Linklaters describes an Applied Intelligence team of data scientists and lawyers, formed in 2026, building bespoke AI for client matters
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In a firm interview, Linklaters' Tom Quoroll describes an Applied Intelligence team, co-founded in 2026, that pairs data scientists and lawyers to build bespoke AI for client matters. The firm describes itself as platform-agnostic with AI lawyers embedded in practices, and argues operating-model and talent redesign matters more than adding tools. No figures are given.
""The leading firms will be those that rethink their talent and operating model around AI, rather than simply adding new tools to the old one." Linklaters, AI in Focus interview"
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