Corporate AI investment

FairPlay Law launched as an AI-native employment law firm utilizing proprietary technology and AI to handle negotiations and disputes on a flat-fee basis.

AltaClaro introduced DepoSim, an AI-powered program that simulates depositions by taking on roles of witnesses, opposing lawyers, and court reporters.

Thomson Reuters launched Thomson 1.0, an AI model trained on its proprietary legal research content designed for professional legal work.

PwC's legal team is deploying and using HarveyAI technology to assist with legal work.

Macfarlanes has partnered with Harvey to deploy its generative AI platform firm-wide. Following a successful pilot, the firm plans to roll out the tool to over 650 lawyers for document review, drafting, and legal analysis.

Goodwin developed Regina OS, a proprietary internal AI platform designed to scale practice-specific tools. Built by pairing attorneys and technologists via 'Goodwin Builders', it draws on partnerships with Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI.

Seyfarth Shaw introduced 'SEYmultaneous Advancement', a firmwide initiative and philosophy designed to foster peer-to-peer and cross-level learning as AI becomes embedded in legal work.

OpenAI partnered with London-based startup Telon to build an ecosystem around implementation, training, and workflow integration for legal AI. The initiative aims to help law firms and corporate legal departments deploy advanced AI workflows.

Harvey is launching a dedicated pro bono program to invest in building custom AI agents, templates, and repeatable workflows for legal pro bono work, while also providing dedicated legal engineering staff support.

Wilson Sonsini is building an AI-enabled technology ecosystem and infrastructure designed to put intelligence directly at its lawyers' fingertips and streamline legal service delivery.

Dentons is developing and deploying custom AI tools internally for use within the law firm.

Ashurst conducted three global generative AI trials involving over 400 partners, lawyers, and staff across 23 offices to evaluate time savings and output quality. The quantitative data from these trials is being used to guide the firm's ongoing AI investment decisions.

LexisNexis unveiled new agentic AI capabilities in Lexis+ with Protégé to help legal professionals generate review-ready work product.

Edwin Coe has rolled out Legora's legal AI platform firm-wide across all 14 of its practice groups.

Shoosmiths launched Project Apollo, a proprietary generative AI contract review platform developed in-house with Microsoft and deployed on Azure. The tool embeds the firm's deal record and know-how to speed up contract reviews and accelerate junior lawyer training.

Ropes & Gray built a proprietary diligence review tool in close collaboration with OpenAI. The tool is designed to replicate the firm's specific diligence process and allow attorneys to address complex issues earlier.

Ogletree Deakins launched a firmwide AI deposition training program using AltaClaro's DepoSim platform to provide litigators with AI-powered deposition simulations and automated feedback.

Fisher Phillips announced the firmwide deployment of DepoSim, an AI-powered deposition simulation platform developed by AltaClaro. The tool provides attorneys with interactive practice conducting depositions in simulated litigation scenarios.

Ropes & Gray built a proprietary diligence tool in collaboration with OpenAI. The tool replicates the firm's process for diligence reviews to help attorneys address thorny issues earlier.

CobbleStone Software released version 26.1.0 of its CobbleStone Contract Insight platform, incorporating expanded capabilities powered by VISDOM artificial intelligence for intelligent drafting and clause management.