why there is so much room for transformation. This division is facing such an area head-on.

Things to be cautious about when using generative AI

Even as technology evolves, in legal affairs and attorney work, it is not the case that everything should be streamlined uniformly.

For example, in cases involving sensitive personal information or highly confidential criminal cases, attorneys have different views on cloud usage. Although the use of the cloud is actually spreading, it remains true that careful judgment is required for each case. That is why what is important is not to think in terms of a binary choice of whether or not to use AI, but to carefully design under what premises and with what considerations it will be used.

At GVA TECH, we are developing products while taking into account relevant guidelines and legal and ethical issues. We believe that providing value that includes not only ease of use but also peace of mind is an important role of the Lawyers Partner Division.

The response and difficulties seen since the launch

Since the launch in January 2026, the Lawyers Partner Division has already seen an increasing number of situations where we feel a positive response. After the information was released, inquiries increased, and we have realized the high level of interest in our business and products. Precisely because we are still in the startup phase, we can gather a lot of customer feedback and quickly determine the direction for improvement. Such an environment is also the fun part unique to this phase.

On the other hand, there are also difficulties. The law firm industry is not a market that is easy to reach through online channels alone. There are many segments that cannot be reached through social media or online seminars alone, and there are differences in how to connect depending on the region and generation. Therefore, it is necessary not only to create good products, but also to think about the business including how to deliver them.

That is why this division values sales activities and face-to-face communication. Deepening our understanding of the industry while carefully building relationships of trust with others. Even in a business that deals with technology, I have strongly realized in the few months since the launch that what is indispensable in the end is the relationship of trust between people.

What kind of people do we want to build this business with in the future?

The Lawyers Partner Division is a new business that has just started. Rather than having roles finely defined, there are many situations where we all pick up what is needed and move the business forward.

Participating in events, planning, operations, dialogue with customers, and gathering feedback for improvement. It is the characteristic of this division that not just any specific person is responsible for each of these, but the entire team is involved in moving them forward. That is why those who are suitable for this organization are those who can enjoy the high-change startup phase rather than performing fixed roles in a well-organized environment. We want to grow this business with people who can move their own hands, find what is necessary, and connect the business creation itself to their own growth.

Also, this division values communication very much. Because it is a new business, there is a culture of consulting across job types and responsibilities and moving forward while cooperating. For those who can enjoy both high expertise and the closeness of the team, this environment should be interesting.

Conclusion ~From Recruitment PR~
What the Lawyers Partner Division is challenging is not just "development of tools for attorneys." It is a challenge to keep asking how much new value can be delivered to legal practice, which has been considered difficult to change, through the power of technology. Because it is an organization that has just started, there is a lot of room to create the business, the product, and the team together from now on.

For example, ・Those who want to face the future of legal practice ・Those who want to expand the possibilities of legal tech with their own hands ・Those who want to enjoy the enthusiasm and speed unique to new businesses

For such people, the Lawyers Partner Division should surely be an interesting place.

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