Addleshaw Goddard forms AI collaboration

Addleshaw Goddard (AG), has announced a strategic partnership with Harvey, a leader in legal AI. This collaboration aims to deploy artificial intelligence solutions across AG’s entire workforce of over 3,400 professionals, spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, starting from January. AG's Innovation Group will collaborate directly with Harvey’s product and legal engineering teams to refine and test AI capabilities, creating innovative services tailored to client needs.

, states "This is a unique partnership with Harvey to co-develop legal AI solutions, and the most significant technology transformation in AG’s long history as an innovator." He emphasises that the collaboration extends beyond merely deploying technology; it’s about shaping legal AI to meet the complexities of legal work and client requirements. Johnston further mentions, “Having thoroughly assessed the market, this partnership with Harvey is the right next step at the right time in our AI evolution, creating new opportunities for our clients, our people and our business.”

The partnership comes after a rigorous evaluation conducted by AG’s 80-member Innovation Group, which assessed various AI platforms over the past three months. With input from 400 AG partners and legal professionals, the assessment involved testing several platforms on real legal and business tasks. AG’s practitioners collaborated with Harvey’s teams to refine its offerings based on the feedback regarding complex legal requirements.

Winston Weinberg, the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, reflects, “We’re proud to collaborate with a firm as innovative as Addleshaw Goddard. AG has been an AI leader for years. Now we’re working together to bring Harvey to its 3,300+ professionals and shape what comes next.” This partnership has reportedly led to immediate practical improvements, including the development of Review Tables, which streamline the process of organising and verifying large volumes of information critical for large legal matters.

The collaboration also includes plans for quarterly meetings with selected clients to discuss shared challenges and explore joint solutions in legal service delivery. Kerry Westland, Partner and Head of the Innovation Group at Addleshaw Goddard, remarks, “This is a decisive next step, but it is not simply a technology rollout." She underscores the importance of collaboration among lawyers, legal technologists, and clients to create practical solutions focused on real legal challenges while ensuring that human judgement and accountability remain central to the process.

AG's progressive approach to innovation aligns with its ambitious AG2030 growth strategy, which has earned the firm recognition as the second Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe. Recently, AG was awarded the title of Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 Legal Business Awards, marking its fourth such accolade in just over two years. As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation, AG is set to release a new report on technology transformation in the age of AI, informed by research from 200 major organisations across various sectors.