Opus 2

What Opus 2 does

Opus 2 is a London-headquartered legal technology company, founded in 2008, that builds AI-enabled intelligent legal software for litigation, international arbitration, and legal transcription. The company is used by 98% of the Am Law 50 and 100% of the Top 50 international law firms, and by leading arbitral institutions including the ICC, SIAC, DIAC, the Scottish Arbitration Centre, and CRCICA. Named customer firms include Baker Botts, Dentons, Goodwin Procter, Herbert Smith Freehills, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, and Norton Rose Fulbright.

Its platform comprises Opus 2 Cases (matter management with secure document review, annotation, and evidence bundling), Opus 2 Hearings (digital hearing rooms with real-time transcription), Opus 2 Transcripts (dedicated transcription service), Opus 2 Chambers (LEX, chambers management for barristers), and Opus 2 Arbitral Institutions (case management for arbitral bodies). AI capabilities include Matter Assist, Document Assist, and General Assist, alongside entity extraction, natural language search, and hearing summarisation, operating within an ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials+ certified closed architecture. The platform integrates with third-party speech recognition (Cantab Research) and foundation models (Google Gemini) while building proprietary capability through the 2025 acquisition of Uncover Legal B.V.

The business model combines SaaS subscriptions sold to law firms, enterprise platform agreements with arbitral institutions, and professional services revenue from hearing services and transcription. Opus 2 employs 251-500 people across offices in London, New York, Dublin, Gibraltar, Cape Town, Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, and reports revenue of approximately £59M as of 2026. Five Arrows Principal Investments was disclosed as a funding investor (August 2017), with growth since funded organically and via M&A.

Name

Opus 2

Legal name

Opus 2 International Limited

Website

https://opus2.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Opus 2 is a London-based legal technology company providing AI-enabled litigation, arbitration, transcription, and case-management software. It serves nearly all of the Am Law 50 and Top 50 international law firms, plus leading arbitral institutions including the ICC, SIAC, and DIAC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscriptions: Annual or multi-year subscription licensing of the AI-enabled intelligent legal solution platform for case management, hearings, and arbitration management. Pricing is quote-based for enterprise accounts with tiered capabilities.
2. Professional Services - Hearing Services: Comprehensive hearing delivery services including court reporters, EPE operators, interpreters, virtual hearing management, case management, and hearing room design. Provided as a managed service for in-person, virtual, or hybrid proceedings.
3. Arbitral Institutions Software: Dedicated software solution for arbitral institutions to manage case filing, registration, document collaboration, fee management, and portfolio oversight. Sold as enterprise agreements to institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Opus 2 sells a cloud-based, AI-enabled intelligent legal solution platform for litigation and arbitration case management, hearings, and transcripts. Its core offerings cover the full lifecycle of complex commercial disputes and international arbitration: case preparation and strategy, document collaboration, in-person/virtual/hybrid hearings, legal-grade transcription, chambers administration, and dedicated software for arbitral institutions. Revenue is generated through enterprise SaaS subscriptions and managed hearing services for law firms and arbitral institutions.

Product overview

Opus 2 is an intelligent legal solution platform that provides a unified portfolio of software products for the legal industry. The platform consists of five core solutions: Opus 2 Cases (AI-enabled litigation management for case strategy, preparation, and management), Opus 2 Hearings (in-person, virtual, and hybrid proceedings management), Opus 2 Transcripts (legal-grade transcription services), Opus 2 Chambers (LEX) (chambers management for barristers), and Opus 2 Arbitral Institutions (case management for arbitral institutions). The platform also includes AI-powered tools (Matter Assist, Document Assist, General Assist) developed following the 2025 acquisition of Dutch legal AI company Uncover. Additionally, Opus 2 has partnered with major arbitration institutions to deploy customized versions of its platform, including ICC Case Connect, SIAC Gateway, DANA by DIAC, and Unicorn. The platform extends beyond commercial disputes to support client collaboration, deal management, and practice management for law firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Opus 2 Cases: AI-enabled litigation management platform
• Opus 2 Hearings
• Opus 2 Chambers (LEX)
• Opus 2 Arbitral Institutions
• Opus 2 Transcripts
• Matter Assist
• Document Assist
• General Assist

Products and services

• Opus 2 Cases

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of The Lawyer Top 20 Cases since 2020 have run on Opus 2
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, strategic acquisition and core.

• Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026CRCICA selected Opus 2's Arbitral Institutions software to modernize and streamline its arbitration case management processes. The platform digitizes the entire arbitration lifecycle including e-filing, case registration, document collaboration, fees management, and portfolio oversight in a single secure environment. The partnership reinforces CRCICA's position as an innovative arbitral institution in the Middle East and Africa while expanding Opus 2's regional presence.
• Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DIAC partnered with Opus 2 to create DANA by DIAC, an advanced digital arbitration system centralizing e-filing, case registration, and secure document submission and management. Available from January 2026, the platform aims to streamline arbitration processes, improve transparency, and foster real-time collaboration.
• Uncover Legal B.V.strategic acquisitionTechnology or Integration · 12 November 2025Opus 2 acquired Amsterdam's legal AI company Uncover to enhance its dispute and case management platforms with advanced AI capabilities. Uncover's team provides infrastructure, AI processing services, application support, and technical maintenance.
• ICC International Court of ArbitrationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerICC launched ICC Case Connect powered by Opus 2, a next-generation digital system transforming dispute resolution with unified case management workflows, secure document sharing, e-filing, and role-based portals for parties, arbitrators, and the ICC Secretariat.
• Scottish Arbitration CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScottish Arbitration Centre launched Unicorn, powered by Opus 2, a secure e-filing and case management system that centralizes workflows for parties, tribunals, and the institution with seamless document exchange, role-based portals, audit trails, onboarding automation, and analytics.
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIAC debuted SIAC Gateway, powered by Opus 2, a cloud-based case management system offering e-filing, secure document storage and exchange, and communication portals for parties, counterparties, the tribunal, and the SIAC Secretariat.
• Dorsey & WhitneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDorsey & Whitney partnered with Opus 2 to shape the platform through feedback and partnership, using it to win new business, accelerate analysis, and deliver client-facing innovations.
• Norton Rose FulbrightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorton Rose Fulbright helped shape the Opus 2 platform through feedback and partnership, using it to deliver high-impact, client-centric innovation that exceeded client expectations.
• BakerHostetlercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBakerHostetler has been a key partner helping shape the Opus 2 platform, leveraging its versatility for complex matters and building bespoke workflows that drive efficiencies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Relativity (RelativityOne): Relativity is a leading e-discovery and legal review platform used by Am Law firms and corporate legal teams. It overlaps with Opus 2 in litigation technology workflows and shares the same enterprise legal buyer, though focused on e-discovery vs. full case lifecycle.
• DISCO (CS Disco): DISCO provides AI-enabled legal technology for ediscovery, document review, and case management. It is a direct peer in serving large law firm litigation teams and increasingly overlaps with Opus 2 in AI-augmented case strategy.
• Everlaw: Everlaw is a cloud-native litigation platform offering document review, case strategy, and trial preparation. It is a direct peer competing for the same complex litigation use case at large law firms and is a credible alternative to Opus 2 Cases.
• NetDocuments: NetDocuments provides cloud-based document and email management for legal professionals. It is a direct peer in serving large law firms with secure, cloud-native document infrastructure that overlaps with Opus 2's case management capabilities.
• iManage: iManage is a leading knowledge and document management platform purpose-built for law firms. It competes with Opus 2 in legal case/document workflows and shares the same enterprise law firm buyer, making it the closest direct functional peer.

Emerging players

• Reveal: Reveal is an AI-powered e-discovery and legal document review platform. It is an emerging player with partial overlap to Opus 2 in document analysis workflows but is more focused on e-discovery than full dispute lifecycle.

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis: LexisNexis (RELX) is a broad incumbent providing legal research, news, and AI-driven analytics (Lexis+ AI) to law firms. It competes indirectly via AI legal research that may encroach on Opus 2's value proposition in case strategy.
• Epiq: Epiq is a global legal services and technology provider serving large law firms and corporate legal departments with e-discovery, managed services, and hearings support. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in hearing and case support services.
• Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters is a broad incumbent in legal information and technology (Westlaw, Practical Law, CoCounsel). It does not compete directly in litigation case management but bundles AI research and document tools into the same law firm procurement budgets.
• Litera: Litera is a legal technology provider offering document drafting, transaction management, and litigation tools. It is a broad incumbent in the legal tech stack that competes for the same law firm technology budgets and has expanded into AI capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/opus2hq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opus-2-international

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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