AI & Legal Innovation

We recognise AI and technology as strategic drivers that elevate speed, quality, and consistency of our work, delivering greater value to clients. Technology has long been central to our practice. Our lawyers and business services teams deploy AI through focused, high-impact use cases on live matters and in daily operations. We continue to refine our processes to ensure AI is used responsibly and in line with our professional standards.

Early Case Assessment and Issue Analysis

Through eDiscovery platforms with built-in AI capabilities and advanced LLM models, we bring speed and structure to early case assessment. Large datasets are rapidly ingested and organised, enabling AI-assisted chronology building and issue mapping. Counsel reviews and validates all outputs, delivering faster, more structured merits assessment without compromising legal rigour.

Cross-Examination and Advocacy Preparation

With our proprietary cross-examination simulator, our teams test strategies against AI-generated witness and expert personas in a controlled environment, identifying weaknesses and refining themes and tactics in real time. We leverage AI tools to support the review of expert materials and the drafting of advocacy scripts, enabling rapid, informed iteration.

Multilingual Drafting and Review

We use AI and LLM models to support multilingual workflows, including translation checks, multilingual research, foreign-law materials retrieval, and bilingual drafting for internal documentation. Fee-earners and business services deliver higher-quality outputs with greater accuracy, while reducing turnaround times.

Our approach to AI and technology is guided by core principles that ensure that our professional judgment and ethical duties are paramount:

Judgment first: AI is used to support but never replace the professional judgment of Three Crowns lawyers. All AI-assisted material is subject to rigorous human review and verification.

Confidentiality and Privacy: We deploy AI tools and technology within a secure, enterprise-grade environment to protect client confidentiality and data privacy. We do not use public-facing AI tools for client work, and client data is never used to train public models.

Purpose-driven innovation: We adopt AI and technology selectively, focusing on tools that deliver tangible value to our clients and our practice, not for the sake of technology itself.

Verifiable and accountable: We are accountable for our work product, regardless of the tools used. Any AI-generated legal research, analysis and like work must be verified by our lawyers against primary sources.

Transparency and client partnership: We are transparent with our clients about our use of AI and will partner with you to ensure our tools and practices align with clients’ specific data governance, consent, and risk requirements.

Trained, responsible use: Our Generative AI Policy and mandatory training programmes are designed to mitigate risk such as bias, “hallucinations” and inaccuracy. Our lawyers are trained to treat AI outputs as an unverified first draft, never as a substitute for professional analysis and judgment.

These principles reflect our commitment to prudent innovation. We actively contribute to thought leadership on AI to advance innovation and promote responsible use. We focus on leveraging AI to streamline complex tasks and deliver high-quality advice and services to our clients.

Specific firmwide safeguards relating to Data Protection, Confidentiality, and Governance

We implement the following safeguards across all AI tools deployed at the firm:

• Human review and oversight. AI outputs are never treated as final work product. All AI-assisted analysis, drafting, and research is reviewed by qualified lawyers before being shared with clients or filed with tribunals. Our internal AI usage policy requires practitioners to verify the accuracy of any AI-generated content and to exercise independent professional judgment at every stage.
• No training on client data. All AI platforms we use are deployed under enterprise-level agreements that contractually prohibit the provider from using any inputs or outputs to train, fine-tune, or otherwise improve its models. Client data is processed solely to generate the requested output.
• Data encryption and handling. Data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest. Our data-handling practices are consistent with applicable data protection regulations, including the GDPR and UK GDPR.
• Firmwide AI governance. We maintain a comprehensive AI usage policy that is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect evolving best practices and regulatory guidance.

We are committed to leading the profession in the responsible use of AI and legal innovations. Our training is anchored in the firm’s core guardrails – data boundaries, model governance, review-by-counsel, and client-consent principles – ensuring every use of AI aligns with arbitral guidance and evolving regulatory standards.

Generative Legal

Three Crowns is the co-founder, alongside Stanford CodeX (The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics) of Generative Legal, an exclusive gathering of senior in-house counsel, law firm partners, legal technologists and academics for candid, off-the-record discussions around how generative AI is reshaping legal practice.

Continuing Firmwide Experimentation

Innovation comes from our people. We run global, firmwide initiatives that invite ideas across seniority, role, and geography, encouraging teams to experiment with practical applications of AI in their day-to-day work. We are committed to fostering a culture of innovation, curiosity, and responsible, ethical use of AI across the firm.

Bespoke Internal Training for Lawyers and Business Services

We invest in tailored, multi-module programmes designed specifically for international arbitration practice and our business services teams. Co-designed and delivered by leading experts in the field, we build the skills and judgment our people need to use AI confidently, responsibly, and in line with professional and ethical standards.

GenAI CLE and Training for Clients

We pride ourselves as a leader in AI and innovation.

We offer clients Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and bespoke training that provide practical insights on how AI is reshaping international arbitration and the broader dispute-resolution landscape.

Our programmes support clients and in-house teams in navigating emerging legal and regulatory issues – including risk management, compliance, and responsible use of AI – tailored to their industry, matters, and objectives.

Beyond training, we also work with a world-leading law school to deliver external-facing forums and initiatives that advance dialogue on AI and innovation in international arbitration.

Engage with us

Existing and prospective clients who wish to explore tailored GenAI training, CLE programmes, or advisory support on the legal and regulatory dimensions of AI and emerging technologies, please contact the relevant relationship partner or Hugh Carlson.