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NautaDutilh launches Bluefield to build its own software alongside commercial legal AI
Dutch law firm NautaDutilh has launched Bluefield, an initiative to rapidly build bespoke software tailored to its practice groups, workflows, data and client needs, while continuing to buy leading commercial AI products. Bluefield is not itself an AI platform; AI will speed development, but finished tools may or may not use it. Software engineer Elgar Weijtmans joins November 1 as the firm's first non-lawyer partner.
Announcement (Legaltech News) →
Key points
- Bluefield brings lawyers and software developers together to build tools around the firm's own workflows, knowledge and client needs.Legaltech News
- The firm will keep buying commercial AI products and build its own software for more specialized use cases.Legaltech News
- Bespoke tools are meant partly to differentiate NautaDutilh from rivals using the same off-the-shelf technology.Legaltech News
- Bluefield is not an AI platform itself; AI accelerates development, but end products may or may not use AI.Legaltech News
- Software engineer Elgar Weijtmans becomes AI and innovation partner on November 1, the firm's first non-lawyer partner.Legaltech News