Sydney and UTS Law Schools Get Free Access to Legal AI Tool Harvey
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 20 Jan 2026
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- Australian
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- 20 Jan 2026, 06:15 am
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Students at the prestigious departments will have access to the specialist legal artificial intelligence platform in the hope students don’t get left behind.
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The article highlights a significant collaboration between the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney, providing law students with free access to the legal AI platform Harvey. This initiative aims to equip future lawyers with essential AI skills and prevent a scenario where they become overly reliant on technology they cannot comprehend. By integrating AI into their curriculum, these institutions underscore the importance of technological literacy in legal education, which is increasingly crucial as AI systems become prevalent across various industries. This development reflects a proactive approach in Australian higher education to adapt to emerging AI technologies, though it primarily focuses on educational rather than existential or catastrophic AI risks.
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CompaniesProfessional ServicesLegal professionPrint articleJanek DrevikovskyLegal affairs reporterJan 20, 2026 – 4.00pmTwo top Sydney law schools will give their students full access to specialist legal artificial intelligence platform Harvey this year and increasingly use it in their teaching as part of a push to avoid a future where lawyers are slaves to a technology they don’t understand.The University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney are the first Australian universities to partner with Harvey’s developer, which opened a Sydney office last year and has given the two law schools free access to its technology.Loading...Janek Drevikovsky is The Australian Financial Review’s legal affairs reporter.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreLegal professionAIUniversity Of SydneyUniversityFetching latest articles