Corporate AI investment

Macfarlanes says it is continuing to invest in practical innovation, including expanding its law tech team and launching Amplify, an AI-powered tool for in-house teams to process legal documents and contractual data. The firm also says it was one of the first UK firms to partner with Harvey.

Linklaters created a team of 20 lawyers to help deploy artificial intelligence technology across the firm. After training, the team will advise lawyers worldwide on using AI to improve workflows and client service.

NetDocuments added six new apps to its ndMAX Studio program. The apps cover trademark prosecution and plaintiff-side litigation tasks such as pre-filing review, PTO response drafting, deadline tracking, medical chronologies, demand letters, and expert witness profiles.

Descrybe launched an initiative that lets law firms and legal organizations build custom AI-powered legal research tools on top of its Legal Engine. The page describes open-source components for connecting custom applications and prebuilt workflows for research tasks.

Corsearch says it plans to continue investing in AI-powered technology across its Zeal and TrademarkNow products. The article does not give a dollar figure or further details on the commitment.

Flo AI has launched talent-analytics capabilities for law firms, including questions about recruiting sources, associate performance, and how skills have changed with AI adoption. The company says firm leaders have not previously been able to answer these questions from their own data in seconds.

Everlaw is building and launching AI-enabled products and features for legal teams, including generative AI tools and a public records and FOIA request solution. The page also notes Everlaw's CTO discussing agentic AI, indicating continued internal AI product investment.

Fisher Phillips says it has made a substantial investment in technology and artificial intelligence and has strategically built a tech-driven platform to improve client service. It also says it developed FP Collab, a client platform for real-time visibility into legal matters, spend management, and business resources.

The firm used AI-assisted e-discovery during the UK COVID inquiry. The page cites it as an internal deployment for handling large document volumes.

Georgian Partners says it uses an in-house AI Lab to develop proprietary tools and work directly with portfolio company engineering teams, including writing code to accelerate product development, improve operational efficiency, and support scalable growth.

Thomsons is one of only two local firms named as having built its own general-purpose AI platform. The article presents this as an internal capability investment to improve efficiency and compete on AI use.

Gunderson has a multi-year developmental relationship with Draftwise and uses the tool as part of its innovation strategy. The article says the partnership has helped inform Draftwise’s latest release and is intended to enhance the firm’s ability to serve clients.

Draftwise announced new capabilities for its agentic AI offering and expanded its team. The article describes product enhancements aimed at helping lawyers analyze precedents, validate term sheets, and receive strategic contract guidance.

The firm hired Anthony Vigneron as its new head of innovation, a role that will lead AI and legal-tech strategy from February 2026. The page also says Slaughter and May has been building internal capability around Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI tooling.

The firm established the Markets Innovation Group to focus on tech-enabled legal solutions, with a current emphasis on generative AI. The group is meant to help the firm use AI internally more efficiently and also build client-facing solutions.

The firm is investing internally in AI-related capability through dedicated roles, including a Head of Practice and AI System and a Virtual AI Specialist. The article says effective AI adoption requires dedicated headcount and ongoing training and governance.

Debevoise & Plimpton has hired Mari Grace and Kendall Howell as counsel to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities and expand its AI practice and STAAR advisory platform.

Cleary’s DLT group has pioneered technology-enabled discovery and litigation solutions and says it uses advanced AI, predictive coding, large language models, and generative AI to improve efficiency, cost savings, and defensibility in client matters.

Kirkland formed a 600-lawyer cross-disciplinary real assets group aimed squarely at the AI buildout and also hired a head of real estate innovation to deploy AI products across the practice. The group is piloting AI products for administrative tasks such as transferring titles and dealing with zoning.

The firm is rolling out AI personas modeled on 19 partners to answer questions and edit drafts in each lawyer’s style. It developed the tools with a Stanford Law School innovation lab and says associates and partners are already using them to refine drafts, test legal theories, and spot risks in deals.