Clio commits to training 25,000 legal professionals on AI by ClioCon 2026 through the launch of the Legal AI Accelerator, the legal industry’s largest AI training initiative to date.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced a commitment to train 25,000 legal professionals on legal AI by ClioCon 2026, alongside the launch of the Legal AI Accelerator, its flagship education and certification program.

As legal AI rapidly becomes a core competency for legal professionals, the Legal AI Accelerator provides a structured path to AI fluency through guided practice, certifications, CLE-eligible education, and peer learning. The program represents the legal industry’s largest AI training initiative to date and advances Clio’s mission to transform the legal experience for all by helping legal professionals build the AI capabilities needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving profession.

AI competency has gone from differentiator to baseline in the last year alone. State bars are codifying AI use, mandatory AI CLE is on the horizon across the United States, and clients are starting to ask about firm AI policies. The Legal AI Accelerator is built to help legal professionals keep up. The program features 65 days of guided practice, peer cohorts, and CLE-eligible sessions, all free and structured around real legal workflows rather than abstract lectures.

“Technology only transforms an industry when people know how to use it. Legal AI is creating entirely new ways to practice law, and we’re investing in education because we want every legal professional to be able to participate in that future.” said Clio’s Lawyer-in-Residence, Joshua Lenon.

The Legal AI Accelerator is built to meet legal professionals wherever they are in their AI journey. Structured pathways are tailored to different levels of AI maturity, from beginner to expert. Participants can take advantage of three new free certifications, monthly content drops and challenges, in-person Clio Connects events in Chicago, Charlotte, LA, and San Diego, and a continuous calendar of CLE-eligible virtual sessions.

“Every advancement in legal technology creates a choice: concentrate expertise in the hands of a few, or make it accessible to many,” continued Lenon. “The Legal AI Accelerator reflects our belief that learning the fundamentals of legal AI should be available to every legal professional. That’s how we transform the legal experience for all.”

The AI Accelerator runs from June 15 through August 31, 2026. It’s designed to meet legal professionals wherever they are in their AI journey through guided learning, practical application, and community events. Registration for the Legal AI Accelerator is open today. Learn more at clio.com/resources/legal-ai-accelerator.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, has acquired Jurisage, the Canadian legal AI and data company behind one of the country’s most comprehensive AI-ready legal datasets. The acquisition is a foundational investment in the future of legal AI in Canada, bringing together Canadian legal data, trusted legal expertise, and Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform to accelerate innovation across the legal profession.

According to the latest research from Clio, Canadian legal professionals are among the most AI-forward in the world, with 60% of firms actively encouraging AI use and two-thirds reporting that AI has had a positive impact on firm revenue. Adoption rates in Canada outpace those in the United States across nearly every legal AI use case measured, and Canada’s rate of universal AI adoption ranks second globally, behind only Australia.

Canada has long made legal information broadly accessible. But most investments in legal technology have focused on helping lawyers find and interpret that information, rather than structuring it for AI or connecting it to broader workflows. Clio believes the next frontier is helping legal professionals act on it. By combining Jurisage’s structured Canadian legal data with Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform, Clio is building the foundation for a new generation of legal AI that supports entire legal workflows—from research and strategy to drafting, client service, and matter management.

As a Canadian-founded company serving more than 400,000 legal professionals across 130+ countries, Clio has a unique perspective on how legal AI is transforming the profession around the world. The company believes Canadian lawyers have an opportunity not only to embrace that transformation, but to help shape what comes next.

“Canadian lawyers are some of the most forward-thinking in the world when it comes to AI,” said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio. “They deserve a platform that matches that ambition. Jurisage brings the legal data, expertise, and longtime service to this market. Combined with the scale and depth of Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform, we’re building the foundation for what’s next in legal AI in Canada. As a Canadian company, we’re proud to be making that investment right here at home.”

