US firm
Baker McKenzie
'AI Creator' strategy since 2017. Proprietary tools via BakerML / Applied AI team. Legora deployed firmwide May 2026.
Platforms in use
Legora
Proprietary tools and programmes
- Employment GenAI tool
Custom tool co-developed with Employment Practice. Handles high-volume employment advice across 45 countries. 100% substantive legal accuracy in rigorous testing. Won Best Use of AI (Legalweek Leaders in Tech Awards 2025).
- BakerML / Applied AI team
Internal data science and AI engineering capability driving proprietary tool development.
- SparkBeyond partnership
Long-running exclusive partnership using AI to analyse client needs.
- AI Accelerator Program
Flagship intensive, in-person AI training programme for high-performing associates and counsel across practice groups, launched alongside the Legora deployment.
What is happening
- ·Wrote first AI strategy in 2017 - one of the earliest in the legal industry.
- ·Named among FT's top 20 most innovative global law firms of the last 20 years.
- ·Employment GenAI tool achieved 100% substantive legal accuracy in independent testing.
- ·May 2026: Legora deployed firmwide across global network. Legora's legal engineers work alongside the firm's Applied AI practice. New Practice Innovation Lawyer role created in each global practice group. Allgrove: 'Being a high-performing lawyer in 2026 is no longer just about knowing the law; it is about using AI effectively to deliver it.'
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