AI case study

Ballard SpahrLegal research and drafting

Lawyers lost weeks to nonbillable research. Now, AI scans 2,500 docs to cut research time by 60%, saving $2M in unplanned losses.

Published|10 months ago

Key results

Unplanned Loss Savings
~$2M
Research Time Reduction
60%
Saved Per Proposal
~2 hours

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The story

Context

A national law firm specializing in high-stakes intellectual property litigation required its legal teams to balance complex casework with time-intensive administrative obligations.

Challenge

Attorneys spent significant nonbillable hours manually searching through thousands of documents to craft research-intensive proposals, creating...

Solution
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The company

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Ballard Spahr

ballardspahr.com

National law firm for litigation, corporate transactions, and finance.

IndustryProfessional Services
LocationPhiladelphia, PA, USA
Employees1K-5K
Founded1885

The implementation partner

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Neudesic

neudesic.com
Role in this case study

Helped Ballard Spahr build custom AI tools Ask Ellis and Ballard X-Ray for legal research.

IndustryTechnology
LocationIrvine, CA, USA
Employees1K-5K
Founded2002

The vendor

Enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and consumer electronics platform.

IndustrySoftware & Platforms
LocationRedmond, WA, USA
Employees100K+
Founded1975

Use case

Ballard Spahr's Legal research and drafting is part of this use case:

Legal Research
75 case studies(+100% YoY)
Proven impact?
LowModerateVery Strong
3.5Moderate
3.3Moderatewithin Professional Services
3.6Moderatewithin Legal & Compliance

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