The Jurisage Foundation

Jurisage combines one of Canada’s most comprehensive AI-ready legal datasets with CiteRight, Canada’s leading litigation drafting platform, co-founded by Aaron Wenner and Ariel Nacson in 2016. Its database covers more than 470,000 Canadian cases across 40+ courts and is updated daily. The team’s deep expertise in Canadian court data and legal AI powers some of the country’s largest law firms.

“For a decade, we’ve been focused on building a trusted foundation for Canadian legal data and the tools that support it,” said Aaron Wenner, co-founder of Jurisage and CiteRight, and now Manager, Canadian Content Strategy at Clio. “Joining Clio creates an opportunity to put that foundation to work at a much larger scale. By combining Jurisage’s legal data with Clio’s platform, we can build AI that is deeply informed by Canadian law and integrated into the workflows where legal professionals spend their time.” 

Accelerating Clio Work in Canada

The acquisition also meaningfully accelerates one of the most anticipated product launches in Canadian legal technology. Clio Work, the AI platform purpose-built for legal professionals to understand matters, build strategy, and draft, is Clio’s fastest-growing product globally and has seen significant inbound demand from Canadian firms waiting for its arrival. Bringing Clio Work to Canada required a foundation of trusted Canadian legal data. With Jurisage, Clio Work is now expected to launch in Canada later this year.

“The demand for legal AI in Canada is undeniable,” said Luke Slan, General Manager, Canada, at Clio. “Canadian lawyers need technology that’s grounded in the law they practice and integrated into the workflows they rely on every day. That’s what we’re building with Clio Work, and this acquisition helps us get there faster.”

This acquisition is the first move in a long-term Clio commitment to developing Canadian legal AI. More on what comes next will be shared in the months ahead. Canadian firms interested in being among the first to use Clio Work in Canada can sign up at clio.com/ca/work.

“This is a major moment in the Canadian legal sector,” added Newton. “We want Canadian law firms, technology providers, and government in the conversation as we build what comes next.”

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced the promotion of Ronnie Gurion to President and Chief Operating Officer. Gurion, who joined as COO in 2021, has played a pivotal role in the most consequential growth phase in Clio’s history, helping scale the company from US$100 million to US$500 million in annual recurring revenue and expanding Clio’s reach across the legal profession, from solo practitioners to the world’s largest law firms.

As President and COO, Gurion will continue to oversee Clio’s global operations, go-to-market strategy, customer experience, and post-acquisition integration. He will work closely with CEO and Founder Jack Newton to help shape the company’s strategy and represent Clio to its largest customers, partners, and the broader market as the company enters its next phase of growth.

“Ronnie has been the operating force behind much of what Clio has built over the past four years,” said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio. “He brings the scale-stage experience this moment demands and has earned deep trust across our customers, our team, and our partners around the world. This promotion reflects our ambition and our confidence in the team we have built to go after it.”

Over the past twelve months, Clio has closed a US$500 million Series G at a US$5 billion valuation, completed its US$1 billion acquisition of vLex, and launched Clio for Enterprise. Today, the company serves more than 400,000 legal professionals in more than 130 countries, supporting the full spectrum of the legal profession—from solo practitioners to the world’s largest law firms. 

“Clio is building for a moment that doesn’t come twice,” said Gurion. “AI is rewriting what is possible in legal, and this team has been moving faster than anyone in the industry to lead that shift. None of it happens without an extraordinary group of people executing at every level. I am grateful to Jack for the partnership, proud of everything we have built together, and could not be more excited about what comes next.”

Prior to Clio, Gurion was GM and Global Head of Uber for Business, where he scaled the business into a multi-billion-dollar gross bookings platform across 30 countries. He previously held senior leadership roles at Orbitz, Expedia, and Airbnb, bringing nearly two decades of experience scaling global businesses through their most consequential growth phases.

For more information visit clio.com/about/team/.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced the opening of its U.S. headquarters in New York.

The new office will serve as Clio’s U.S. base of operations and the central home for a growing team spanning marketing, product, engineering, sales, and customer success. Clio has been expanding its U.S. workforce over the past year and the New York headquarters puts that team in direct proximity to the largest concentration of law firms and corporate legal departments in the country.

