AI, software and the technology reshaping legal work.
The international law firm, which has more than 360 partners across 25 jurisdictions, is rolling out Harvey across its practice after a pilot and an evaluation of the legal AI market.
Harvey has set out a collaboration with Latham & Watkins on fund formation capabilities and said separately that it has achieved FedRAMP Class D Certification, according to the company.
Christopher Jackson, co-founder of a venture called Sieyès, has asked Law Week to consider an independent briefing before the company's planned release of a research platform for citizenship by descent cases.
Harvey, whose AI platform is used by law firms and in-house legal teams, announced on 9 September 2026 that it had raised $550m at a $15.5bn valuation, in a round co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has adopted the legal AI platform Harvey in its Corporate and Finance, Litigation and Arbitration, and Regulatory and IP practices, Harvey announced on 16 October 2026.
LawyerClientConnect, an FCA-regulated credit broker offering finance for legal clients and fee earners, says around 850 fee earners are now represented on its platform six months after launch, and is preparing to launch a fee-advance product for lawyers.
Adoption of generative AI tools is spreading from innovation teams to fee-earners, prompting fresh guidance on supervision, confidentiality and professional competence.
