Bengoshi.com Legal Research Services Form New Partnership with Seirin Shoin

　Bengo4.com (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Taichiro Motoe, Representative Director, President and CEO, Lawyer; hereinafter the “Company”) announces that its Bengoshi.com LIBRARY and BUSINESS LAWYERS LIBRARY, law book subscription services, formed a partnership with Seirin Shoin (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinichi Itsumi) on May 1, 2025.
This brings the number of publishers of browsable law books on Bengo4.com’s services to 45.

■ Background of the partnership
　The Company provides two legal research services, Bengoshi.com LIBRARY for lawyers and BUSINESS LAWYERS LIBRARY for corporate legal affairs. Recently, the Company has formed a partnership with Seirin Shoin, a well-established and trusted company that has been supported by judges, lawyers and researchers active at the forefront of the practice of law for many years. With the establishment of this partnership, the Company now has browsable law books from 45 publishers on its services, the largest number of publishers in the industry. This partnership has also made it possible to use even higher quality law books in your legal research. As a service chosen by businesspeople, the Company will continue to strive to contribute to the growth of the legal profession while enabling the content creators and rights holders to understand the Company’s activities and gaining their cooperation.
 
■ What is Bengoshi.com LIBRARY and BUSINESS LAWYERS LIBRARY?
　It is a legal research service that enables users to search approx. 3,200 law books and journals (as of May 2025) using keywords and AI-based natural language processing technology and view the books they wish to. The service saves lawyers the time they would otherwise spend searching for information in very thick law books, enabling them to complete corporate legal affairs such as considering the best course of action for dealing with a case and preparing the necessary documents more efficiently.
 
Bengoshi.com LIBRARY: 　https://library.bengo4.com/about
BUSINESS LAWYERS LIBRARY: 　https://services.businesslawyers.jp/lib/about/
 
■ About Seirin Shoin
　Seirin Shoin was established in 1953 with the objective of publishing books on social sciences such as law, economics and business management. In the legal profession, Seirin Shoin is known for publications such as Dai Kommentar Keiho, one of Japan’s largest criminal code commentaries, the Legal Progressive series of practical trial textbooks and Saishin Seirin Horitsu Sodan. They have earned the trust of many readers for their high degree of specialization and practical helpfulness.