Cleary Gottlieb has just made a significant leap in the legal tech world by acquiring Springbok AI, an award-winning generative AI product development company. This move isn't just about expanding their team—it's a strategic decision that signals a new direction for legal services.
Key points of this acquisition:
- Springbok AI specializes in technology supporting legal service delivery.
- The deal includes Springbok's proprietary platform, SpringLaw.
- Victoria Albrecht, Springbok's co-founder and CEO, along with a team of 10 data scientists and AI engineers, will join Cleary.
So what does it mean when a top-tier law firm acquires an AI consultancy?
Is this about scaling AI advisory capacity?
Embedding legal risk assessment directly into model development?
Or creating a hybrid team that speaks both legal and technical fluently?
Either way, one thing is clear: firms that integrate legal, technical, and ethical capabilities are stepping into the heart of the AI build cycle—not just reviewing outputs, but shaping inputs.
💡 Could this be a new model for legal practice—one where legal teams don’t just advise, but co-create?
Springbok’s model assurance and AI governance work aligns with what clients are increasingly asking:
• How do we design AI systems that are legally resilient?
• Who is responsible for risk before a product goes live?
• And how do we do this at enterprise scale?
This move positions Cleary to deliver not just legal opinions, but AI-ready capabilities—and that’s a shift worth watching.
Will others follow? Should they?
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