Harvey vs Septeo

Legora and Harvey Launch Nearly Identical 'Intake' Products

Two legal AI startups, Legora and Harvey, launched nearly identical products named 'Intake' within a day of each other. Both target in-house corporate legal departments, serving as a central entry point for legal requests. Legora launched first, integrating with Slack, while Harvey launched with design partners Carvana, GE Aerospace, and Dentsu. The coincidence caused commentary and speculation about trademark protection, but 'Intake' is considered a descriptive term. This reveals intense competition to expand beyond law firms into corporate legal teams, a largely untapped market. Harvey claims partnerships with over 1,600 legal departments, and Legora is growing in the UK. Both companies have raised significant funding, with Harvey valued at $15.6 billion and Legora negotiating a valuation over $10 billion. OpenAI and other contract management vendors also compete in this space.

• Legora and Harvey launched nearly identical products named 'Intake' within one day of each other.
• Legora’s 'Intake' is available in Slack; Harvey’s 'Intake' was developed with Carvana, GE Aerospace, and Dentsu.
• Harvey works with over 1,600 legal departments, including five of the ten largest US companies.

Legora and Harvey Launch Similar Legal AI Products 'Intake'

In a striking coincidence, legal AI startups Legora and Harvey launched nearly identical products named "Intake" within a day of each other. Both products target in-house legal departments, acting as a central "front door" for legal requests. Legora's Intake, already available in Slack, uses an AI agent to triage requests and draft responses. Harvey's version captures requests from existing tools and integrates with its contract analysis tool, developed with Carvana, GE Aerospace, and Dentsu. The launch sparked commentary and mockery online, though legal disputes over the name are considered unlikely. Behind the timing lies fierce competition to expand into corporate legal teams. Harvey claims over 1,600 in-house legal teams as clients, while Legora's corporate business is growing rapidly. Both companies are engaged in a financial race, having raised significant funding at multi-billion-dollar valuations.

• Legora and Harvey launched nearly identical legal AI products called 'Intake' within one day.
• Harvey developed Intake with in-house legal teams at Carvana, GE Aerospace, and Dentsu.
• Harvey raised $550 million at a valuation of $15.6 billion in September.

Run Custom Harvey Agents Directly in Word

Harvey announced the launch of Custom Agents for Word, allowing teams' custom agents built in Agent Builder to run directly in the Harvey for Word Add-in. The agents can perform tasks like NDA review, redlining, summarization, and post-review memos using the user's own standards directly in open Word documents. Users can apply suggestions as tracked changes, and agents stay in sync with web app updates. Availability requires the Harvey for Word Add-in, installable via Microsoft AppSource or through an IT team.

• On September 23, 2026, Harvey launched Custom Agents for Word, integrating custom agents built in Agent Builder into the Harvey for Word Add-in.
• Custom agents can run against open Word documents for tasks such as NDA review, redlining, document summarization, and post-review memos.
• Agent suggestions are inserted as tracked changes, enabling users to apply, apply with comment, or discard each suggestion in Word.

Legal Suite dévoile sa nouvelle solution d’IA juridique : LISA, votre paralégale augmentée

Septeo's Legal Suite launches LISA, a new legal AI solution described as an 'augmented paralegal'.

Septeo Legal : la plateforme IA pensée pour les avocats

Septeo Solutions Avocats has launched Septeo Legal, an integrated AI platform designed for law firms that unifies practice management, legal drafting, and contextual AI. The solution connects directly to case files, Légifrance, and Lexbase's database of over 6 million court rulings to automate document processing and draft preparation. Built with data hosted in France and supporting open interoperability via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Septeo Legal aims to save lawyers up to one week per month.

• Septeo Legal integrates case management, legal production, and contextual AI within a single platform.
• The platform connects to Légifrance and legal publisher Lexbase, leveraging a repository of over 6 million court decisions.
• On a standard 100-document case, Septeo estimates time savings of up to 27 hours on exhibit processing and up to 22 hours on legal research and drafting.

RevenuePilot launches Dr RM, a platform of specialized AI agents for Hotel Revenue Management

Septeo's press page now features a new press release announcing the launch of RevenuePilot's Dr RM, a platform of specialized AI agents for hotel revenue management, dated 27/10/2026.