Intapp has unveiled partnerships with Anthropic and Harvey in the latest example of long-established legaltech firms teaming up with AI specialists to enhance their products and services.
The California-based firm will use Anthropic’s Claude models to build its own AI agents, while separately it has struck a deal to integrate its compliance software into Harvey’s legal AI platform.
Intapp specialises in compliance, risk and client lifecycle software for law firms, covering areas such as conflicts checking, new matter intake and ethical wall management systems.
Under its collaboration with Anthropic, Intapp plans to build AI agents that are interoperable with and powered by Anthropic’s Claude, a family of AI models that automate a wide range of legal work, including contract review and compliance.
Don Coleman, COO of Intapp, said: “We decided to publicly work alongside Anthropic and build around Claude because they’re a clear winner in this space, and we’ve been really impressed with their technology and capabilities. As we face a diverse ecosystem across our client base, having a relationship that helps us bring the right technology to market is critical.”
Intapp’s partnership with Harvey, meanwhile, will see its Walls for AI product integrated with Harvey’s Assistant, Vault and Workflow tools.
Intapp said the tie-up was designed to address a “governance gap” that has emerged as firms’ use of generative AI for drafting, research and document analysis accelerates.
Coleman said: “The speed of the market is exactly why checks, rules and ethical safeguards in highly regulated industries like legal matter so much. A big part of what we seek to do in working with clients is enabling adoption at a fast pace, but in a way where they know they aren’t putting their reputation, critical assets or any of the cornerstone elements of being a law firm at risk.”
In December, Harvey and legal billing software supplier Aderant announced the integration of their products and in June Harvey and LexisNexis agreed to integrate their technology in the US to support legal tasks, including research and drafting motions for summary judgment.
Last month, a product update by Anthropic highlighting Claude’s ability to automate legal work sparked a plunge in legal tech company share prices over fears that AI may upend their businesses. However, market analysts and suppliers dismissed this as an overreaction.
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