The fundamental goal of the legal due diligence is to identify and assess all advantages, risks, uncertainties, and traps in the legal aspects of these things.  A firm, commercial contract, agreement, or financial transaction should undergo legal due diligence to ensure that it is as safe, secure, protected, and profitable legally and in all other respects as possible.

The main and most significant goals of legal due diligence are to gather all legal information about a person, business, or business deal in question; to identify and evaluate its/their legal strengths and weaknesses; to assess the advantages and risks associated with a business transaction legally; to legally minimize the possible and unexpected risks; and to make a business deal or financial transaction as safe and profitable as possible.