The opening follows a period of accelerating growth. Earlier this month, Clio announced it had surpassed US$500 million in annual recurring revenue, profitably, following the US$1 billion acquisition of vLex, the largest M&A transaction in legal technology history, and a US$500 million Series G round at a US$5 billion valuation. Clio’s platform now serves 400,000 legal professionals across more than 130 countries.

“Legal is experiencing its most significant technological shift in a generation, and New York is at the heart of it,” said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio. “Establishing our U.S. headquarters here reflects our confidence in where this market is heading and our commitment to being a long-term partner to the firms and legal teams driving that momentum.”

Clio’s U.S. headquarters represents the beginning of a significant investment in the city. The office is expected to grow into a central hub within Clio’s global footprint, with plans to build a full cross-functional presence bringing together teams across engineering, product, sales, customer success, and go-to-market alongside the firms and legal teams they serve.

The Manhattan office is currently under renovation, with full occupancy expected in early 2027. Clio is operating from a temporary New York location in the interim and is actively hiring across multiple functions and seniority levels.

Clio employs more than 2,000 people globally and operates across offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Dublin, Manchester, London, Sydney, Barcelona, and Bogota. New York is Clio’s tenth office and its first dedicated U.S. location.

For more information, visit www.clio.com/about/careers/new-york.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced that it has been ranked #2 on G2’s Summer 2026 Top Companies by G2 Score, the company’s highest ranking to date. With a score of 89.87, the recognition places Clio among the world’s highest-rated software companies, evaluated across verified customer feedback and usage data. 

G2’s Summer 2026 Reports spotlight the best-performing software companies across every category and industry. Placement is determined entirely by verified customer reviews and market presence data, making it one of the most credible independent measures of software performance available. Clio’s ranking reflects its sustained commitment to helping legal professionals transform both the business and practice of law. It also underscores the trust the legal community continues to place in Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform. 

The recognition follows several significant milestones. Clio recently surpassed US$500M in annual recurring revenue, placing it among a select group of global AI platforms that are profitable, accelerating, and category-defining at scale. That growth is fueled by the rapid deployment of new products and features. 

In spring 2026, Clio launched Clio Work for all solo, small, and mid-sized firms. Clio Work  understands cases and the law to deliver trusted research, analysis, and strategy. Previously limited to Clio Manage subscribers, Clio Work is the fastest adopted product in Clio history. 

As firms place greater importance on legal AI that improves both business and client outcomes, Clio’s position reflects the trust of the legal community and its standing as a global leader in legal AI. 

To learn more visit clio.com

About the G2 Summer 2026 Reports 

G2’s rankings are powered by a proprietary, continuously updated scoring model designed to reflect both customer experience and real-world market traction. Customer satisfaction is derived from verified user feedback across millions of reviews on the platform, evaluating key dimensions such as ease of use, ability to meet requirements, quality of support, and overall experience. Reviews are weighted based on recency, depth, and consistency, meaning more recent and detailed feedback carries greater influence in the score. This ensures rankings reflect how products are performing today, grounded in real usage across G2’s network of more than 90 million annual buyers and users.

This customer-driven perspective is paired with a market presence score that incorporates external data points such as review volume, company size, growth, and overall reach. These inputs are assessed across more than 2,000 software categories and 175,000+ products and services listed on G2, with rankings recalculated in real time as new data is added. The result is a dynamic view of performance that reflects both depth of customer experience and scale of market adoption, making G2 one of the most widely used resources for organizations evaluating software decisions.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today introduced skills in Clio Work, a capability that enables its legal AI to learn how legal professionals handle certain types of work and apply those preferences consistently to future matters.

With skills, legal teams operate more efficiently at scale and work aligns with each legal professional’s unique standards, structure, and tone. 

Skills also become a firm-wide asset. The way a partner likes their demand letters drafted, how redline analysis is written, the matter summary format the firm has standardized–that knowledge used to live in one lawyer’s head or in a shared document. Now that knowledge is integrated directly into the work itself, helping legal professionals stay aligned to firm standards and preferred approaches as work happens across the firm.

