International law firm CMS has entered into a global partnership with Harvey, one of the world’s leading generative AI (GenAI) platforms. This partnership puts CMS, operating in 47 countries, at the forefront in using GenAI to enhance the delivery of legal services to clients.
CMS has a strong track record of using AI technology in its legal service delivery in transaction, litigation and advisory practice groups. Adding GenAI technology to support clients around the globe is the next evolutionary step. CMS has been looking at the potential of AI for a number of years and at generative AI since before ChatGPT hit the news. CMS believes that GenAI will enhance and support its human knowledge and skills, enabling the firm to deliver even greater benefits to its clients.
Harvey augments productivity and streamlines workflows across different parts of legal work, such as contract analysis, due diligence, litigation and regulatory compliance. Harvey assists in producing insights, and creating initial drafts, suggestions and forecasts from large amounts of data, which are used to create final deliverables. This helps lawyers provide quicker, better and more efficient solutions to their clients.
In 2023, CMS started a pilot with Harvey, involving a large number of CMS lawyers, tax advisors and notaries in several jurisdictions. Now, CMS will introduce Harvey in a phased approach across its member firms, starting in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK.
Erik Vorst, Managing Partner of CMS in the Netherlands, said: "We are very pleased to be collaborating with the GenAI platform Harvey. This project will give our lawyers access to GenAI tools that help them to enhance the delivery of services to our clients. But they will also be working with the Harvey team to help shape the future of GenAI systems in the legal sector. This really is an exciting project."
Bert Vries, Head of Innovation & IT at CMS Netherlands, added: "At CMS, we always look for ways to improve and innovate our legal services. We use technology to help our clients with their problems and create value for them. Our worldwide collaboration with Harvey shows this very well."
"CMS's pioneering spirit in embracing Harvey's AI technology is a powerful move towards a more innovative legal sector. We are honoured to be a part of this journey", said Gabe Pereyra, Harvey Co-Founder and President.
"By joining forces with CMS, Harvey is helping to chart a new course for legal services that is more efficient, accurate, and client-focused. It's a privilege to support such a dedicated team of professionals", said Winston Weinberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Harvey.
