Harvey Expands Law School Program to the United Kingdom
Oxford University Faculty of Law, The University of Law, King’s College London and BPP University Law School Join as Founding UK Partners.
Harvey is proud to announce the international expansion of the Harvey Law School Program to the United Kingdom, marking the company’s first formal partnerships with leading UK law faculties. This next chapter in the program reflects Harvey’s global focus and brings together a diverse set of institutions: Oxford University Faculty of Law, The University of Law, The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London and BPP University Law School. Each represents a distinct pillar of the UK legal education landscape.
The Harvey Law School Program, launched in September of this year, partners with top law schools to embed generative AI in legal education and professional training. Following rapid adoption across over 25 leading U.S. schools such as Stanford, University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania, Harvey now brings its platform and curriculum partnerships to the UK to support the next generation of lawyers and legal educators in London and abroad.
“Generative AI is transforming the legal sector,” said Dean John Armour, Oxford University Faculty of Law. “By making generative AI tools available to our faculty members, we empower them to experiment with applying these tools in their research. Through this, we are learning about the capabilities of AI tools and reflecting on the ethics and utility of their deployment in research and for pedagogy.”
Diverse Schools, Shared Vision of Innovation
Each participating institution will leverage Harvey’s platform to meet its unique educational and professional mission.
- The University of Law (ULaw): The majority of lawyers in the UK are alumni of ULaw, which plays a critical role in preparing students for practice. Many of the UK’s top firms rely on ULaw as a source of talent, and more than 100 members of Parliament and the Mayor of London have participated in ULaw’s programming.
- Oxford University Faculty of Law: The Faculty will collaborate with Harvey to support its research initiatives, focusing on exploring the value of AI in legal research, scholarship and its potential for pedagogy.
- The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London: KCL is embedding AI literacy and ethics into their curriculum. Harvey will work closely with faculty to offer student workshops, curriculum embeds, and collaborative projects that explore AI’s role in law and society.
- BPP University Law School: A leading professional law school that prepares students for practice, BPP will include Harvey in training programs for aspiring solicitors and barristers. These students represent the future workforce of many of Harvey’s Magic Circle and global law firm partners, creating a powerful bridge between education and professional application.
Building an AI-Fluent Legal Ecosystem
Through these partnerships, Harvey will provide UK law schools with access to its generative AI platform and an academic engagement team to support faculty training and course integration.
“Expanding to the UK is a natural next step given Harvey’s partnership with leading firms and enterprises in London,” said John Haddock, Chief Business Officer at Harvey. “The UK’s law schools have a rich history of shaping global legal practice, and their embrace of AI in education sets an exciting precedent for the profession worldwide.”
“We’re delighted to be working with Harvey as part of King’s Legal AI Literacy Programme,” said Professor Dan Hunter, Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London. “Harvey is helping us give every one of our students and staff the opportunity to engage directly with the technologies transforming legal practice, and is a core part of the school’s AI literacy programme. This partnership reflects King’s commitment to ensuring that AI literacy is not a specialist skill but a core element of modern legal education that prepares our graduates to lead the profession in an era defined by LLMs and AI systems.”
