Frequently Asked Questions

We've saved the best for last. We use a per-deal pricing model. Based on 250+ interviews with industry experts like yourself, we learned that you prefer this over per-user or seat-based pricing—where you pay for your entire firm when only a few people use it effectively. Our per-deal model makes it simple to associate software fees with specific deals, and in many cases, these can be invoiced directly to your end clients. We also offer discounts for law firms, private equity firms, and companies that handle multiple deals per year. Want to learn more about our pricing? Get in touch

That's exactly what Emma Legal is designed for. Domain and/or law expertise (like industry knowledge, social law, and IP law) in M&A deals often exists in scattered fragments that are hard to manage effectively. Through Emma Legal's templates for IRLs and Checks, your firm can tap into the same smart questions that domain experts would ask during a deal. When you invite team members to the Emma Legal Platform, you can delegate specific questions to domain experts and save their insights as templates for future deals. This way, your firm grows smarter with every transaction.

Yes, absolutely. After syncing or uploading your data room, Emma Legal's first step is structuring all files and folders using the Information Request List (IRL). You can use our standard IRL with up to 193 document types to automatically categorize your data room. Even better, you can define your own document types for Emma and they will be instantly categorized accordingly.

Yes, absolutely. Emma Legal is perfect for Vendor Due Diligence (VDD) before bringing an asset to market. The platform handles and visualizes various file formats—from Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and PDF and can also store media files like MP3 and MP4.

Yes, you can. Emma Legal is built with the same enterprise-grade security standards as Virtual Data Rooms. You can also use Emma alongside your existing Virtual Data Room (VDR).

Emma Legal stands apart by being purpose-built for legal due diligence, not just a general AI model adapted for legal use. Unlike many competitors, Emma goes beyond surface-level keyword detection and understands the legal context and interrelation of clauses across documents, critical for accurate risk assessment in M&A. It combines large language models with agentic AI to deliver deeper insights and more reliable outputs.

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Designed with legal teams and investors in mind, Emma offers structured workflows, enterprise-grade security, and a user experience aligned with real-world deal execution. Backed by a founding team with deep expertise in both AI and M&A, Emma delivers high-quality, clause-level risk summaries within minutes—providing unmatched speed, precision, and relevance in high-stakes transactions. Discover Emma yourself by booking a demo call.

In Emma, “Checks**”** are the foundation of our legal risk analysis. They come in two forms:

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• Legal Clause Checks: These are 74 predefined legal clause types, like Change of Control, IP Transfer, Non-Solicitation, and more. Based on you requirements, Emma scans these high-risk clauses across all documents in your data room.
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• Custom Checks allow you to go deeper. You can tailor your analysis by asking Emma to surface specific information. For example, all French contracts with Change of Control clauses, or every document mentioning a particular supplier.
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To keep things simple, Emma combines both types under the same name: Checks. One interface. Total flexibility.

Emma comes with 74+ preloaded checks like Change of Control, IP Transfer, Non-Solicitation, and Shareholder Structure, etc. But here’s the game-changer: you can create custom “checks” to surface exactly what you need. Want all French contracts mentioning Change of Control? Or every document involving a specific supplier? Just ask Emma. Your entire data room, fully searchable on your terms.

Emma supports over 180 predefined legal document types, including employment agreements, shareholder minutes, IP assignments, litigation summaries, lease contracts, etc. You can also define custom document types for your deal.

Absolutely. Emma is built with enterprise-grade security standards, including GDPR compliance, end-to-end encryption, ISO27001 certified and all partnerships need to be SOC 2-Type II-certified. Your data is private, protected, never reused and stays yours at all time. Want to know more? Email us at Security@Emma.Legal.

Emma currently connects with OneDrive, or you can upload all documents directly into Emma. Google Drive integration is coming soon, and we are in partnership negotiations with leading data room providers including Ansarada, Virtual Vaults and Intralinks. Reach out to info@Emma.Legal if you’d like a status update on it.

Most deal teams get started with Emma in under an hour. The platform offers predefined onboarding templates by industry, so you can begin reviewing documents and identifying legal risks without complex setup. Emma’s Information Request List (IRL) outlines 180 predefined legal document types, enabling teams to launch due diligence quickly and confidently. Emma is known for its intuitive interface, tailored to the way lawyers and investors work.