NUS Law gives students access to Harvey and Lucio AI platforms
The National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law has partnered with Harvey and Lucio, two AI platforms used by law firms globally, to provide students and faculty with hands-on experience in AI-enabled legal work. Access begins in the 2026/2027 academic year.
The move makes NUS Law the first law school in Singapore to offer institutional access to both platforms. Students will use the tools for legal research, document review, contract analysis, and memo drafting-then critically assess the output against legal authorities and their own judgment.
What students will do
Rather than learning about AI in theory, students will experience how these tools work on actual legal tasks. They may use Harvey or Lucio to break down a legal problem, summarize documents, or generate a first draft. The critical step comes next: verifying accuracy, identifying gaps, and refining the work using legal reasoning.
This approach treats AI as a tool that requires human oversight, not a replacement for legal thinking. Dean Andrew Simester said the partnerships aim to ensure "students become familiar with how such tools may be used and understand that their outputs must be assessed critically and responsibly."
Why law schools are moving on this
AI is already reshaping legal practice. Law firms use these platforms to handle routine research and document work, freeing lawyers for strategy and client advice. Law schools that don't expose students to these tools risk graduating professionals unprepared for the work they'll encounter.
Winston Weinberg, CEO of Harvey, said: "As AI reshapes the legal industry, law schools have an important responsibility to prepare students for how legal work will evolve." Vasu Aggarwal, co-founder of Lucio AI, added that the question is "whether they arrive prepared."
Implementation and support
NUS Libraries will manage access and conduct training on both platforms. The library will also integrate the tools into existing information literacy programs, ensuring students learn to use them as part of broader research skills.
Faculty will also gain access, which supports research and allows instructors to develop teaching methods that build reasoning and judgment alongside technical proficiency.
For educators considering how to prepare students for an AI-influenced profession, see AI for Education and AI for Legal.
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