“Legal professionals shouldn’t have to re-introduce themselves to their AI every morning,” said Robin Chesterman, Senior Director of Product at Clio. “Skills changes that relationship. Clio Work now remembers how you want your work done and matches the approach every time after that. As your practice evolves, you tell it to update the skill in conversation, and it does just that.”

No technical setup, no prompt engineering

There are two main types of skills offered in Clio Work:

First, custom skills are developed by legal professionals to house their unique way of working. They can describe the writing tone, preferences, and standards for a specific task in plain language, and Clio Work saves those directions as a reusable skill. The next time the task comes up, Clio Work applies what it knows without any prompting. 

Second, pre-loaded skills built by Clio are available in the skill library. Examples include discovery review and memo drafting skills. Installation is quick and easy, allowing legal professionals to use these right away. 

Creating a skill in Clio Work doesn’t require technical setup or prompt engineering. A legal professional can tell Clio Work, “remember this for next time,” or “save how you did that,” and Clio Work will create a skill, asking questions when it needs clarity. Updates can be made to skills without leaving the workflow, or through an in-depth editor. As a result, skills remain accurate and evolve with a firm. 

With skills, legal professionals can:

• Tell Clio Work how they like a task done and have that direction applied consistently
• Save a successful output as a reusable skill in a single step
• Keep skills private to individual users or share them across the firm
• Browse recommended skills to get started the right way
• Update Clio Work in conversation to refine a skill over time, or edit skills directly for finer control

Built on Clio’s legal foundation

When a skill runs in Clio Work, it executes on Clio’s library of more than one billion legal documents. For firms using Clio Manage, Clio Work also understands the full context of their matters including related documents, contacts, communications, notes, tasks, and deadlines. The result is work grounded in both the firm’s preferred approaches and the specifics of the matter, client, and relevant law.

“The most valuable knowledge in a firm shouldn’t be restricted to a handful of lawyers,” continued Chesterman. “Skills help firms operationalize that expertise so it can be applied more broadly, more reliably, and with far less repetition.”

Skills are available today to all Clio Work customers. To learn more, visit clio.com/work.

Clio and Carahsoft announce a partnership to bring AI-powered legal technology to Government agencies and public sector legal teams

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Clio’s Public Sector distributor, making the company’s modern legal technology available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint, The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), OMNIA Partners and E&I Cooperative Services Contract contracts.

The partnership expands Public Sector access to Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform and powerful legal AI, enabling Government legal teams to adopt a more scalable, secure and efficient approach to legal operations through Carahsoft’s established procurement channels. Clio provides technology designed for high-stakes legal environments, including Government legal departments, public counsel offices, regulatory agencies and justice-sector organizations where accountability, transparency and public trust are essential.

“The future of legal work will be defined by connected systems, verifiable legal sources, and the ability to move with greater precision,” said Ronnie Gurion, COO at Clio. “Through our partnership with Carahsoft, we’re helping Government legal teams adopt technology built for the scale, complexity and standards their work demands.”

Clio’s legal AI platform is purpose-built for legal work. Pairing the platform with Carahsoft’s Public Sector expertise, creates a clear path for Government agencies to move beyond legacy systems and adopt innovative approaches to legal operations. Together, the organizations support Public Sector legal teams with the expertise, guidance and enablement needed to confidently evaluate and adopt AI-driven technology within highly regulated environments.

Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform enables legal professionals to centralize the legal lifecycle, from matter intake and case management to document review, court scheduling, secure communications and reporting. With an AI-powered platform specifically designed for legal environments, Government agencies can streamline routine analysis and decision-making while maintaining the strict oversight, accuracy and accountability required in Public Sector operations.

“Clio’s Intelligent Legal Work Platform helps teams streamline case management, document automation, billing and more,” said Michael Shrader, Vice President of Intelligence and Innovative Solutions at Carahsoft. “By automating routine tasks, the platform’s AI capabilities enable teams to improve efficiency and better manage caseloads. Carahsoft and our reseller partners look forward to working with Clio to deliver secure, AI-powered legal technology to the Public Sector.”

