# Arceus Legal

> Arceus Legal (also known as Arceus) is redefining the future of law for fast-growing companies. Our licensed attorney partners, supported by AI, deliver contract review, negotiation, and drafting in hours — priced upfront, never billed by the hour, and free if we miss a deadline.

## What we do
- Contract review (NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, customer contracts, vendor agreements)
- Contract negotiation, including counterparty calls
- Bespoke contract drafting from your playbook and prior approved language
- Negotiation Guides with rationale, risks, and fallback positions for every review

## How we work
- Median turnaround under eight hours; rush turnarounds available
- Every engagement is priced upfront with a flat fee — no billable hours, no surprise invoices
- On-time guarantee: if Arceus misses an agreed deadline, the work is free
- Senior attorneys paired with AI on every matter; AI accelerates research and drafting, lawyers own the judgment and the signature

## Pricing
- Standard Contract Review — $500 per contract (3–25 page contracts, redlines, one round of revisions, Negotiation Guide)
- Full Negotiation — $1,000 per contract (everything in Standard + unlimited negotiation turns and counterparty call support)
- Drafting — $2,000 per document (bespoke drafting from your playbook, not a generic template)

## Who we work with
Fast-growing companies and their in-house teams who want senior legal judgment without the unpredictability of traditional law-firm billing.

## Backed by
Greycroft, Craft Ventures, South Park Commons, Conviction.

## Startup legal by stage
Arceus maps legal coverage to a startup's funding stage:
- Pre-Seed & Seed: NDAs, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, employment offers and contractor agreements, IP assignment and founder document review.
- Series A: everything above plus master service agreements, statements of work, data processing agreements, and term-sheet review.
- Growth Stage (Series B+): everything above plus business associate agreements (BAA), vendor and partnership agreements, renewals and amendments at scale, and ongoing outside counsel.
- Custom: any mix of review, negotiation, and drafting across the agreements that matter to you.

## Writing (Blog)
In-depth, citable answers to the questions founders ask before hiring a law firm:
- How should a founder review a customer MSA? — the eight clauses that carry the risk in a SaaS/B2B master service agreement and how to review them on a deal timeline: https://arceus.legal/blog/how-should-a-founder-review-a-customer-msa
- How much should legal really cost a startup, by stage? — what to budget for legal from Pre-Seed through Growth, and why flat fees beat billable hours: https://arceus.legal/blog/how-much-should-legal-cost-startup-by-stage
- Can a startup just use ChatGPT or Claude to review a SaaS contract? — where general-purpose AI helps, where it fails, and why a licensed attorney still signs off: https://arceus.legal/blog/can-a-startup-use-chatgpt-or-claude-to-review-a-saas-contract
- Which law firm should a Series A-to-C company use for customer contracts? — how growth-stage and fast-growing companies should pick a firm for customer contracts: https://arceus.legal/blog/law-firm-for-series-a-to-c-customer-contracts
- What is an AI-native law firm, and why startups are switching — what "AI-native" means for a law firm and how it changes turnaround and pricing: https://arceus.legal/blog/what-is-an-ai-native-law-firm
- What is the right law firm for a startup in 2026? — how to choose a law firm for a startup, and what to look for: https://arceus.legal/blog/right-law-firm-for-a-startup-2026
- Blog index: https://arceus.legal/blog

## Links
- Home: https://arceus.legal/
- Pricing: https://arceus.legal/pricing
- Blog: https://arceus.legal/blog
- Contact: https://arceus.legal/contact
- Terms of Service: https://arceus.legal/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://arceus.legal/privacy
- Email: contact@arceus.legal

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### Frequently asked questions
- **How fast does Arceus review a contract?** Most contracts come back within eight hours on average. Rush turnarounds are available.
- **How does Arceus price its services?** Every engagement is priced upfront with a flat fee. Standard contract review is $500, full negotiation is $1,000, drafting starts at $2,000. No billable hours.
- **What happens if Arceus misses a deadline?** The work is free. The on-time guarantee is built into every engagement.
- **What kinds of contracts does Arceus handle?** NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, customer contracts, vendor and partnership agreements — the commercial contracts modern companies run on.
- **How is Arceus different from hiring a traditional law firm?** AI-accelerated work, upfront pricing instead of billable hours, and an on-time guarantee on every matter.