Legal AI Gets New Partners at RelFest Conference

CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- At its annual user conference, RelFest Chicago, legal data intelligence company Relativity announced that KPMG, Latham & Watkins LLP, Ashurst Perkins Coie, and Troutman Pepper Locke have joined the Advanced Access program for its conversational AI experience, Relativity claiR. The program, which will be led by KPMG as its first alliance partner, will help shape claiR ahead of its planned general availability in early 2027.

Relativity claiR, a conversational AI designed specifically for lawyers, gives legal practitioners a simple, intuitive way to engage with the full depth of their matter within the secure, governed AI platform where their most consequential legal data already lives. The platform, which was first announced in August 2026, will be generally available at that time, at no additional cost to users.

At RelFest Chicago, attendees can learn more about claiR and explore recent developments across Relativity's broader product and innovation portfolio. These include the recent launch of Assist, expanded Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, and Relativity's plan to bring claiR directly into Microsoft Word through the acquisition of Gavel, as well as investments in emerging legal technology innovators through its Rel Labs investment arm.

The legal record as an intelligence asset, claiR transforms complex data into actionable insights at massive scale for litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, data breach responses, and other legal use cases. A customer's Relativity claiR environment typically contains vast amounts of legal data, along with the context and work product built around it. This powerful intelligence is only valuable if teams can easily access it and put it to work. With claiR, legal teams can go from plain-language questions to finished work, exploring the record, drawing connections and producing the insights and memos that carry a matter forward.

For the participating law firms, the Advanced Access program gives practicing lawyers an opportunity to work with claiR and offer their perspectives on how conversational AI can support the realities of legal work.

The growing community shaping claiR includes A&O Shearman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, K&L Gates, and Foley & Lardner LLP, which joined the program in August 2026. When generally available, claiR is expected to be included in Relativity claiR integrated pricing at no additional cost.

At RelFest Chicago, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, attendees can learn more about claiR and explore recent developments across Relativity's broader product and innovation portfolio. These include the recent launch of Assist, expanded Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, Relativity's plan to bring claiR directly into Microsoft Word through the acquisition of Gavel, and investments in emerging legal technology innovators through its Rel Labs investment arm.