On Friday, Latham & Watkins invited its first-year associate class, more than 400 lawyers in total, into a Washington, D.C., hotel for a mandatory two-day “AI Academy.” The firm laid out how partners already use tools like Harvey and Microsoft Copilot. It also brought in outside voices, including Meta’s top privacy lawyer, Steve Satterfield.
It was all a not-so-subtle cue that artificial intelligence isn’t optional, but part of the firm’s standard operating procedure. The Big Law firm hit $7 billion in revenue last year, making it the second-highest-grossing firm in the US, and employs over 3,500 lawyers globally.
Latham partner Michael Rubin, who represents tech clients in high-stakes litigation and regulatory fights, says the firm is eyeing AI as a “generational opportunity” to equip all of its lawyers with the most advanced tools and provide clients better, more efficient service.
“Turning away from it as opposed to embracing is just not an option,” Rubin told Business Insider from Washington on Saturday. “We are going to run as fast as we can toward it.”
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