Corporate AI investment

Manifest operates an AI-native law firm model by splitting the business into a technology arm, Manifest OS, and a law firm arm, Manifest Law, which uses proprietary software to run operations and deliver legal services.

Nicole Altman, Associate General Counsel at Instacart, built an internal legal-engineering tool called Contract Compass to process contracts, riders, and amendments to generate change logs with operative versions.

Orrick appointed Padma Elmgart as Chief Technology Officer to expand the law firm's use of AI, data, and digital technology across client services and internal operations.

Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its internal AI engineering team to staff a new Research & Development (R&D) unit focused on building end-to-end legal AI tools, agentic workflows, and features for products like 'Radar'.

Clifford Chance deployed firm-wide generative AI tools including its private secured tool Clifford Chance Assist on Microsoft Azure OpenAI, alongside Microsoft Copilot and Viva Suite. The initiative included establishing an AI & Innovation Board, practice-area AI Steering Groups, and mandatory training.

Keoghs invested in technology to create an AI platform called 'Ki' to analyze insurance claims data, identify fraudulent claims, and triage cases.

Dentons built its own proprietary internal legal AI tool, fleetAI, using GPT-4.

Ashurst executed structured internal trials via its Vox PopulAI program, culminating in a firm-wide deployment of Harvey.

Ropes & Gray dedicated billable credit by providing lawyers up to 100 creditable Innovation Hours annually to focus on AI and innovation.

Barnes & Thornburg created an internal network of AI Practice Champions embedded within practice groups to optimize legal workflows.

Jackson Lewis established internally co-produced training programs to upskill staff on firm AI tools.

Paul Weiss deployed Harvey and instituted structured, hands-on internal AI workshops and training sessions for its attorneys.

Hill Dickinson monitored and subsequently addressed high volume internal usage of ChatGPT, moving to establish formal governance.

Search Acumen collaborated with Geeks to develop an AI agent called Robbie to process information arriving through email and attachments. In its first 12 months, Robbie autonomously processed over 58,000 emails with only 11% requiring human review.

Clio recruited former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack as General Manager, Judiciary, to help lead its strategic expansion and technology capabilities into the courts.

Cooley developed Cooley GO Public, an AI tool created via its AI development company in partnership with OpenAI, to generate first drafts of SEC S-1 forms for the IPO process.

iManage has built and announced a new integration plug-in with ChatGPT Enterprise. The plug-in allows knowledge workers to securely access, search, review, and organize governed iManage legal content and workspaces directly within ChatGPT Enterprise.

Erste Group Bank's legal tech and legal counsel team built an internal AI literacy program and governance framework to enable their lawyers to use AI tools and understand AI law.

National Claims has invested in an AI analysis and reporting platform designed to streamline case management and intake. The platform tracks claimant availability, outstanding actions, case progression, and potential drop-off risks to maintain momentum before cases reach panel law firms.

Microsoft is hiring a principal legal engineer within its corporate legal department to build AI agents, refine prompts, and train internal legal staff on AI tools. The role carries a base salary range starting at $147,000 up to $278,900 a year.