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Womble Bond Dickinson launches in-house AI Labs to build tools for the firm and its clients
Womble Bond Dickinson on October 20, 2026, launched Womble AI Labs, an in-house unit that will build AI tools for the transatlantic firm and its clients. Led by Chief AI and Technology Officer Chad Ergun and embedded in the firm's IT function, the lab will start with structured, repeatable legal and administrative tasks such as regulatory monitoring, document generation and contract review.
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Key points
- Initial focus areas include regulatory monitoring, intake, document management, early-stage legal analysis and contract lifecycle management.Artificial LawyerLegaltech News
- The lab sits within the firm's applied AI team of engineers, and the firm hopes to build its own AI model in the near future.Legaltech News
- A 2025 pilot of proprietary tool-building produced transactional and intake tools for clients.Legaltech News
- The firm has about 1,300 lawyers in 42 U.K. and U.S. offices.Artificial Lawyer
- The lab joins the firm's AI Champions network, which has more than 200 members, and an AI training program with Berkeley Law Executive Education.Artificial Lawyer
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