Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has signed with both Harvey and Legora as part of a new firmwide AI strategy.
The firm will use both platforms alongside its 100-person in-house legal tech business ELTEMATE, rather than choosing between the two rivals.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has picked both Harvey and Legora as part of a new firmwide AI strategy, taking a different route from most of Big Law’s biggest firms.
The two legal AI platforms will sit alongside ELTEMATE, the firm’s roughly 100-person in-house legal tech business, which builds technology for both clients and its own lawyers.
The decision marks a departure from the norm in a market where Harvey and Legora have increasingly gone head-to-head for lucrative firmwide contracts, with most top firms choosing one or the other.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader said its approach was based on using the best technology available rather than relying on a single platform.
“There is no single AI solution that will meet every need of a modern global law firm,” chief executive Miguel Zaldivar said.
“Our strategy is to combine the best technology available with innovations we build ourselves, ensuring we remain agile, differentiated, and focused on the needs of our clients."
Three-pronged approach
The firm will use Harvey and Legora alongside ELTEMATE, which will continue developing proprietary tools, workflows and client-facing solutions.
The in-house legal tech arm is led by co-CEOs Sebastian Lach in Frankfurt and Manon Cordewener in Amsterdam.
The firm has also created a new AI board that will decide which ideas should be built internally and which should be sourced from external providers.
Washington partner Paul Otto has been named managing partner for legal technology and AI, while London-based Oliver Campbell becomes chief transformation officer.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has also created a new commercial unit covering pricing, legal project management and client delivery, led by Washington-based partner Bill Ferreira.
The changes come three months after Hogan Lovells completed its merger with Wall Street finance powerhouse Cadwalader, creating Hogan Lovells Cadwalader.
Zaldivar said the larger firm had the scale to invest in AI and technology while keeping control of its strategy within the partnership.
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