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№ 10 · Tier 1 · Magic Circle and Top 10Operator

DLA Piper

Harvey at scale + proprietary tools. Chief Data and AI Officer appointed.

Platforms in use
HarveyMicrosoft CopilotRevealRelativity
Proprietary tools and programmes
  • ButterflAI

    Proprietary GenAI legal assistant. Won FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2024 (best in Europe for GenAI strategy). Improved document review efficiency by 60%.

  • Aiscension

    AI-enabled cartel risk and bribery detection service (built with Reveal). Supports 100+ languages. Runs investigations 10x faster than conventional review.

  • Newcode

    Used in Nordic offices.

  • ANSAi

    GenAI-backed legal training simulator. Six-week, 150-hour programme using AI as a challenger.

  • TOKO

    Blockchain tokenisation platform (NOT an AI tool, listed for context).

ALSP & NewLaw arm
Law&
Managed legal services

DLA Piper's managed legal services and tech-enabled solutions arm, delivering disruptive legal, technology and business solutions as part of the firm's ~200-strong innovation function.

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What is happening
  • ·Harvey at 3,000+ lawyers and business professionals worldwide. Every US attorney has access. Firmwide rollout March 2026 - 5,000 licences globally (one of the largest single legal AI deployments).
  • ·Microsoft 365 Copilot early adopter. Saved up to 36 hours weekly on content generation and data analysis for operational teams.
  • ·~200 innovation staff across IT, data and AI, legaltech, knowledge, electronic data management and Law&. Dev-Ops model pairing exploratory work with operational delivery.
  • ·Was placed in Pivoter category in 2025 Innovation Map; Operator in 2026 Map.
  • ·Cleaning/structuring legal data to fuel intelligence tools and client dashboards. Exploring agentic AI for employee self-service via ServiceNow.
Verdict

Genuine multi-tool strategy. Harvey for general legal AI, ButterflAI for controlled internal use, Aiscension for investigations. CDAIO appointment and ANSAi training programme show strategic depth.

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