A second deal is reported but not confirmed by the firm. A Draftwise blog post says Jones Day is partnering with Draftwise to deploy the Ontonomi legal ontology across the firm. Draftwise, a contract drafting and negotiation platform founded in 2020 and co-founded by former Palantir engineering leaders James Ding and Emre Ozen, has not been matched with a statement from Jones Day in the coverage reviewed. The firm has not disclosed financial terms, contract length, or rollout timelines for either vendor. A Law360 roundup published October 30 covers the Legora deal and also lists legal operations, HR, and vendor hires and acquisitions, but the specifics of those items are not reported here.
Large firms are moving AI from pilots to firm-wide use, and Jones Day's pairing of vendors shows they are increasingly choosing several at once rather than standardizing on one. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is rolling out Legora globally after a pilot with more than 1,300 lawyers across 18 practice teams. Legora says it crossed $200 million in ARR less than six months after reaching $100 million, and that it closed a $550 million Series D at a $5.55 billion valuation. Kirkland & Ellis's AI investment commitment reached $500 million earlier this year, the largest disclosed by any law firm. A new Clio report links rising AI adoption to higher billable hours. Attorneys should watch how their firms handle confidentiality and data terms in firm-wide deployments, and how multi-vendor stacks affect billing and training.