Clio’s solutions are available through Carahsoft’s NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement #AR2472, TIPS Contract #220105, OMNIA Partners Contract #R240303 and E&I Contract #EI00063~2021MA. For more information, contact the Carahsoft Team at (703) 871-8548 or Clio@carahsoft.com. Explore Clio’s solutions here.

 Clio, the global leader in legal AI, is proud to announce that Weightmans LLP has selected Clio Operate as its case and matter management platform, marking a firmwide rollout across the United Kingdom. The decision follows a comprehensive, nearly 12-month evaluation process and reflects the firm’s focus on modernising its operational foundation with technology designed to support how legal work is performed in practice.

Designing for how legal work actually happens

At the core of the decision was the need for a system capable of supporting the inherent complexity of legal work across the firm. Weightmans prioritised a platform that could reflect the distinct requirements of different practice areas, without forcing uniformity or reliance on workarounds.

Clio’s approach, built around structured workflows and embedded legal intelligence, aligned closely with that vision. The platform is designed to support variation across teams, enabling a more consistent operational model while preserving the specificity required across areas such as debt recovery, corporate, employment, and personal injury.

“One of the reasons Clio stood out among the options evaluated was the strong alignment in how both organisations approach supporting the way lawyers work. There is a shared understanding of the nuances across different practice areas, and how those differences should be reflected in the design of a legal technology solution.” said Stuart Whittle, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Weightmans. “The platform is built with that complexity in mind, recognising that the needs of a debt recovery team differ from those of corporate, employment, or personal injury practices. This depth of understanding, and the way it is embedded into the system’s architecture, is what ultimately set Clio apart.”

With a background spanning legal practice, technology leadership, and firmwide transformation, Whittle has played a central role in shaping how the firm approaches innovation and operational design.

Moving beyond fragmented systems

The decision also reflects a broader shift in how firms are evaluating legal technology. Traditional environments, particularly in areas such as legal research, often introduce inefficiencies through fragmented workflows, unclear outcomes, and limited support for less experienced lawyers.

Weightmans’ approach signals a move toward systems that can surface relevant information within the flow of work, helping teams operate with greater clarity and consistency. By connecting workflows with underlying legal intelligence, the firm is laying the groundwork for a more structured and scalable way of working across the organisation.

“Law firms are increasingly seeking systems that mirror the reality of how legal work is carried out, rather than expecting teams to reshape their practices around the limitations of technology,” said Ben Nicholson, General Manager, Enterprise, UK at Clio. “This represents a fundamental shift toward building a cohesive operational foundation, one where workflows and legal intelligence operate in concert to elevate decision-making across the firm.”

Establishing a foundation for firmwide consistency

The rollout is expected to provide Weightmans with a more unified operational framework across its practice, enabling teams to work within a system that reflects both the structure and nuance of legal work. By standardising how workflows are designed and executed, the firm is positioning itself to operate with greater consistency while maintaining flexibility across different areas of law.

The engagement also sets the stage for a broader relationship between the two organisations, including opportunities for joint visibility, participation in industry discussions, and continued exploration of how legal technology can support evolving models of legal service delivery.

For more information on Clio Operate, visit clio.com/operate.

About Weightmans LLP 

Weightmans is a leading law firm with a truly global reach. From FTSE-100 companies to family-owned businesses, from public sector organisations to individuals – we believe in the power of people, innovation and partnership to provide strategic business insight and deep expertise to our clients across the UK and beyond.

Weightmans, with 1,700 staff across England, Scotland, and Wales, was named a UK Top Employer for the 19th time in January 2026, earning a top ten spot from the Top Employers Institute. In September 2025, it received EcoVadis’ Gold rating, placing it among the top 5% of law and accounting firms worldwide for ESG and sustainability. In October 2025, it also achieved its highest-ever ranking on the 2025 Social Mobility Employer Index, reaching 15th place in the list. Our purpose is to See the Possibility – in our business, our people and our clients. At Weightmans, we believe thinking differently allows us to see the possibilities others don’t. For more information about Weightmans, visit www.weightmans.com.

