Internal BuildJuly 7, 2026· Confirmed
MUFG EMEA legal builds proprietary AI tool 'Leah' and expands legal ops team 6x
- Significance
- High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
MUFG's EMEA legal function built proprietary generative AI tool 'Leah', expanded legal ops from 1 to 6 staff, formed a 20-person junior lawyer team for data cleanup, and now uses AI to audit outside counsel invoices against agreed panel terms.
""If technology is deployed properly, our external counsel are focused on the things that really add value — those are the things we're willing to pay for." — James Morgan, EMEA General Counsel, MUFG"
- Significance
- High
- Source type
- Trade Press
Corporate In-HouseGC-Led InitiativeProprietary Build