New partnership expands Legal AI adoption for Korean enterprises with native-language capability and secure, in-region hosting.
May 7 | London & Seoul Luminance, the pioneer in Legal-Grade™ AI for enterprise contracting, today announced a strategic partnership with Intellectual Data, Korea’s leading enterprise legal tech partner. By combining Luminance’s specialist AI with Intellectual Data’s local expertise, the partnership will empower Korean businesses to modernize their contracting processes with specialist AI, all supported natively in Korean and hosted securely within the AWS Korea region.
The Korean legal tech market has expanded rapidly, driven by growing recognition of the value AI can bring to contract workflows. Enterprises are increasingly seeking solutions that combine linguistic accuracy, strong security and reliable automation that works from day one. This partnership marks a significant milestone in Luminance’s broader APAC expansion strategy, capping a year of significant growth in our Singapore office and the opening of our first Australian hub in Sydney.
“Luminance’s Legal-Grade™ AI represents a significant advancement for enterprise legal operations in Korea. With 9 of Korea’s top 10 conglomerates trusting Intellectual Data as their legal tech partner, we have the expertise to ensure this technology delivers real results across Korea’s most complex legal and compliance challenges.” said Yong Min Cho, CEO of Intellectual Data.
Expanding Access to Legal-Grade™ AI in Korea
Intellectual Data selected Luminance as a partner due to the platform’s specialist AI capabilities, end-to-end contract lifecycle coverage, and readiness for the Korean market. Luminance already supports a growing Korean customer base, including leading enterprises such as the LG Group. It can natively analyze, understand, and manage contracts written in Korean, enabling local teams to apply Legal-Grade™ AI without translation or additional configuration.
Luminance can also be deployed entirely within AWS Korea, meeting stringent domestic data-residency and security requirements – a key differentiator in a market with complex regulatory expectations. This partnership strengthens Intellectual Data’s technology offering and provides enterprises with an AI solution designed to deliver immediate, demonstrable value.
Supporting Local Enterprises to Modernise Faster
Through the partnership, Intellectual Data will support organizations adopting Luminance by:
- Providing consultancy to in-house teams through implementation
- Enabling enterprises to reap the measurable benefits of Legal-Grade™ AI
- Strengthening local presence with on-the-ground support in Korean
- Ensuring seamless integration within local systems and processes
“With Intellectual Data’s local expertise, we believe Luminance will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of contracting in Korea,” said Eleanor Lightbody, CEO of Luminance. “Our platform delivers robust, specialist AI, optimized for international markets. This partnership marks an important milestone in our global expansion and underscores our commitment to delivering Legal-Grade™ AI worldwide.”
About Intellectual Data
Intellectual Data is Korea’s premier legal tech partner, the firm Korea’s largest enterprises have trusted since their earliest steps into global markets. As Korea’s only dedicated eDiscovery firm, Intellectual Data is the partner of choice for all four major conglomerates in cross-border litigation, disputes, and investigations, and serves as the legal tech consulting partner for 9 of the country’s top 10 enterprise groups. With offices and data centers in Korea and the U.S., Intellectual Data operates infrastructure built for global legal demands.
Korea’s legal and enterprise IT landscape is uniquely complex. Intellectual Data operates at the forefront of both, guiding enterprises from implementation to operation to ensure global legal AI delivers measurable results.
About Luminance
Developed by AI experts from the University of Cambridge, Luminance’s Legal-Grade™ AI redefines enterprise decision-making, turning contracts from administration burden into strategic intelligence. Luminance’s multi-agent platform automates entire workflows, from creation and negotiation to risk review and compliance. It understands clauses, evaluates legal and commercial impact, takes action, and learns from every negotiation, becoming increasingly attuned to your business. Trusted by over 1,000 of the world’s largest enterprises across 70+ countries, Luminance helps companies stay ahead of risk, seize opportunity, and outpace competition.