Burges Salmon and Wexler roll out firm-wide legal AI partnership
Burges Salmon partners with legal tech startup Wexler to integrate AI tools for litigation, enhancing document analysis and reducing workload.Summary
Burges Salmon, a UK law firm, has established a company-wide partnership with legal tech startup Wexler to streamline litigation processes. The collaboration, announced in May 2026, builds on a successful 2024 pilot in the Dispute Resolution team. Wexler specializes in automating document-heavy tasks, such as extracting facts from unstructured data and organizing evidence chronologically, which reduces the manual burden on lawyers. Tom Whittaker, Burges Salmon's technology director, emphasized that Wexler allows teams to focus on critical case facts earlier. Wexler CEO Gregory Mostyn highlighted the platform's litigation-specific design, distinguishing it from competitors like Legora and Harvey. Unlike broader AI tools, Wexler avoids 'hallucinations' by limiting its scope to dispute resolution tasks rather than general legal research. The partnership follows Wexler's expansion to other UK firms and potential US growth, positioning it as a niche solution for complex litigation needs.
(Source：City A.M.)