Kirkland’s $500 Million AI Bet Isn’t About Speed. It’s About Killing the Billable Hour

Kirkland & Ellis, the first law firm in history to break $10 billion in revenue, is putting half a billion dollars of its own money into a proprietary AI platform. That's a big bold move (what else would you expect from Kirklands?) which is not to keep up with Harvey or Legora, or to shave a few hours off due diligence. It's something far more valuable. The plan is to bottle the firm’s “collective…