Corporate AI investment

CMS is hiring an AI Hall of Famer from Osborne Clarke, signaling a tech push within the firm.

Thompson Coburn hired Amol Bargaje as Chief Information Officer to guide the firm's technology strategy, including navigating the evolution of AI and emerging technologies.

Intapp developed and launched Celeste, an agentic AI platform designed for professional and legal service firms to automate complex workflows like conflicts clearance and deal screening. The platform reached general availability on July 15, 2026.

Morgan & Morgan established its first AI leadership role and hired a longtime Amazon engineer to lead the firm's AI efforts. The article says the hire will oversee the firm's AI work, but it gives no dollar amount.

Paul Hastings named an artificial intelligence executive with more than two decades of experience at McKinsey as its new chief innovation officer, signaling an internal AI push. The page does not state a budget or a specific AI platform being built.

CMS is incentivizing AI usage with a new internal bonus scheme.

An unnamed City law firm conducted a head-to-head challenge involving five AI vendors to select and adopt the optimal technology for its lawyers.

The firm consolidated its ALSP, legal-ops team, e-discovery, and staff attorneys under one umbrella to leverage technology and provide more efficient solutions to client problems. The article describes this as a new internal structure with over 200 professionals.

The firm announced its 10th Fuse Incubator cohort, in which it helps companies develop business management and legal tech solutions in return for access to the participants’ services. The cohort focuses on legal and financial technology.

Pillsbury appointed Oz Benamram as its Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, creating a dedicated internal AI leadership role. The firm says this is part of investing in the people, technology, and governance needed to advance responsible AI innovation across the firm.

Amazon’s legal department said it has put in place very aggressive goals to drive its transformation efforts by attacking AI adoption. Kathy Sheehan said the most successful AI transformations combine grassroots experimentation with investment in centralized enterprise-grade solutions.

Khaitan & Co selected Atlas to power the next phase of its AI strategy. The page frames this as the firm choosing an AI platform for internal capability building.

Setfords is spending millions to build its own in-house tech platform. The page does not state a precise dollar figure, only that the firm is investing heavily in internal technology capability.

Fenwick is launching a 'Forward Deployed Operations AI/automation team' as an internal build initiative.

Barnes & Thornburg says it has embedded AI into how it practices law and delivers client work, using AI for tasks like document review, analysis, drafting, and information synthesis. It also says its AI adoption is grounded in a decade-long investment in legal operations and is supported by internal governance and dedicated AI practice champions.

Reed Smith has teamed up with Cornell University to train its partners on AI through the Reed Smith AI Leadership Program, led by Cornell faculty, to bolster AI-related management strategy.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer partnered with Acora and Microsoft to build a proprietary Sovereign System of Intelligence on Azure/Microsoft Foundry. The platform digitizes firm expertise and interrogates unstructured matter data through an applied ontology.

The firm is running a second annual "Shark Tank"-style hackathon for summer associates as part of a broader effort to introduce incoming attorneys to its generative AI-powered tools. A team in the contest used Claude to build an IT diagnostic and troubleshooting tool.

Cooley launched Cooley GO Lab, powered by Legora, for Y Combinator startups. The page frames Cooley’s AI use as part of its internal innovation approach to improve legal work and client service.

Pinsent Masons created a new leadership role to oversee its knowledge strategy and the selection and deployment of legal generative AI tools. The firm says the position is intended to help its adoption of generative AI enhance client service, support long-term growth, and provide a competitive advantage.