[Archive Stream] How to Overcome Legal Staff Shortages: Learning from Four Real-World Cases of Legal Outsourcing | Authense Law Firm

Authense Law Firm (based in Minato-ku, Tokyo), driven by the brand slogan "Focus on Emotions," is a firm dedicated to solving challenges by emphasizing empathy alongside legal resolutions.

Following popular demand, we are announcing an archive stream of the webinar held this March, titled "How to Overcome Legal Staff Shortages: Learning from Four Real-World Cases of Legal Outsourcing."

*Note: This is an archived broadcast of the webinar originally aired on March 25, 2026. As this is a re-broadcast, there will be no live Q&A session.

■ On Legal Outsourcing
Challenges regarding legal department resources, such as employee turnover, recruitment difficulties, and response times for consulting with external counsel, are common across all company sizes and industries. It is not uncommon even for listed companies to temporarily lack legal staff. "Legal Outsourcing" presents a viable solution to these situations.

In this webinar, Attorney Nobunobu Nishio, who specializes in corporate law and outsourcing support, explains case studies of four companies that have implemented the "Legal Cloud" service.

■ Webinar Overview
Title: How to Overcome Legal Staff Shortages: Learning from Four Real-World Cases of Legal Outsourcing
Date/Time: June 9, 2026 (Tue) 12:00 - 13:00
Format: Online (Zoom Webinar)
Participation Fee: Free

■ Webinar Content
1. Why legal department resource shortages are becoming severe now
2. What is "Legal Cloud"? — Differences from advisory agreements and full-time hiring
3. Introduction of case studies and analysis of utilization points by challenge
- "Trying it out together" instead of in-house hiring (Manufacturing/Retail)
- Accumulating knowledge through a fixed-personnel system (IT/Internet)
- Breaking through high-security barriers by fully participating in internal systems (IT Services)
- Responding instantly to the "zero-legal-department" crisis and filling the gap with advisors (Prime-listed Retail)
4. Which pattern does your company fit? — Categorizing use cases by challenge type

■ Speaker
Attorney Nobunobu Nishio (Member of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association)
As a manager in the corporate law division, he handles a wide range of matters including investment contracts, labor issues, corporate crisis management, and M&A. He launched and oversees the legal outsourcing service to solve corporate legal staffing shortages.