Barnes & Thornburg Tests 15+ AI Tools via Joint IT/Legal Operations Model
- Significance
- Medium
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Barnes & Thornburg is testing capability in the open. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
CIO Joan Holman and Chief Legal Operations Officer Jared Applegate confirmed the firm uses 15+ AI tools including Harvey and CoCounsel for contract review, drafting, and analysis; the firm has no dedicated innovation department, running AI evaluation jointly through IT and Legal Operations.
- Significance
- Medium
- Source type
- Trade Press
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