GVA TECH Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shun Yamamoto; hereinafter referred to as "GVA TECH") is pleased to announce that its legal automation service "OLGA (Organized Legal Guidance Assistant)" has been equipped with the "Automatic Initial Triage" function. This function uses AI to automatically determine legal matters that do not require the involvement of the legal department based on the input from request forms, and routes them to the business departments for self-handling. This function reduces the number of cases the legal department must handle, enabling them to focus on more specialized legal work. It also contributes to accelerating business speed by allowing business departments to complete matters without waiting for a response from the legal department. ■ Background of the Release Corporate legal departments receive a wide variety of requests daily, including contract reviews and legal consultations. Many of these cases are low in complexity, have clear decision-making criteria, and can be handled by the business departments themselves. Traditionally, all cases, including these, were often handled by the legal department, leading to increased workload and lead times before the business departments could begin their work. To address these challenges, "OLGA" has released the Automatic Initial Triage function, which automates the initial sorting decision at the time of case acceptance, allowing the legal department to receive only cases that truly require their attention. GVA TECH's legal department has confirmed a 20% reduction in the number of cases handled by the legal department through the use of this function, and this reduction rate is expected to increase in the future. ■ Overview of the Automatic Initial Triage Function Based on rules pre-set by the legal department, AI automatically evaluates the content of requests made to the legal department and immediately determines cases that can be handled by the business de