{"id":135889,"date":"2025-10-27T09:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/27\/biglaw-firm-signs-deal-proving-clios-enterprise-play-already-has-legs\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:57:47","slug":"biglaw-firm-signs-deal-proving-clios-enterprise-play-already-has-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/27\/biglaw-firm-signs-deal-proving-clios-enterprise-play-already-has-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Firm Signs Deal, Proving Clio\u2019s Enterprise Play Already Has Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"

BakerHostetler just announced a \u201cstrategic three-year partnership\u201d with vLex to integrate the company\u2019s Vincent AI<\/a> platform across its 18 offices. By itself, this is another straightforward sign-of-the-times story about a major law firm bringing its lawyers an artificial intelligence product designed specifically for the legal industry. It\u2019s a pretty standard announcement these days, whether a firm is adding Vincent or Harvey or CoCounsel or HAL 9000 or Legora\u2026 firms are looking for legal AI so attorneys aren\u2019t tempted to shadow IT the firm into malpractice by asking ChatGPT to make up good caselaw.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership with vLex is a natural fit: Its legal data and workflows will enrich our environment, amplifying our ability to deliver intelligent, transformative solutions for clients,\u201d said\u00a0Katherine Lowry, Chief Information Officer at BakerHostetler. \u201cWe\u2019re entering a phase where AI isn\u2019t just a tool \u2013 it\u2019s part of operations. We\u2019re focused on connecting AI to the data we already trust, both internally and externally, to drive better decisions and outcomes.\u201d <\/p>\n

But this deal smuggles in a little extra baggage when you remember that vLex is on the verge \u2014 pending almost certain regulatory approval \u2014 to become part of Clio<\/a>. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re a couple weeks removed from Clio\u2019s big announcement that it intends to enter the enterprise market<\/a>, adding a whole new division to work with Biglaw and major corporate departments, and basically all we\u2019ve talked about ever since is \u201ccan they really pull this off?\u201d <\/p>\n

Biglaw is a different animal. Biglaw moves slower. Biglaw doesn\u2019t purchase software the way small law does. It\u2019s a bold vision, but can they execute?<\/em> And on and on. <\/p>\n

But Clio already has an in with some of the bigger firms and legal departments. There are Clio point solutions out there. They acquired ShareDo, bringing those relationships under their roof. And while vLex already had relationships with bigger teams, we now we have a Biglaw firm signing a deal fully aware that vLex is about to join Clio.<\/p>\n

As an observer, that seems like a significant fact lost in a more routine story. Knowing that vLex is about to undergo a big change, BakerHostetler leaned in. It\u2019s a testament to Vincent as a product, sure, but also to the firm\u2019s assessment that building an ongoing relationship with a company just now entering Biglaw in earnest is in the firm\u2019s interest. <\/p>\n

It will take years to know if Clio\u2019s new strategy pans out, but this is an important early milestone on that journey.<\/p>\n

The post Biglaw Firm Signs Deal, Proving Clio\u2019s Enterprise Play Already Has Legs<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BakerHostetler just announced a \u201cstrategic three-year partnership\u201d with vLex to integrate the company\u2019s Vincent AI<\/a> platform across its 18 offices. By itself, this is another straightforward sign-of-the-times story about a major law firm bringing its lawyers an artificial intelligence product designed specifically for the legal industry. It\u2019s a pretty standard announcement these days, whether a firm is adding Vincent or Harvey or CoCounsel or HAL 9000 or Legora\u2026 firms are looking for legal AI so attorneys aren\u2019t tempted to shadow IT the firm into malpractice by asking ChatGPT to make up good caselaw.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership with vLex is a natural fit: Its legal data and workflows will enrich our environment, amplifying our ability to deliver intelligent, transformative solutions for clients,\u201d said\u00a0Katherine Lowry, Chief Information Officer at BakerHostetler. \u201cWe\u2019re entering a phase where AI isn\u2019t just a tool \u2013 it\u2019s part of operations. We\u2019re focused on connecting AI to the data we already trust, both internally and externally, to drive better decisions and outcomes.\u201d <\/p>\n

But this deal smuggles in a little extra baggage when you remember that vLex is on the verge \u2014 pending almost certain regulatory approval \u2014 to become part of Clio<\/a>. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re a couple weeks removed from Clio\u2019s big announcement that it intends to enter the enterprise market<\/a>, adding a whole new division to work with Biglaw and major corporate departments, and basically all we\u2019ve talked about ever since is \u201ccan they really pull this off?\u201d <\/p>\n

Biglaw is a different animal. Biglaw moves slower. Biglaw doesn\u2019t purchase software the way small law does. It\u2019s a bold vision, but can they execute?<\/em> And on and on. <\/p>\n

But Clio already has an in with some of the bigger firms and legal departments. There are Clio point solutions out there. They acquired ShareDo, bringing those relationships under their roof. And while vLex already had relationships with bigger teams, we now we have a Biglaw firm signing a deal fully aware that vLex is about to join Clio.<\/p>\n

As an observer, that seems like a significant fact lost in a more routine story. Knowing that vLex is about to undergo a big change, BakerHostetler leaned in. It\u2019s a testament to Vincent as a product, sure, but also to the firm\u2019s assessment that building an ongoing relationship with a company just now entering Biglaw in earnest is in the firm\u2019s interest. <\/p>\n

It will take years to know if Clio\u2019s new strategy pans out, but this is an important early milestone on that journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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