Legora today announced the launch of STAAR 2.0 by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP built on Legora Portal. Blackstone, Capital One, Evercore, GSK, and New York Life are participating in the early adopter beta phase.
Leveraging the collaborative AI powered capabilities of Legora Portal, STAAR 2.0 is designed to help in-house legal and compliance teams evaluate, govern, and deploy artificial intelligence quickly and responsibly. It converts Debevoise’s knowledge gained from five years of advising over 100 clients on complex AI-related regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters into a practical, searchable workspace.
Using STAAR 2.0, in-house teams can quickly and effectively draft guidance, update policies, prepare trainings, and assess the risk of specific AI use cases without having to create these materials from scratch.
“STAAR reflects our view that the efficiencies created by AI should be shared directly with our clients,” said Avi Gesser, Co-Chair of the firm’s Data Strategy & Security Group and head of the Debevoise AI Practice. “STAAR 2.0 is the result of thousands of hours of legal work on AI issues and allows clients to query that body of experience using AI, to see whether Debevoise has addressed a given issue before, and if so, how.”
STAAR has been developed on Legora Portal, which enables law firms to productize their specialized expertise and deliver it to clients through custom AI workflows, playbooks, intelligent document sharing, and live collaboration, creating entirely new business model opportunities.
“Debevoise is setting a new benchmark for how firms can translate complex legal expertise into scalable, client-facing AI solutions,” said Max Junestrand, CEO and Co-Founder of Legora. “With STAAR 2.0, they’re turning insight into infrastructure – enabling clients to move faster and more confidently in a rapidly evolving AI landscape. We’re proud to support that vision.”
About Portal
Designed for secure, matter-centric engagement, Portal enables firms and in-house teams to:
Share work and insights in a single workspace, eliminating the inefficiencies of email and version chaos.
Build and deliver firm-powered AI workflows – including contract review, due diligence, and custom playbooks – anchored in institutional knowledge and document libraries.
Collaborate live on documents and tasks, with advanced search, tabular review, and real-time co-authoring.
Tailor client experiences with white-label branding that reflects a firm’s identity and client relationships.
Portal is built on Legora’s industry-leading security framework, ensuring robust control over access, permissions, and client-specific workflows without compromising data privacy or compliance. The platform offers granular permission settings, SOC 2, ISO certifications, and GDPR-aligned governance to support the most demanding legal environments.
