# Arceus Legal > Arceus Legal (also known as Arceus) is redefining the future of law for fast-growing companies. Arceus is a law firm. Our licensed, U.S.-barred attorneys, 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. ## Solutions by team Focused pages on how Arceus supports each team: - General Counsel — expand legal capacity without adding headcount: https://arceus.legal/solutions/general-counsel - Commercial Legal — move more contracts without lowering the legal standard: https://arceus.legal/solutions/commercial-legal - Sales — legal support that moves at the speed of deals, with same-day review: https://arceus.legal/solutions/sales - Finance & Operations — an on-demand legal function without building one from scratch: https://arceus.legal/solutions/finance-operations - Founders & Executives — experienced legal support before hiring a legal team: https://arceus.legal/solutions/founders ## Solutions by industry Focused pages on the contracts and complexity of each industry: - AI companies — AI addenda, training-data restrictions, model and output ownership, DPAs: https://arceus.legal/solutions/ai - B2B SaaS — enterprise MSAs, DPAs, order forms, security addenda, quarter-end capacity: https://arceus.legal/solutions/saas - Cybersecurity — liability, indemnification, security addenda, heavy procurement redlines: https://arceus.legal/solutions/cybersecurity - Healthcare — MSAs, BAAs, DPAs, and data use agreements for healthcare technology companies: https://arceus.legal/solutions/healthcare - Enterprise Software — complex enterprise sales, negotiated customer paper, parallel capacity: https://arceus.legal/solutions/enterprise-software - Professional Services — MSAs, SOWs, consulting agreements, and subcontractor paper: https://arceus.legal/solutions/professional-services ## 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 ## Optional ### 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.