UK Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May has adopted Harvey’s AI platform, the latest global law firm to start scaling up Harvey’s tech more broadly.
Harvey said the platform will be used to support the firm’s lawyers in areas including M&A, due diligence, regulatory research and document analysis. Slaughters has more than 1,400 partners and staff worldwide, according to its website.
David Johnson, Slaughter and May’s managing partner, said: “Adopting Harvey firmwide allows us to enhance the excellent service that we provide to our clients. Critical to our adoption is the investment we make in our people, as the vital human layer that supervises AI.”
Harvey says the firm chose its platform for its agentic AI capabilities – AI systems that can handle tasks with limited human involvement – as well as security and its adoption more broadly in the legal sector, including the firm’s clients. Harvey says its transformation office will work alongside Slaughters to support the rollout and ensure the tech is adopted and used responsibly.
Winston Weinberg, CEO of Harvey, said: “Slaughter and May has built its reputation for excellence over 130 years by pairing deep legal expertise and outstanding lawyers with a willingness to embrace new technologies. We are honoured to support the firm and its clients as they apply AI to some of the most consequential legal work in the world.”
Other firms that have recently adopted Harvey globally include DLA Piper, Stinson, Vinge, Burges Salmon and CMS, among others.
Harveys expansion efforts have been supported by its latest funding round in March, raising $200m at an $11bn valuation, backed by investors including Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.
That came amid a broader profile raising push, with the legal AI company announcing sponsorship deals with football clubs including VfB Stuttgart, Paris Saint-Germain and Fulham, as well as US baseball franchises the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.
Harvey has also been strengthening its leadership team, hiring Gibson Dunn’s AI practice group co-chair Keith Enright as chief strategy officer, while at the same time growing its global footprint. It opened an office in Dublin back in March, while also unveiling plans to open in Singapore later this year.
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