ARIA
AI Legal Infrastructure

Your AI stack
has legal exposure.
Now there's a credential
that proves you fixed it.

The ARIA Certification is the first attorney-issued, formally scored credential for AI legal readiness — built by Oak & Hill after 30 years of watching AI legal gaps surface at the worst possible moments.

Get ARIA Certified — $5,000 Free Playbook
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ARIA Certified — Distinguished Suitable for institutional diligence, M&A, and enterprise procurement without qualification.
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Flat-Fee Corporate Law Formation, contracts, M&A, employment, SAFE financings — all at a defined price, agreed upfront.
ARIA Score System
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B
C
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Attorney-issued · Formally scored · 12-month validity · $5,000 flat fee
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Data Architecture
Who owns your training data?
R
Risk Allocation
When AI causes harm, who pays?
I
IP & Output Ownership
Who owns what the AI creates?
A₂
Accountability & Governance
Can you prove you were careful?
2
Regulatory Architecture
Which frameworks apply to you?
The ARIA Certification
The SOC 2 of
AI legal readiness.

SOC 2 converted data security from a promise into a verified fact. Investors required it. Enterprise buyers required it. Insurers required it. The ARIA Certification does the same thing for AI legal infrastructure — converting the question every investor and acquirer is now asking into a formal, scored, attorney-issued answer they can point to.

$5,000
Flat Fee
3–4 wks
Timeline
12 mo.
Validity

Five formal deliverables.
One complete package.

Every ARIA Certification is conducted by a licensed attorney at Oak & Hill and produces five documents you can put in a data room, hand to an investor, or present to your board.

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ARIA Score Summary
One-page scored dashboard across all five layers. Formatted for investor data rooms.
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ARIA Certification Letter
Formal letter on Oak & Hill letterhead. Composite score, issuance date, issuing attorney. The reliance document.
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ARIA Detailed Report
10–15 page cross-layer analysis. Findings, exposure levels, and basis for each score. Attorney work product.
4
ARIA Remediation Roadmap
Prioritized, sequenced action list. Estimated effort and urgency for every gap identified.
5
ARIA Digital Seal
Formal certification seal for investor materials, RFPs, and marketing. Issue date and 12-month validity.
$5,000 flat fee  ·  3–4 week timeline  ·  12-month validity
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Data Security
SOC 2
→
AI Legal Readiness
ARIA
SOC 2 made data security a verified fact. ARIA does the same for AI legal infrastructure.
Read Article 1 — The Full Explanation →
Insights

AI legal intelligence.
Published free.

Plain-English analysis of AI legal risk, regulatory developments, and what every founder needs to know before their next raise, deal, or enterprise sale. 12 articles in the series. Article 1 is live now.

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Article 1 — Published
What Is the ARIA Certification? And Why SOC 2 Is the Right Comparison.
The first attorney-issued AI legal readiness credential — what it is, how it works, and why every founder needs to read this before their next raise.
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Coming Soon — Article 3
Layer A: Who Owns Your Training Data?
Most founders don't know the answer. The ones that find out during due diligence wish they had addressed it sooner.
Coming soon →
Coming Soon — Article 4
Layer R: When Your AI Causes Harm, Your Contracts Say Nothing.
The liability landscape for AI outputs is wide open. Here is why that is your problem — and how to fix it before it matters.
Coming soon →
Corporate Legal Services

Flat-fee law
for growing businesses.

Every engagement scoped and priced upfront. You approve the number before we begin — and it doesn't move. 30 years. 5,000+ businesses. 100% flat-fee.

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Corporate Formation
$1,500 – $3,000
Contract Drafting & Review
From $800
Outside General Counsel
From $2,500 / month
M&A Support
Quoted by engagement
Employment Agreements
From $900
SAFE Financings
From $5,000
30+ Years in Practice
5,000+ Businesses Formed
100% Flat-Fee Work
$5,000 ARIA Certification Fee