Clio has been named a 2026 Platinum Club winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies — the company’s ninth consecutive year on the list and its third year at the program’s highest tier.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced that it has been named a 2026 Platinum Club winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. The recognition marks Clio’s ninth consecutive year on the program and its third year at the Platinum tier — reserved for companies that have sustained Best Managed status for seven consecutive years or more.

Canada’s Best Managed Companies, now in its 33rd year, is one of the country’s most rigorous business awards programs, evaluating private Canadian-owned companies with revenues of $50 million or greater across four pillars: strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and governance and financial performance. Requalification is not automatic — every Platinum company is reviewed annually by an independent panel of judges.

Clio’s continued recognition arrives during one of the most consequential periods in the company’s 17-year history. Over the past 12 months, Clio completed its landmark $1B acquisition of vLex, closed a $500M Series G funding round at a $5B valuation, and expanded its global footprint across North America, EMEA, and Latin America. Throughout that period of growth, Clio added hundreds of new employees while sustaining the cultural and operational standards that have defined the company since its founding.

“Nine consecutive years on this list, and three at Platinum, isn’t a story about any single moment. It’s a story about the people who keep showing up to build something that lasts,” said Marina Harris, Chief People Officer at Clio. “We’ve grown significantly through one of the most demanding periods our industry has ever seen, and the things that make Clio Clio — our mission, our standards, our care for the people we hire and the customers we serve — have only deepened. That’s the work. And it’s the people across every team at Clio who deserve this recognition.”

The 2026 cohort of Best Managed Companies shares common themes, including fostering a people-centric culture, implementing a strategic company framework, investing in innovation and technological advancement, and maintaining financial resilience and strong corporate governance. Together, these practices strengthen the Canadian economy by promoting sustainable growth, enhancing competitiveness, and cultivating a thriving business ecosystem.

“Over the past year, companies such as Clio have continually adapted and successfully responded to challenges, seized new opportunities, and leveraged industry leading competencies to maximize their investments and drive sustainable growth,” said Derrick Dempster, Partner, Deloitte Private and Canada’s Best Managed Co-Leader. “These winners have set the standard of excellence for Canada’s business ecosystem by demonstrating a strong commitment to strategic transformation, talent and workforce development, and technological and business adaptability.”

Clio is proud to be a 2026 Platinum Club winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. As the company continues to scale its platform and expand internationally, its sustained recognition reflects a model of growth grounded in disciplined execution, durable culture, and a long-term commitment to the legal profession it serves.

To learn more about Canada’s Best Managed Companies, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

Clio and Stradley Ronon partner to advance firmwide legal AI.

Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced that Stradley Ronon – advising clients across complex regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters with a focus on financial services – deployed legal AI solutions with Vincent by Clio, following a comprehensive, multi-month evaluation of legal AI solutions. The expansion followed two successive cohorts of Stradley Labs, an immersive internal AI fluency program built to embed AI-powered practices across attorneys and business professionals firmwide.

Setting a clear standard for AI evaluation

Stradley Ronon was dedicated to a rigorous selection process. From the outset, the firm established non-negotiable standards: any AI solution had to be grounded in strong data security and ethical standards; a robust legal database; and be demonstrably effective across core legal workflows such as research, drafting, and matter analysis – all backed by a legal tech partner committed to long-term adoption success.

“As legal counsel, we have a duty of competence – including competence with technology. We recognize a tipping point where that duty requires the integration of gen AI into the way we practice and we are dedicated to being out ahead of that,” said Sarah Hirebet, Director of Knowledge & Innovation at Stradley Ronon. “As a part of this goal, it became clear that the tool that would capture our lawyers’ attention would be a tool grounded in a comprehensive legal database.”

