Legora, the Swedish legaltech company developing generative AI tools for lawyers, has opened a Paris office to anchor its expansion into the French market. The move comes just months after a $25 million Series A round led by Benchmark, with participation from Hummingbird Ventures and existing investors, and a rebranding from its original name, Leya.
The company’s platform uses large language models fine-tuned on legal datasets to automate contract review, legal research, document drafting, and due diligence, delivering answers with traceable citations to source material. It integrates natively with Microsoft Word and document management systems, aiming to fit into lawyers’ existing workflows rather than replace them. Legora claims internal tests show its tool can cut document analysis time by up to 80%.
“Paris is a cornerstone of the European legal market, and we see strong demand from French firms that want AI adapted to local regulatory and linguistic needs,” said CEO and co-founder Max Junestrand. The Paris office will be led by newly appointed Country Manager Sophie Dupont and staffed with an initial team of 10 focused on sales, customer success, and ensuring compliance with France’s data protection framework. The team will also handle localization of the platform’s French-language capabilities, including specialized legal terminology.
Legora enters a French legaltech scene already populated by homegrown players like Hyperlex and Predictice, but it differentiates itself by offering an end-to-end assistant rather than point solutions. Global law firms such as CMS and Gide are among early adopters. With this launch, the company now operates from Stockholm, London, and Paris, and it plans to enter the German market later this year.