Husch Blackwell announced a firmwide rollout of Legora, expanding access to the AI platform across the firm. The announcement said the rollout was part of a broader technology expansion and that the firm planned to use the platform to support legal professionals with collaborative AI-enabled work. A few days later, the firm formalized the effort through the Transformation Office led by Joanna Penn.

A&O Shearman opened applications for Fuse Cohort 10, continuing its LegalTech incubator program for startups and emerging companies working on legal innovation. The firm said the cohort would begin in May 2026 and that the program would give participants access to the firm’s lawyers, clients, and broader network in London, San Francisco, and remotely. Fuse has been led publicly by Shruti Ajitsaria, head of Fuse, who has described the platform as a client-centered innovation e

Ogletree Deakins held an inaugural AI bootcamp for first-year associates, a move that signaled a more structured approach to AI training and adoption inside the firm. The report surfaced so far did not clearly identify a female-led announcement, but the bootcamp itself was a concrete AI initiative aimed at building baseline fluency among new lawyers. Oct. 29, 2025

Husch Blackwell’s newly created Transformation Office functions as both an innovation operating unit and a firmwide deployment mechanism for AI and process change. The office’s remit includes practice innovation, strategic delivery, and data science and AI, giving Joanna Penn a central role in the firm’s technology and transformation agenda.