Harneys kicks off partnership with Springbok AI after firm-wide upskilling

29 October 2024

LONDON, 29 OCTOBER 2024 - Harneys, a leading global off-shore law firm, has chosen Springbok AI’s SpringLaw Suite as its generative AI platform. The partnership will enable Harneys to enhance legal services by integrating cutting-edge AI solutions, while ensuring security and compliance across operations.

After an extensive evaluation of GenAI legal platforms, Harneys will collaborate closely with Springbok AI to harness SpringLaw’s legal-specialised tools. This decision comes as the firm seeks secure, enterprise-ready solutions that flexibly adapt to the way their fee earners and business staff work.

“We needed an AI platform that adapts to our lawyers’ workflows, and SpringLaw offers exactly that,” notes Richard Cowtan, Global Senior Manager at Harneys. “Generative AI is a key focus for both our clients and our internal strategy. Partnering with Springbok AI ensures we can safely and efficiently turn our AI ambitions into reality.”

The SpringLaw Suite, designed with compliance and research-backed trust features, offers Harneys a secure sandbox to rapidly develop and deploy AI solutions without needing a technical team, allowing the firm to stay lean while advancing its GenAI strategy. With firm-wide training and policies already in place, Harneys is now ready to fully accelerate its AI journey. Springbok AI enables

Harneys to bring these ambitions to life and fast-track its GenAI innovation. “SpringLaw bridges the gap for our innovation team by enabling us to quickly develop useful POCs and providing the best platform to effectively test and roll out the tools we build internally at Harneys,” Cowtan continues. “Its robust compliance features and research-backed fact verification approach ensure that Harneys can explore AI innovations while maintaining the highest standards of client confidentiality and regulatory compliance.”

Victoria C. Albrecht, CEO of Springbok AI, commented, “The partnership with Harneys marks a significant step forward in our journey to building the legal industry’s most trusted GenAI Suite. We are excited to collaborate across multiple practice areas and help make GenAI work for them.”

Over the next 12 months, Harneys will focus on deploying GenAI for specific legal and operational tasks, including report generation, legislation analysis, and compliance verification. This collaboration not only enhances Harneys’ AI capabilities across jurisdictions but also reinforces Springbok AI’s leadership in delivering secure, specialised AI solutions for the legal sector.

As Harneys continues its AI transformation, the firm looks forward to exploring new generative AI use cases with Springbok AI, further advancing legal innovation and client service excellence.