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The New London Gold Rush: Why Top Solicitors Are Ditching City Firms for Legal AI

Posted on January 14, 2026

In a bid to attract top legal talent from London, the OpenAI-backed legal AI startup Harvey is ramping up recruitment by offering elite solicitors lucrative packages that include equity and spending money for sabbaticals, as it races to revolutionize the industry.

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