We help finance teams forecast litigation exposure with confidence
Contingent bridges the gap between legal and finance with structured data, probability-weighted calculations, and audit-ready reporting.
The problem we solve
Every quarter, CFOs across Europe face the same challenge: turning uncertain legal outcomes into defensible financial numbers. Legal sends spreadsheets full of matter descriptions, but finance needs probability-weighted forecasts. Auditors ask pointed questions about methodology, but documentation is scattered across emails and notes.
The tools that exist are built for lawyers — matter management systems optimised for case timelines and document storage, not exposure calculations and financial reporting. Finance teams end up building their own spreadsheets, which quickly become unwieldy and lack the audit trail external auditors require.
We built Contingent to solve this problem. A platform designed from the ground up for finance teams, with IAS 37-aligned probability bands, automatic expected loss calculations, and the documentation structure auditors expect.
Our approach
We've built Contingent around three core principles that guide every decision.
Built for CFOs, not lawyers
Legal matter management systems focus on case timelines and documents. We focus on exposure calculations, probability bands, and financial reporting. Different problem, different tool.
Structured data, not guesswork
Free-form notes don't cut it for audit season. Contingent captures structured data with defined fields, consistent probability bands, and documented rationale for every assessment.
Audit-ready from day one
Every change is logged. Every assessment has an audit trail. Quarter-end reports generate with a click. When auditors arrive, you're prepared.
Our team
Contingent was founded by a legal professional who spent years watching the disconnect between legal risk assessments and financial reporting. The same question came up in every board meeting: "What's our litigation exposure?" The answer was never satisfying because the tools to answer it properly didn't exist.
Our team combines legal expertise with financial technology experience. We understand both sides of the problem — how lawyers think about cases and how CFOs need to report on them — and we've built a bridge between the two.
Based in Dublin, Ireland
We're proud to build Contingent from Dublin, serving finance teams across Europe and beyond. Ireland's position as a hub for European operations makes it an ideal base for a platform focused on IAS 37 compliance and European accounting standards.
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