Vincent stood out for its legal-specific AI capabilities, including multi-jurisdictional research, advanced legal analysis, and pre-built workflows designed for day-to-day practice. During the evaluation, the platform demonstrated the ability to synthesize large volumes of legal information, surface and provide citation to relevant authorities with precision, and support more structured, repeatable approaches to tasks like issue spotting, document review, and early case assessment. Equally important was the depth of partnership Clio brought to the process, working alongside the firm to validate use cases, refine workflows, and ensure the technology aligned with how Stradley Rononʼs lawyers practice.

Embedding AI into how the firm works

The firm’s decision to invest in Vincent for firmwide use was shaped as much by change leadership as by product capability. Stradley Ronon’s priority was ensuring the entire firm could engage confidently and responsibly.

“Our highest criteria was finding a vendor partner who would dig in with us to move our people forward,” Hirebet added. “We started to talk about defining a standard for learning, change leadership and adoption.”

That commitment gave rise to Stradley Labs, a structured, CLE-accredited AI fluency program developed in partnership with Clio and anchored in applied learning theory. The 13 CLE-credit curriculum combines hands-on practice, applied workshops, a capstone hackathon, peer learning, and one-on-one guidance inside Vincent AI, enabling participants to build practical, day-to-day competency. 

The inaugural cohort of 30 partners, associates, and business professionals completed the program with distinction, earning certification as Gen AI Drivers, and, for associates, approved learning credits counting towards their annual billable hour requirement. This cohort was followed by a period of refinement based on lessons learned before the firm offered the program to a second, and then third cohort. This comprehensive approach built a strong group of early-adopter champions who have been critical to building enthusiasm for the enterprise launch of Vincent AI, which was announced on March 17, 2026. 

“Collaborative, hands-on learning with interactive critical analysis exchanges between junior and senior lawyers are hallmarks of training at Stradley, and our approach to generative AI is no different,” commented Marissa Parker, COO at Stradley Ronon, former litigation partner, and a member of Cohort 3 of Stradley Labs. “It is invigorating to see how (initially skeptical) lawyers and business professionals are engaging with Vincent, from updating an employee handbook to re-drafting hundreds of complex contracts to synthesizing large data sets for dispositive motion practice.  Teaching each other about the journey of these use cases – through Labs, practice group meetings, informal mentoring – helps us reinforce our knowledge and explore what is possible.”

Building on the momentum of this laboratory-style program, Stradley Ronon continues to roll out new CLE-eligible learning tracks and role-specific training, including foundational awareness training presented on-demand, skills-based tracks on practical skills like writing and presentations and tracks specific to supervisory lawyers and business professionals. 

With its Legal Gen AI Drivers Certification, growing curriculum, and firmwide deployment of Vincent, Stradley Ronon is setting a new standard for how law firms build AI capability — one grounded in professional responsibility, applied learning, and the long-term demands of excellent client service.

“At its core, Stradley Labs is about building real capability across the firm,” said Nina Jack, General Manager, US Enterprise at Clio. “Stradley Ronon has been intentional in how theyʼve approached this, grounding it in how their lawyers work day-to-day and what it takes to adopt these tools in a meaningful way. Weʼre proud to support that.”

That same level of discipline extended to the technology itself. Vincent met the firm’s non-negotiable standards by pairing trusted legal data with the ability to support core workflows, all within a structure designed to make it easy to diffuse adoption across the firm.

“Stradley Ronon approached this with a level of discipline that reflects where the market is heading,”” continued Jack. “”This is about more than introducing new technology. It’s about embedding it into how work gets done, in a way that holds up across the firm and for clients.”

With Vincent deployed firmwide and an ever-expanding Stradley Labs building AI fluency at all levels, Stradley Ronon is establishing a model for how law firms can integrate AI with the structure, discipline, and long-term commitment the profession demands.

For more information, visit www.clio.com/enterprise.

About Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies — from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations — achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel. With offices coast to coast, our lawyers seamlessly address the full spectrum of our clients’ needs, ranging from sophisticated corporate transactions to complex commercial litigation.