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Legal AI platform Harvey has introduced a second iteration, Harvey II, that allows lawyers to begin work with their preferences already in place.
In addition to a refreshed product experience, Harvey II introduces the long-anticipated Memory, a feature that learns and retains how an individual lawyer works, from drafting style and preferred structure to citations, level of detail, and other personal preferences.
Working across Harvey, Word, and Outlook, Memory allows lawyers to start with work that is already closer to their own, rather than reshaping outputs or re-explaining preferences with every prompt.
This new feature was built after extensive consultation with legal teams and design partners on what Harvey should remember, how they should be applied, and where Memory should stop entirely.
Mallesons was among the firms that worked directly with Harvey.
“We actively partnered with Harvey on Memory because it enables our people to capture their preferences, standards and drafting approach once, then apply them consistently across matters and engagements,” Mallesons’ chief innovation officer, Michelle Mahoney, said.
“One of the most powerful unlocks is in its ability to understand how we each work, not just respond to what we ask.
“Personalisation like this makes AI feel like a genuine extension of our lawyers, rather than just another tool. Capturing our preferences and writing style means we can also reflect our clients’ needs and include them in the flow of how we work.”
Memory will be rolled out in three phases: personal Memory, which is focused on the individual lawyer; matter- and space-level Memory for shared spaces; and organisation-level Memory, enabling teams to bring together broader ways of working within appropriate boundaries.
Harvey II also introduces spaces built around a matter or project, with documents, tasks, permissions, and history all in one place.
Within these spaces, tasks can be assigned to a lawyer or an agent and move to the person responsible for the next step.
For firms, permissions and ethical walls sync directly from existing systems into the space, while usage and cost stay tied to the same matter or project. Agents can move between spaces without carrying client data.
“Harvey II’s refreshed product experience brings these pieces together around the work as it moves between lawyers and agents.
“The result: less time rebuilding context or explaining how work should be done, and more substantive legal work that can start from the right place,” Harvey said.
