This marks the entry of Harvey’s Law Schools Program into Australia
The University of Technology Sydney’s Faculty of Law and the University of Sydney Law School have adopted Harvey’s legal AI platform in the expansion of the legaltech company’s Law Schools Program to Australia.
The Law Schools Program will be launched at the start of the academic term in February. Both students and faculty will be given access to the Harvey platform for education and professional practice training.
“Partnering with Harvey allows us to further integrate the discerning and responsible use of AI into our curriculum, so students can meaningfully engage with legal use cases while also developing critical judgment about AI’s limitations”, said Professor Fleur Johns, University of Sydney Law School’s head. “By familiarising students with Harvey in an educational context, and ensuring equitable student access to this system, we are helping them build the capabilities they will need to use legal technology thoughtfully, ethically, and in service of high-quality legal practice”.
The program has been designed to cater to the building of students’ practical skills, professional judgment and ethical awareness in relation to using AI for legal practice.
“As legal educators, we have a responsibility to ensure our students not only understand the opportunities and limitations of generative AI in legal practice but also develop the skills to use these tools ethically and effectively. By providing access to advanced platforms like Harvey, we can equip our students with the confidence and competence to lead in the responsible integration of technology within the profession”, UTS Law acting dean Tracey Booth said.
Harvey’s Australia country manager, Ashleigh Whittaker, explained that law students needed to have “early, meaningful access” to legal AI so that they could learn to use AI “thoughtfully, ethically, and effectively” in line with their professional development.
Harvey’s Law Schools Program has been implemented in over 35 law schools across the US, UK and Europe. Last September, the legaltech company launched its first APAC office in Sydney.
