№ 43 · Tier 4 · Mid-Market, Regional and SpecialistOperator
Freeths
Legora (core platform).
Platforms in use
LegoraHenchman
What is happening
- ·Legora - partnership since early 2024, expanded to multi-year deal Dec 2025. Described as 'cornerstone of Freeths' AI strategy' across all 13 UK offices.
- ·Expansion came after Legora secured ISO 42001 certification.
- ·Henchman AI-assisted contract drafting partnership (2023). Note: Henchman since acquired by LexisNexis (now Lexis Create+).
- ·Central team of 16 (knowledge management, innovation managers, process improvement, legal engineers) supported by ~100 fee-earner champions. Plans to grow team in 2026.
- ·'Buy and configure' approach. Legal engineers develop workflows and playbooks in Legora ('configuration, not hard coding').
- ·Experimenting with Copilot Studio agent builder and vibe-coding tool Bitrig for prototyping.
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