Choosing the right partner: Why Burges Salmon chose Harvey
For Burges Salmon, four factors ultimately set Harvey apart from other legal AI platforms.
For Burges Salmon’s leadership team, generative AI represented a major inflection point for the profession. “Over the course of my career we’ve seen computers, the internet, and mobile phones transform the way lawyers work,” says Managing Partner Roger Bull. “But generative AI is different.”
The potential was clear: the ability to analyze vast volumes of information, accelerate early-stage analysis, and remove repetitive tasks from legal workflows. But adopting generative AI required a disciplined approach.
“This is not simply a technology deployment,” says Emma Dowden, Chief Operating Officer. “It’s a transformation in how people work — hearts, minds, and behaviours. We needed to make sure we adopted the right technology in the right way.” For Dowden, responsible implementation was critical.
A law firm’s reputation depends on how it protects client data, governs new technology, and ensures lawyers use it responsibly. Any AI platform would need to meet those standards — and prove its value in real legal work.
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