Pioneers of AI How Harvey is reinventing legal work with AI
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Oct 1, 2025 
Gabe Pereyra, Co-founder and President of Harvey, is on a mission to revolutionize the legal industry using AI. He discusses how Harvey’s tools assist lawyers with research and drafting, making their work more efficient. Gabe dives into the importance of pairing AI tech with legal expertise and shares insights on addressing challenges like legal data hallucinations. He highlights how AI can reshape career paths in law, enhance enterprise collaboration, and even drive new billing models, all while ensuring client confidentiality remains paramount.
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Complementary Founders Win
- Harvey was founded by an AI researcher and a legal domain expert to marry ML capability with legal workflow knowledge.
- Gabe says that combination (AI founder + legal founder) is essential to build effective vertical AI products.
Early Spark Between Roommates
- Gabe describes showing large language models to his roommate Winston who worked at a law firm and realizing law was a perfect application.
- That early experiment sparked the idea to build Harvey tailored to legal workflows.
From Associate To Legal IDE
- Harvey began as an AI associate for transactional work and evolved into a single IDE-like interface for lawyers.
- Gabe explains they expanded from single tasks to helping teams manage entire matters and collaborate with clients.