Hanson Bridgett Deploys Claude AI Firmwide

Hanson Bridgett LLP has launched Claude AI across its full firm, making it one of the first AmLaw 200 firms to do so.

San Francisco-based Hanson Bridgett LLP, an Am Law 200 firm with more than 200 attorneys, has adopted Anthropic's Claude platform firmwide for both attorneys and professional staff, the firm announced on June 1, 2026. The rollout covers all California offices and follows Anthropic's launch of Claude for Legal, a suite of practice-area-specific workflows and integrations built for legal platforms.

This deployment signals a broader shift in how large law firms are structuring AI adoption, not as a pilot or experiment, but as a governed, firmwide practice affecting legal and administrative work at scale.

The Rollout

Hanson Bridgett attorneys are using Claude to summarize deposition testimony and lengthy records, draft routine correspondence and memos, compare document versions, and support due diligence review in corporate transactions.

Professional staff teams across operations, marketing, HR, finance, knowledge management, and IT are also using the platform. Their use cases include drafting, editing, research, and organizational workflows.