Husch Blackwell
Microsoft Copilot rollout to attorneys
Husch Blackwell reports 8,800 hours saved in 2024 with Copilot
Problem
The law firm, with more than 20 US offices, spent time on meeting notes, document review and drafting. Bios for over 100 summer associates would have taken staff up to 160 hours.
Approach
Copilot was deployed to attorneys in 2024. The firm also built Prompt Composer to query uploaded datasets and used AI transcription instead of hiring transcriptionists.
Results
8,800 hoursHours saved on routine tasks in 2024
160 hoursHours saved writing attorney bios
Takeaway
The firm reports 8,800 hours saved on routine tasks in 2024. Writing the summer associate bios alone saved 160 hours.
Categories
- Industry
- Professional services
- Business function
- Internal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Vendor's case study
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Microsoft4 Apr 2025
Microsoft describes Copilot use at the law firm. It reports hours saved on routine work and on writing bios.
Full details are in the original sources.
Added 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026