AI capability profile
Freshfields
Freshfields: 4 tracked AI moves since 2025 across GenAI Assistant, infrastructure & platform and agentic & workflow, involving 1 named technology.
Tracked since
2025
Tracked moves
4
Capability areas
5
Technologies named
1
Where AI is being used
Capability areas derived from every publicly tracked move at this firm.
GenAI Assistant
4 movesOpenAI hires Ironclad CEO Jason Boehmig to lead dedicated legal AI vertical
Infrastructure & Platform
2 movesOpenAI hires Ironclad CEO Jason Boehmig to lead dedicated legal AI vertical
Agentic & Workflow
2 movesFreshfields signs multi-year co-development deal with Anthropic — deploys Claude to 5,700 employees
Legal Research
1 moveFreshfields and Anthropic Form Multi-Year AI Co-Innovation Partnership
Knowledge Management
1 moveFreshfields selects DeepJudge as core AI knowledge platform alongside Anthropic/Claude
Technology in use
Named vendors and platforms appearing on this firm's tracked moves.
In their own words
Attributed statements captured on tracked moves.
“OpenAI hires Ironclad CEO to build a dedicated legal AI vertical — signals frontier model companies treating legal as a standalone product category." — Artificial Lawyer”
“Claude deployed to 5,700 employees. Adoption grew 500% in six weeks. We will co-develop agentic legal workflows together." — Freshfields announcement”
“With this collaboration, we are going further: co-developing agentic workflows with Anthropic that can handle multi-step legal tasks end-to-end. — Gerrit Beckhaus, Partner and Co-Head Freshfields Lab”
“Responsible, targeted use of proprietary knowledge and powering bespoke AI workflows." — Gil Perez, CIO, Freshfields”
Tracked activity
Every move TVPi has recorded for this firm, newest first.
- Key HireJun 1, 2026
OpenAI hires Ironclad CEO Jason Boehmig to lead dedicated legal AI vertical
OpenAI hired Ironclad co-founder and CEO Jason Boehmig to lead product for a dedicated legal vertical (reported working title 'Codex for Legal'). Signals major frontier model companies treating legal as a standalone vertical. OpenAI joins Anthropic (Freshfields partnership) and Microsoft (Copilot for legal) in building legal-specific AI products.
- PartnershipApr 23, 2026
Freshfields signs multi-year co-development deal with Anthropic — deploys Claude to 5,700 employees
Magic Circle firm Freshfields signed a multi-year strategic co-development agreement with Anthropic. Claude deployed to 5,700 employees via Freshfields' proprietary Freshfields Lab AI platform. Adoption grew 500% in six weeks. Firms will co-develop agentic legal workflows. First Magic Circle firm to deploy Claude wall-to-wall. Also an early adopter of CoCounsel rebuilt on Claude.
- PartnershipApr 23, 2026
Freshfields and Anthropic Form Multi-Year AI Co-Innovation Partnership
Freshfields announced a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to co-build AI legal workflows and deploy Claude firmwide across 33 offices to 5,700 employees, with adoption surging ~500% in six weeks. The firm is also an early adopter of Thomson Reuters' CoCounsel Legal rebuilt on Anthropic's technology.
- Product AdoptionNov 4, 2025
Freshfields selects DeepJudge as core AI knowledge platform alongside Anthropic/Claude
Magic Circle firm Freshfields selected DeepJudge as a core component of its AI and knowledge strategy after a detailed evaluation. CIO Gil Perez emphasized responsible, targeted use of proprietary knowledge. DeepJudge raised $41.2M Series A the same week (led by Felicis with Coatue).
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AI Activity Score
39
Rank #8 of 122
↑ Rising
Activity by quarter
Move mix
- Partnership2
- Key Hire1
- Product Adoption1
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