Innovation
SmartAI in Your World
Embracing new technology is in our DNA, but our approach to client service never changes:
We put relationships first.
Innovation Rooted in Relationships
Innovation at ArentFox Schiff is not a recent initiative. It is a long-standing part of how we serve clients. From being one of the first law firms on the internet to establishing the first major law firm presence in the Metaverse, we have consistently engaged with emerging technologies before they become mainstream. We were also early to recognize AI’s potential to reshape the legal industry, publishing the first comprehensive series of industry white papers examining AI’s legal impact across 16 sectors.
But we don’t pursue innovation for its own sake. We embrace new technologies because they help us better anticipate what’s next for our clients. As industries evolve and new challenges emerge, we combine forward-thinking tools with practical legal insight to help clients navigate change with confidence.
Today, FoxAI represents the latest chapter in that journey. Our AI strategy is grounded in the experience, judgment, and relationships that clients have always relied on. AI amplifies what our attorneys already provide: insight shaped by thousands of matters, the discernment to know when a detail matters, and trusted relationships that no algorithm can replicate. By pairing leading technology with human expertise, we continue a tradition of innovation that has defined our firm for decades.
The FoxAI Methodology
FoxAI is ArentFox Schiff’s multi-tool approach to applying AI in practical, industry-specific ways that complement how layers work and strengthen client service.
A single tool is not a strategy. What matters is how you leverage those tools.
Every industry is different. That’s why clients need tailored legal counsel that also draws from the entire firm’s capabilities. FoxAI allows for a targeted, practical application of tech tool that are customized to each industry’s needs.
Security Secure data repositories allow attorneys to apply domain-specific knowledge into custom, industry-specific workflows.
Training Required AI training for attorneys and staff, focused not only on how to use AI tools, but how to think about generative AI tactically and strategically.
Testing A dedicated Innovation team that applies a disciplined testing model: think big, start small, test fast, and learn from every iteration.
Time Creditable time for AI learning and experimentation, a reflection of our belief that innovation is part of the work, not a side project.
Evaluation A curated mix of licensed third-party AI platforms, continuously evaluated as the technology landscape evolves.
Internal Resources Practical adoption support, including internal programming and resources designed to help attorneys identify use cases, improve workflows, and bring AI-enabled insights to client matters.
Supporting deal structuring, naming-rights matters, and name, image and likeness (NIL) disputes with AI-assisted research and analysis that moves at the speed of the sports industry.
Advising global fashion brands on intellectual property and ownership issues that come with AI-generated designs and utilizing intelligence on lease terms to guide structuring of retail leases.
Cross-referencing historical lease terms and deal structures to provide clients with a data-driven advantage in negotiations.
Supporting organizations with AI-enhanced research, governance analysis, compliance reviews, and workflow tools tailored to their unique operational and regulatory needs.
Prometheus Project
Our commitment to innovation that serves our clients is embodied in the Prometheus Project, an associate development program that trains the firm’s next generation of leaders to question traditional approaches and bring entrepreneurial thinking into legal practice. Building on a culture where “Is there a better way to do this?” is a question that attorneys are already wired to ask, the Prometheus Project helps the firm create an ideas lab where those ideas can take root and flourish to deliver better client service.
One of the First From being one of the first law firms on the internet to establishing the first major law firm office in the Metaverse.
Advanced Engagement ArentFox Schiff has consistently engaged with emerging technologies before they become mainstream.
First Industry White Papers With an early recognition of AI’s potential to transform the delivery of legal services, the firm published the first comprehensive industry white papers on AI’s legal impact across 16 sectors.
FoxAI The latest chapter in the firm’s technology journey.
