Osborne Clarke launches standalone AI venture Justima

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London-headquartered law firm Osborne Clarke LLP has spun out its AI-driven regulatory monitoring business, Justima, as a standalone company. The new venture launched with five employees and plans to grow, as reported by Law.com.

The project emerged from the firm’s strength in regulatory monitoring, according to Osborne Clarke international CEO Omar Al-Nuaimi. Al-Nuaimi pointed to growing client expectations around the role of AI, particularly as legal and compliance teams face increasing workloads, and are looking for tools that can take on some of that burden. Justima is designed to provide AI-generated summaries of regulatory developments using agentic AI tools to monitor more than 200 legal and regulatory sources, with a particular focus on EU institutions and national regulators across Europe.

According to Osborne Clarke managing partner Gereon Abendroth, the decision to separate Justima from the firm reflected the different nature of the offering. Abendroth noted: “It is not a law firm operating model, it's a tech offering, and that doesn't really sit well in the structures of a law firm.”

Both Justima and Osborne Clarke have noted plans to continue to experiment with new and expanded uses of AI. Co-founder and CEO Alexander Lilienbeck said Justima already uses Claude Code in its internal software development and has introduced AI-powered systems to handle tasks such as arranging product demos for prospective customers.

Abendroth said Osborne Clarke may be able to apply some of the lessons from Justima’s use of AI in its own business operations, while Al-Nuaimi said the firm plans to keep rolling out AI tools to improve internal processes. Justima will be offered to both new clients and Osborne Clarke clients, with Abendroth adding that customers won’t be required to instruct the law firm if they later need external legal advice.