Funai Consulting to Launch Cross-Industry Membership Study Group "Corporate Legal Study Group" on May 26, 2026, to Strengthen Legal Functions in Mid-Tier and SMEs
Funai Consulting will establish the "Corporate Legal Study Group" on May 26, 2026. This membership-based organization aims to strengthen the legal functions of mid-tier and SMEs through information exchange, case studies, and introductions to external lawyers and legal tech companies.
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Funai Consulting Incorporated (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Daisuke Shingai; hereinafter "Funai Consulting"), a management consulting firm with specialized consultants for mid-tier and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), will launch a new membership-based study group, the "Corporate Legal Study Group," on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, aimed at strengthening the legal departments of mid-tier and SMEs.
▼ Application and details here
https://lpsec.funaisoken.co.jp/study/samurai271/139968/
For the first session, Ms. Yuko Minami from Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. and Mr. Kohei Mima from Nestlé Japan Ltd. will be invited as guest speakers to share practical examples of building and expanding legal organizations.
■ Background of the Establishment of the Corporate Legal Study Group
For a company to achieve sustainable growth, it is essential not only to expand business performance but also to strengthen its management foundation, and the legal function plays a core role in this. However, mid-tier and SMEs face many challenges in strengthening their legal functions, such as difficulties in recruiting and training legal personnel, a lack of methods to quantitatively visualize the growth of the legal department, and the absence of effective collaboration systems with external lawyers.
Existing legal-related organizations primarily target large enterprises, and there have been limited opportunities for learning and networking tailored to the specific challenges faced by the legal departments of mid-tier and SMEs. Therefore, Funai Consulting has established this new study group as a place to directly support the growth of corporate legal departments by leveraging the specialized knowledge in the legal field cultivated through consulting for law firms and an annual consulting track record of over 6,000 companies nationwide (based on 2025 results*).
*Click here for Funai Consulting's consulting track record figures: https://www.funaisoken.co.jp/info/company
■ Features of the Corporate Legal Study Group
1. Legal representatives from various industries and company sizes gather, allowing them to learn about other companies' initiatives through information exchange sessions.
2. Participants can learn from instructors who are practicing pioneering initiatives such as strengthening and expanding legal organizations, legal DX, and AI utilization.
3. As an annual membership organization, participants can create their own "mentors and friends" through interaction with legal representatives from various companies.
4. Participants can join planning such as nationwide model company visits, online regular meetings, and management strategy seminars (held once a year, gathering business owners nationwide across industries and themes).
5. Participants can receive introductions to highly specialized external lawyers and legal tech companies selected from the network cultivated through more than 20 years of law firm consulting.
■ The Challenges We Want to Solve
In order for a company to achieve sustainable growth, just improving business performance (growth) is not enough
▼ Application and details here
https://lpsec.funaisoken.co.jp/study/samurai271/139968/
For the first session, Ms. Yuko Minami from Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. and Mr. Kohei Mima from Nestlé Japan Ltd. will be invited as guest speakers to share practical examples of building and expanding legal organizations.
■ Background of the Establishment of the Corporate Legal Study Group
For a company to achieve sustainable growth, it is essential not only to expand business performance but also to strengthen its management foundation, and the legal function plays a core role in this. However, mid-tier and SMEs face many challenges in strengthening their legal functions, such as difficulties in recruiting and training legal personnel, a lack of methods to quantitatively visualize the growth of the legal department, and the absence of effective collaboration systems with external lawyers.
Existing legal-related organizations primarily target large enterprises, and there have been limited opportunities for learning and networking tailored to the specific challenges faced by the legal departments of mid-tier and SMEs. Therefore, Funai Consulting has established this new study group as a place to directly support the growth of corporate legal departments by leveraging the specialized knowledge in the legal field cultivated through consulting for law firms and an annual consulting track record of over 6,000 companies nationwide (based on 2025 results*).
*Click here for Funai Consulting's consulting track record figures: https://www.funaisoken.co.jp/info/company
■ Features of the Corporate Legal Study Group
1. Legal representatives from various industries and company sizes gather, allowing them to learn about other companies' initiatives through information exchange sessions.
2. Participants can learn from instructors who are practicing pioneering initiatives such as strengthening and expanding legal organizations, legal DX, and AI utilization.
3. As an annual membership organization, participants can create their own "mentors and friends" through interaction with legal representatives from various companies.
4. Participants can join planning such as nationwide model company visits, online regular meetings, and management strategy seminars (held once a year, gathering business owners nationwide across industries and themes).
5. Participants can receive introductions to highly specialized external lawyers and legal tech companies selected from the network cultivated through more than 20 years of law firm consulting.
■ The Challenges We Want to Solve
In order for a company to achieve sustainable growth, just improving business performance (growth) is not enough