Latham & Watkins Launches Mandatory Two-Day 'AI Academy' for Associates
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Latham & Watkins is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Latham & Watkins convened more than 400 first-year associates for a mandatory two-day 'AI Academy' training in Washington, D.C., teaching partners' use of Harvey and Microsoft Copilot and featuring outside experts including Meta's top privacy lawyer. The program signals AI fluency is now part of the firm's standard operating procedure, with plans for an ongoing virtual AI Academy across all experience levels.
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