Clifford Chance

• Clifford Chance Assist

  Proprietary GenAI tool built on Microsoft Azure OpenAI. Available to all staff globally. 60%+ daily adoption by April 2024; 90% firm-wide AI adoption by late 2025.

• CCAS (Clifford Chance Applied Solutions)

  Client-facing tech products division (est. 2018). Separate from Assist. Products include CC Dr@ft (document automation).

• Tech Hubs

  Physical AI adoption hubs in Amsterdam, London, New York, Paris. London hub received 1,675 visits in 6 weeks (Mar-Apr 2024). Technology embedded in CPD.

• ·Microsoft Copilot for M365 - one of the first law firms globally to roll out. Selected for Microsoft's inaugural Frontier Firm AI Initiative.
• ·Hundreds of internally created AI agents for narrow tasks (document comparison, deal comment organisation, file conversion, timesheet drafting).
• ·Greenwood now extending from task-level improvements to matter-level delivery, combining multiple workflows.
• ·Cut ~50 London back-office roles (late 2025) citing increased AI usage - first confirmed AI-driven Magic Circle headcount reduction.
• ·Greenwood brought Sam Altman in to speak to the firm in 2023 - one of the earliest legal sector engagements with OpenAI directly.

Microsoft-aligned strategy. Assist at 90% adoption is a strong number. Tech Hubs are a distinctive training approach.

• Clifford Chance press release
• Legal IT Insider - Greenwood reflections
• Global Legal Post - back-office cuts