Global legal AI platform Harvey has made its first move into Australian legal education, partnering with two of the nation’s leading universities to bring its Law Schools Program into the classroom.
Harvey has entered the Australian legal education landscape by expanding its Law Schools Program to the University of Sydney Law School and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) faculty of law.
The program will be available at both universities from the start of the 2026 academic term in February, allowing law students to begin using the platform as part of their studies.
In a statement, the global legal AI provider described the university partnerships as part of its wider expansion across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, a strategy that has already seen the opening of a regional office in Sydney and the establishment of a local support team.
Harvey is currently used by more than 35 law schools across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, with Australia now joining the list.
Through these partnerships, students and faculty at UTS and the University of Sydney will gain hands-on access to Harvey’s advanced legal AI platform, integrating cutting-edge technology into their learning and professional development.
The Law Schools Program that will be available through the partnership aims to equip students with the “practical skills, professional judgement, and ethical awareness” needed to use AI responsibly in contemporary legal practice.
Professor Fleur Johns, a professor at the University of Sydney Law School, explained that the partnership will integrate responsible AI use into the curriculum, providing students with hands-on experience in legal technology while cultivating the critical judgement and ethical awareness they will need to lead the legal profession in the future.
“Partnering with Harvey allows us to further integrate the discerning and responsible use of AI into our curriculum, so students can meaningfully engage with legal use cases while also developing critical judgement about AI’s limitations,” Johns said.
“By familiarising students with Harvey in an educational context, and ensuring equitable student access to this system, we are helping them build the capabilities they will need to use legal technology thoughtfully, ethically, and in service of high-quality legal practice.
“After all, as a law school, we have a responsibility to prepare students not just for today’s legal practice, but for the profession they will want to lead in the future.”
Acting dean of UTS Law, Professor Tracey Booth, emphasised the importance of equipping students to understand both the opportunities and limitations of AI, ensuring that future legal professionals are not only technically proficient but also ethically informed in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
“Our partnership with Harvey underscores our commitment to preparing future legal professionals for a rapidly evolving technological landscape,” Booth said.
“As legal educators, we have a responsibility to ensure our students not only understand the opportunities and limitations of generative AI in legal practice but also develop the skills to use these tools ethically and effectively.
“By providing access to advanced platforms like Harvey, we can equip our students with the confidence and competence to lead in the responsible integration of technology within the profession.”
Ashleigh Whittaker, Harvey’s Australian country manager, stressed that giving law students the opportunity to experiment with AI for research, drafting, and analysis helps them develop more thoughtful and strategic approaches to using the technology in their future legal work.
“AI is reshaping the legal industry, and so it is essential for law students to have early, meaningful access to advanced legal AI so that they can learn to apply it thoughtfully, ethically, and effectively as part of their professional development,” Whittaker said.
“We’re excited that University of Sydney and UTS will become the first Australian partners in the Harvey Law Schools Program in Australia, joining dozens of other leading global institutions at the forefront of educating future legal leaders on advanced legal AI.”
