Pérez-Llorca continues on its path towards innovation with the progressive implementation of Leya, a Swedish Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) platform developed specifically for the legal sector and which provides new functionalities and significant improvements with respect to existing solutions on the market to date.
Pérez-Llorca is the first Spanish law firm to adopt this tool, which will enable large volumes of data in conversational format to be processed, and integrates legal sources and semantic models specific to the jurisdictions in which the firm operates. Leya uses multiple layers and artificial intelligence technologies to guarantee reliable and value-added results, and is integrated with document managers to ensure the confidentiality and security of information, both inside and outside the organisation.
The use of this technology will provide significant support to Pérez-Llorca’s professionals, allowing them to increase their capabilities and provide their clients with differential advice. “We are aware that the GenAI is transforming legal processes and we consider it essential that the firm is always at the forefront of technology, developing use cases that allow us to offer new and better services to our clients with the aim of increasing the value contribution of the legal function within organisations”, stated Raúl Rubio, partner of the Intellectual Property and Technology practice and member of Pérez-Llorca’s Innovation Committee.
In addition to improving results and creating more agile processes by automating tasks, Pérez-Llorca will test the Swedish tool because of the data handling security and privacy guarantees that it provides. “The confidentiality of all our matters and clients has certainly been our top priority throughout the process. After an extensive review of the main GenAI solutions available to the sector, Leya has proven to be the right tool for our objectives and needs, both in terms of efficiency and security”, underlined Andy Ramos, Intellectual Property and Technology partner and member of Pérez-Llorca’s Innovation Committee.
Leya combines state-of-the-art natural language with data retrieval technology to provide accurate and contextualised responses. The platform also allows for documentary analysis, automatic extraction of information, legal research tasks, drafting of communications and legal argumentation. In addition, the agreement with the Iberley legal database provides Leya with up-to-date information on all legislation and case law in our country, a feature not found in other similar tools.
In relation to the impact of GenAI on processes, Marisa Delgado, director of the Knowledge Management department and member of Pérez-Llorca’s Innovation Committee, emphasised that it is crucial to understand that this technology is a complementary tool to the practice of law. “The trial we have launched with Leya allows us to move forward on our digitalisation roadmap, but it is not a substitute for human experience and judgement, which remains essential to understand the context, assess nuances and make strategic decisions”.
“We are thrilled and deeply honoured to collaborate with Pérez-Llorca as the first major firm in Spain. With their esteemed reputation, rich legacy of excellence, and swift embrace of technology, we are poised to seamlessly integrate advanced legal AI into the most intricate legal tasks across diverse practice areas and legal frameworks”, affirmed Max Junestrand, CEO from Leya.
Internationally, more than 70 law firms use Leya as an additional tool for their services. With its implementation of this technological solution, Pérez-Llorca is leading the market in Spain by becoming the first law firm to start using it in its processes.
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