NE TECHNOLOGY BUREAU
NEW DELHI, JUNE 6
Artificial Intelligence is no longer confined to technology companies and research laboratories. It is now reshaping one of the world’s oldest professions — the practice of law. In a significant step towards the future of legal services, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS), one of India’s leading full-service law firms, has unveiled a proprietary AI-powered legal assistant built on Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA (https://www.dell.com/en-in/lp/dt/customer-stories-lakshmikumaran-and-sridharan-attorneys). The move marks a major milestone in the adoption of enterprise AI within India’s legal ecosystem and signals a broader transformation in how legal advice is researched, delivered and managed (https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/solutions/business-solutions/customer-stories-case-studies/lakshmikumaran-sridharan-lks-video.mp4).
- Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS) has deployed a proprietary AI legal research assistant using Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
- The platform enables lawyers to instantly access case laws, statutes, regulatory updates and institutional legal knowledge with citation-backed responses.
- The AI-powered system is helping reduce time spent on manual legal research while improving efficiency and consistency.
- LKS plans to expand into agentic AI applications, including intellectual property research and automated client-service workflows.
- The initiative positions the firm among India’s legal technology pioneers embracing enterprise AI at scale.
From Libraries to Legal Intelligence
For more than four decades, LKS has built a reputation for expertise in taxation, intellectual property, corporate law and regulatory matters.
However, the legal landscape is becoming increasingly complex. Rapidly evolving regulations, expanding case law databases and growing client expectations have made traditional legal research methods more time-consuming and resource-intensive.
Recognising the need for a technology-driven solution, the firm turned to artificial intelligence to unlock the value of its vast repository of legal knowledge.
The result is a sophisticated AI legal research assistant capable of analysing large volumes of proprietary legal information, identifying relevant precedents, summarising complex judgments and delivering accurate, citation-backed responses within seconds.
Building an AI Engine for the Legal Profession
Unlike generic AI chatbots, LKS’ legal assistant has been specifically trained to understand the firm’s internal legal corpus, regulatory databases, statutes and case law archives.
Powered by Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, the platform operates entirely on-premises, ensuring complete control over sensitive legal information and regulatory compliance requirements.
The infrastructure includes advanced Dell PowerEdge XE-Series servers equipped with NVIDIA accelerated computing technology, supported by Dell PowerScale storage systems and Dell PowerSwitch networking solutions.
This enterprise-grade architecture allows the law firm to process large-scale AI workloads while maintaining strict standards of security, governance and confidentiality.
Lawyers Spend Less Time Searching, More Time Advising
One of the most significant benefits of the AI assistant is its ability to dramatically reduce the time spent on manual legal research.
Instead of combing through thousands of pages of judgments and legal references, lawyers can now receive contextual, citation-supported insights almost instantly.
The system also enables easier access to institutional knowledge accumulated over decades, ensuring consistency in legal advice across offices and practice groups.
As a result, legal professionals can focus more on strategic thinking, advocacy and client engagement rather than routine research tasks.
The Rise of Agentic AI in Legal Practice
LKS is already looking beyond legal research.
The firm plans to introduce multiple agentic AI applications over the coming months, including intellectual property research automation, client intelligence workflows, analytics dashboards and natural language processing solutions.
A particularly promising application lies within its intellectual property practice, where lawyers currently process nearly 2,000 emails every week.
Future AI agents will be capable of understanding incoming requests, routing them intelligently and initiating actions automatically, significantly enhancing operational efficiency.
The vision is to create a fully integrated AI-enabled legal platform capable of supporting legal professionals throughout the lifecycle of a client engagement.
A Blueprint for India’s AI-Powered Professional Services Sector
According to LKS Executive Partner L Badri Narayanan, legal challenges are often complex and unstructured, requiring both consistency and speed in delivering advice.
He noted that Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA provides the computing power, scalability and security necessary to operationalise AI across the firm’s legal practice, enabling a transition from traditional research-heavy workflows to an intelligence-led advisory model.
Meanwhile, Venkat Sitaram, senior director and country head, Infrastructure Solutions Group, India, Dell Technologies. highlighted that professional services firms operate in environments where accuracy, trust and speed are paramount. Enterprise AI infrastructure, he said, helps organisations transform complex data into actionable intelligence while maintaining security and operational control.
The Future of Law Is Intelligent
As AI adoption accelerates across sectors, the legal industry is emerging as one of the most promising frontiers for enterprise innovation.
For LKS, the objective extends beyond efficiency gains. The firm envisions a future where lawyers spend less time searching for information and more time delivering nuanced legal reasoning, strategic counsel and superior client outcomes.
With AI now becoming an indispensable legal colleague rather than merely a technological tool, the partnership between LKS and Dell Technologies may well offer a glimpse into the future of legal services in India.
