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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 16, 2023

London-founded law firm Allen & Overy has partnered with artificial intelligence startup Harvey AI to automate some legal document drafting and research in what the company says could be the first of more such deals. "I think over time it will be a serious competitive disadvantage" for law firms that do not adopt generative AI, said David Wakeling, an Allen & Overy partner who heads the firm's markets innovation group. "We're seeing it as a way of saving our people a couple hours a week-plus" on the time it takes to perform client work, he said, adding that the technology serves as a starting point and a human lawyer will always check any AI-assisted work. Reuters has more on the story.