US Legal AI Pioneer eBrevia Signs Baker McKenzie in Global Deal

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has today announced the selection of eBrevia as its main AI tool of choice to be used on M&A and other transactional work for its global clients. The deal is a major coup for eBrevia as Baker McKenzie offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Vienna, Toronto and Chicago will be tailoring eBrevia's machine learning capabilities to several practice groups and jurisdictions, and plans are already underway to extend the reach of the AI programme. Paul Rawlinson, global chair of Baker McKenzie said: 'Digitisation, Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning are all very real and the legal industry is right in the middle of the changes they will bring. Being truly innovative means listening to clients and understanding the challenges they face – so we can adapt and make sure the service we provide fits not just for today's technological challenges but also for the future.' Baker McKenzie's Erik Scheer, who chairs the Innovation Committee added: 'We are applying a broad range of Artificial Intelligence tools for due diligence, contracts, and e-discovery where these technologies can ensure market-leading efficiency.