Effective from 1 July 2026
Ashurst Perkins Coie uses artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI (GenAI) to support our lawyers, consultants and business teams to deliver high-quality legal and consulting services, efficiently and responsibly.
This page explains, at a high level, how we use AI, the safeguards we have in place, and the choices available to our clients.
Our approach to AI
Our approach to AI is guided by the following principles:
- Client trust and transparency
- We welcome the opportunity to discuss our AI practices and address any concerns.
- Professional responsibility
- Our ethical, confidentiality, and professional obligations apply regardless of whether AI is used.
- Security and privacy.
- We use approved tools and apply robust security safeguards.
- Human oversight
- AI supports our people; it does not replace human judgment.
- Technological competence
- We are committed to embracing and evolving alongside technology to serve our clients more effectively.
We review and update our approach as technology, regulation, and professional guidance evolve.
Further support
For more information or support with understanding Ashurst Perkins Coie’s approach to and usage of AI please contact: AIGovernance@ashurstperkins.com.
How we use AI at Ashurst Perkins Coie
Ashurst Perkins Coie uses AI in various ways, including to improve the quality of our work product and drive efficiencies in our operations. We currently use a range of AI-powered systems.
AI use on client matters
On client matters, AI may be used to assist with tasks such as:
- Legal research and information retrieval
- Document review and analysis
- Drafting and summarization support
- Litigation and investigation analytics
AI-assisted work on client matters is subject to appropriate review by suitably qualified personnel. Unless otherwise requested by or agreed with you, AI outputs are not relied on without human oversight, verification and professional judgment.
AI use for business operations
We also use AI to support internal business operations, such as:
- Knowledge management and internal research
- Training and learning support
- Productivity and workflow assistance
- Operational and IT functions
Our confidentiality, data protection, and security obligations apply across both client matter and business operations contexts.
Our approach to GenAI
We maintain a thoughtful approach to the adoption and/or development of solutions using GenAI, and only use GenAI where we believe that we can do so responsibly and consistent with client expectations.
Key risks of GenAI
We acknowledge that use of GenAI, as with all technology, carries risks. Key risks inherent to GenAI, include:
- Hallucinations: GenAI can produce outputs that appear authoritative but are factually incorrect because it simply predicts plausible language based on inputs and training data.
- Confidentiality: Unless restricted, GenAI models may “learn” from the data they process. Confidential or privileged information entered into a public model (or an inadequately secured tool) can surface in other outputs or be retained indefinitely by unintended third parties, risking its confidential or privileged status.
- Black box challenges: GenAI models operate as “black boxes” whose internal reasoning is not fully transparent. This creates a challenge of oversight and interpretability.
- Supervision and autonomy: Emerging capabilities, such as agentic workflows and web search functionality, allow models to execute multistep tasks or retrieve external information with limited human intervention, supervision, or visibility.
- Rapid change: GenAI technology is evolving quickly because of its capabilities and intense competitive pressure on developers and new vulnerabilities continue to emerge.
How we mitigate these risks
We have taken and will continue to take steps to manage these risks. For example:
- Our use of AI is overseen through a firmwide governance framework, including:
- Senior leadership oversight
- Internal policies and standards
- Training for lawyers and business professionals
- Periodic review of tools and practices
- We provide guidance materials that support responsible usage of approved GenAI applications.We take appropriate and proportionate steps to preserve privilege and protect confidential information when using AI tools. We prohibit the use of confidential client data with public GenAI tools.
- Our AI use is supported by a broader information security and risk management framework, which includes vendor due diligence and contractual protections.
- Data handling and retention are governed by our internal policies and applicable law.
Client preferences regarding AI use
We recognize that clients may have varying perspectives on the use of advanced AI technologies. If you have specific restrictions regarding the use of advanced and/or specialized AI tools in substantive legal work, please communicate those preferences to your primary relationship contact. We will work with you to align our approach.
AI is broadly integrated into many of the foundational systems and core productivity tools that support our day-to-day operations, as well as in features used for personal productivity. Because these features often cannot be individually customized or disabled on a client-by-client basis, entirely opting out of AI is not practicable.
Client or externally-provided AI tools and systems
Some clients ask us to use their AI tools or systems. In addition, third parties involved in a matter could enable AI features, such as virtual notetakers or collaboration platforms. Where any risks identified cannot be appropriately managed, we reserve the right to decline use of the tool.
We do not assume responsibility for any third-party tools that we have not approved, or the content created by such tools.
Fees and costs
AI tools and capabilities play an increasing role in the delivery of modern legal services. In the ordinary course, we use approved AI tools as part of our service delivery in accordance with our governance framework. Where, in the context of a particular matter, we propose to use advanced or specialized AI tools or capabilities that are specific to that matter, we will be transparent about any applicable fees or charges, in accordance with the relevant engagement terms.
Legal and regulatory disclosures
The use of AI in legal services is subject to evolving laws, regulations, and professional guidance across jurisdictions.
Nothing on this factsheet limits or modifies our professional obligations or clients’ legal rights. Legal services are provided by qualified lawyers exercising professional judgment. AI tools do not replace that judgment.
Jurisdiction specific requirements may apply depending on the location of the client, the matter, and the lawyers involved.
Contact us
If you have questions about our use of AI or would like to discuss AI related requirements for your matters, please contact:
Email: AIGovernance@ashurstperkins.com
Or: your usual Ashurst Perkins Coie contact
