Legis Group Llc

What Legis Group Llc does

Legis Group LLC is a Philadelphia-based business law firm that delivers Outside General Counsel services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofit organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The firm's core offering is structured around three integrated modules — New Business Legal Services, Mature Business Legal Services, and Employment Law Services — supplemented by a Business Transactions and Corporate Counsel practice that handles entity formation, contracts, leases, employment and shareholder agreements, NDAs, and capitalization advice. The firm positions itself as making large-firm caliber legal advice accessible to regional and smaller clients that cannot justify retaining AmLaw-tier counsel.

The firm operates without proprietary technology; service delivery is human-attorney-led through scheduled in-person consultations and an online appointment-scheduling channel. Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining recurring monthly flat fee subscriptions for ongoing corporate counsel with project-based engagements for discrete transactions, disputes, and consultations. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Client acquisition relies primarily on referrals, civic and community networks, and a firm blog providing thought-leadership content for business owners.

The attorney bench is composed of partners and Of Counsel professionals with credentials including prior service at Morgan Lewis, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Philadelphia City Council, and the Pennsylvania State Senate. The firm has produced multiple judicial alumni, including Elvin P. Ross III (founding member), Tamika Washington, and Nicholas S. Kamau, reflecting the caliber of its legal talent. Ownership is held by attorney-members; no private equity, venture capital, or institutional ownership is indicated.

Name

Legis Group Llc

Legal name

Legis Group LLC

Website

https://legisgroup.law

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Legis Group LLC is a Philadelphia-based business law firm providing Outside General Counsel services — including business transactions, employment law, and corporate governance — to small businesses, startups, and nonprofit organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Monthly Flat Fee: The majority of corporate clients prefer a monthly flat fee arrangement that allows the firm to provide high-level service while establishing stability for clients' legal expense budgets.
2. Legal Services - Project-Based: A portion of clients hire the firm only when a specific legal need arises, such as specific transactions, disputes, or consultations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Legis Group LLC is a Philadelphia business law firm providing Outside General Counsel services, Business Transactions and Corporate Counsel, Employment Law, and Real Estate legal services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, startups, and mature companies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The firm delivers services under monthly flat fee arrangements or on a project basis, scaling high-quality legal counsel typically reserved for large corporations into an accessible model for smaller businesses.

Product overview

Legis Group LLC is a business law firm operating as a single, unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core service is Outside General Counsel, which encompasses three integrated practice areas: New Business Legal Services for entrepreneurs and start-ups, Mature Business Legal Services for established companies, and Employment Law Services. These are supported by Business Transactions and Corporate Counsel services covering formation, contracts, and financing. Services are provided through a monthly flat fee model designed to be accessible to small businesses and entrepreneurs, scaled from the level typically available to large corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outside General Counsel

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rocket Lawyer: Online legal services platform offering document preparation, attorney access, and subscription legal plans to SMBs and individuals. Competes for the same small-business legal spend with a tech-enabled, lower-cost delivery model versus Legis Group's bespoke counsel.
• LegalZoom: Established online legal services platform serving SMBs across formation, contracts, employment, and compliance. Competes with Legis Group for the same small-business legal needs but through a productized, self-service model rather than bespoke attorney counsel.

Regional players

• Stevens & Lee: Mid-Atlantic business and litigation law firm serving privately held businesses and emerging growth companies. Overlaps with Legis Group in Tri-State business law, corporate governance, employment, and commercial transactions.
• Dilworth Paxson: Philadelphia-based mid-size law firm serving businesses across PA, NJ, NY and beyond. Competes with Legis Group in the same Tri-State SMB business-law market with comparable practice areas including corporate, real estate, employment, and litigation.
• Offit Kurman: Mid-Atlantic full-service business law firm serving entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, and middle-market companies across PA, NJ, NY, MD, and beyond. Comparable practice mix and SMB client base in the same geographic corridor as Legis Group.

Direct peers

• UpCounsel: Online marketplace connecting businesses with experienced attorneys for ongoing legal work, including formation, contracts, and employment matters. Directly comparable target customer (small and mid-sized businesses) and overlapping service categories with Legis Group.
• Axiom Law: Alternative legal services provider that embeds experienced attorneys into corporate legal teams on a flexible basis. Comparable to Legis Group as it provides ongoing corporate counsel outside the traditional full-service firm model for businesses that need scalable legal support.
• FisherBroyles: A distributed, partner-only business law firm that delivers big-firm-quality counsel to companies of all sizes without the overhead of a traditional firm. Operates a similar model of offering fractional/scalable legal services to businesses seeking an alternative to large law firms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/arthaywood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/legis-group-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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