Harvey Trains Open Source Models To Encode Law Firm Workflows

Winston Weinberg, Harvey's CEO, announces Proof of Concept studies to train open source LLMs on law firm workflows. Because nothing heralds legal innovation like teaching an AI to replicate the soul-crushing administration that junior associates endure for £200 an hour.

Open source models trained on law firm workflows — what could possibly go wrong? They'll learn not just the law but the precise art of burying key clauses on page 47 and the sacred ritual of the partner lunch. Weinberg frames this as 'encoding complex matters,' but we all know it's about automating the grunt work while keeping the origination credit firmly in human hands.

Meanwhile, regulators are still debating whether an AI can sign a non-disclosure agreement. Harvey's PoC may produce a model that drafts merger agreements faster than any human, but the actual merger will still be held up because someone forgot to print the signature page. The future of law is here — it just smells faintly of stale coffee and desperation.