Australian legal AI
Macpherson Kelley rolls out Harvey after a year-long pilot
Macpherson Kelley is expanding Harvey across its practice. Lessons for Australian firms on pilots, workflow testing and the cost of implementation.
Published · Announced 2 September 2026
For managing partners and practice leaders considering legal AI
Harvey reported on 2 September that Australian commercial firm Macpherson Kelley is rolling out its platform across its lawyers and eight practice groups after a year-long pilot and evaluation of competing products.
The vendor says its customer success and legal engineering teams worked onsite with the firm to identify use cases and develop practice-specific workflows. The announcement does not publish a measured return on investment or an independent comparison of the products tested.
Our assessment
Buy the implementation, as well as the licence
The transferable lesson is the work around adoption. A smaller firm can run a narrower pilot, but still needs agreed tasks, lawyer review and someone responsible for turning useful experiments into repeatable practice. Another firm’s selection is a useful reference point, not evidence that the same product fits your matters or budget.
Key takeaways for your firm
- Choose recurring tasks from the practice groups that will actually use the system.
- Compare the time spent checking and correcting outputs, as well as drafting time.
- Include training, workflow design and ongoing support in the buying decision.
Read the original sources
- Harvey: Macpherson Kelley rollout · 2 September 2026
Sources checked 8 September 2026. Prepared with AI assistance from the linked sources. Our assessment and takeaways are editorial guidance, not findings reported by the publishers.
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