Juro

A London-based contract software company founded in 2015. It helps people agree legal contracts faster, and has hired UK-based junior staff.

About Juro

Juro is a software company that helps businesses create, agree and manage legal contracts in one place, using only a web browser. Instead of emailing Word files back and forth, teams can build a contract from a template, negotiate changes, get approvals, sign it electronically and store it so it can be searched later. It uses AI to help with reviewing and finding information in contracts, and it is designed for legal, sales, HR, procurement and finance teams, not just lawyers.

Juro was co-founded by Richard Mabey (chief executive), a former lawyer at the law firm Freshfields, and Pavel Kovalevich, who built the first version of the platform as its founding chief technology officer. Its own website says it was founded in 2016; one lawtech roundup we read said 2015, so we use the company's own date. Its headquarters is in London (EC1R), with a second office hub in Boston. TechCrunch reported in 2018 that its engineering team was spread across Riga, Amsterdam and Barcelona, and the company now offers remote working from day one.

Its stated mission is 'to help the world agree faster by making legal contracts frictionless, collaborative and accessible'. Mabey has described the starting idea as making legal contracts 'frictionless and accessible to everyone'. The website says Juro has processed over 3 million contracts.

The platform includes AI intake and review (checking incoming requests and contracts), self-serve templates so non-lawyers can create standard contracts safely, and a searchable contract store. It connects to tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Word, DocuSign and Zapier, and to AI assistants including Claude, Copilot and ChatGPT. Customers named by Juro over the years include Deliveroo, Estee Lauder, Trustpilot, Cazoo, Reach plc and QuantumScape; those lists date from 2018 and 2022 announcements, so check which are current.

Juro lists four values: be more human (challenge ideas directly, even from the most senior person in the room), keep it simple, love your craft, and act fast. It describes its approach as 'choice-first', with an open-sourced company handbook that sets out how the team works. These are the company's own claims. The only entry-style role we found was a 12-week London hybrid Legal Engineer Associate fixed-term contract paying £28,000 to £33,000, which is no longer open; it asked for UK working rights, clear communication and an interest in legal work, and encouraged people who did not meet every requirement to apply. We found no formal graduate scheme or apprenticeship, so check Juro's careers page for current roles.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Software to create contracts from templates and send them for approval.', 'title': 'Contract automation'}
• {'desc': 'Agreeing changes and signing contracts online.', 'title': 'Negotiation and signing'}
• {'desc': 'AI help to check requests and contracts and answer questions.', 'title': 'AI review and intake'}
• {'desc': 'Keeping contracts in one searchable place.', 'title': 'Contract storage'}

Key facts

• Founded 2016 per Juro (a lawtech roundup says 2015); founders Richard Mabey and Pavel Kovalevich
• Offices: London (EC1R) and Boston
• Over 3 million contracts processed (Juro website)
• Four values: be more human, keep it simple, love your craft, act fast
• Listed junior role: Legal Engineer Associate, London hybrid, £28,000 to £33,000 (closed)

Website: juro.com