Spencer West Selects Harvey Firmwide

International law firm Spencer West has selected Harvey to support its growing global practice, bringing advanced legal AI capabilities to its global practice of more than 360 partners across 25 jurisdictions.

Built around a collaborative, entrepreneurial model, Spencer West brings together experienced lawyers with deep sector expertise and a shared commitment to delivering commercially focused advice. Its Partner-led structure gives lawyers the independence to build their own practices while benefiting from the expertise, infrastructure and international reach of a global firm.

Following a pilot and extensive evaluation of the legal AI market, Spencer West selected Harvey for its breadth of capabilities, jurisdiction-specific research and global support, alongside its purpose-built security and governance. With Spencer West Partners reporting improvement on their ability to focus on strategic, high-value work, Harvey is now being rolled out across Spencer West's international practice.

Harvey supports the firm's lawyers across a broad range of practice areas, including corporate, litigation and cross-border matters. Its capabilities span legal research, drafting, contract analysis and document review, alongside AI-powered workflows designed to handle complex, recurring legal tasks. By streamlining time-intensive work, the platform allows lawyers to concentrate more of their efforts on strategic advice, commercial judgement and client relationships, while supporting the firm's ambitions to expand its capabilities and international reach.

Simeon Spencer, Senior Partner and Co-Founder at Spencer West, said: “We've built Spencer West around a simple vision, to bring together exceptional lawyers who share our commitment to excellence, collaboration and a business focus for our clients. As we've grown internationally, we've shown that you can give high-calibre lawyers the independence to build their own practices while creating a highly collaborative global firm.

“AI presents an exciting opportunity to build on those strengths and respond to the evolving needs of our clients. Greater efficiency is one benefit, but we see the potential as much broader. As a firm built on seasoned expertise, Harvey is an enabler for our lawyers to deepen client relationships, anticipate emerging challenges and bring their expertise to an even wider range of business needs, on a global scale. Our decision to partner with Harvey reflects that ambition and our commitment to delivering outstanding advice and outcomes for clients.”

Peter Reeve, UK Country Leader at Harvey, said: “Spencer West has built an impressive international practice, with a clear vision for growth and a strong commitment to delivering exceptional client service. Its entrepreneurial model and emphasis on experienced, commercially minded lawyers put the firm in a strong position to integrate AI into its practice and build on its success.

“We're proud to partner with Spencer West as it continues to grow. We know from the pilot that Harvey has helped Spencer West partners reduce time spent on labour-intensive tasks and focus more closely on strategic advice and client needs. By embedding advanced AI capabilities into its practice, Spencer West is strengthening its ability to support clients across jurisdictions, broaden the scope of its work and pursue its international ambitions.”