Webber Wentzel Fusion is the alternative legal services division of Webber Wentzel, delivering technology-enabled legal services to in-house legal teams and corporate clients. The division operates at the intersection of legal expertise, AI, and process improvement, providing managed services across the legal matter lifecycle and deploying multidisciplinary teams of lawyers, project managers, technology specialists, analysts, and paralegals.

Services include:

Advanced Delivery, Project Management and Flexible Resourcing
Legal project management and flexible resourcing solutions combining process improvement, technology, and data to support complex legal matters. Legal project managers coordinate across teams to deliver on time and within budget, with resourcing frameworks aligned to changing client requirements.

AI and Legal Technology Advisory
Consulting services supporting in-house legal teams in assessing, selecting, and implementing AI and legal technology tools. Services cover platform assessment and selection, vendor negotiations, business case development, ROI evaluation, and optimisation of existing technology suites. Advisory also extends to AI and legal technology adoption within Webber Wentzel on client matters.

Contract Management, Review and Analysis
A suite of contract lifecycle management services covering process and technology optimisation, end-to-end contract management from drafting to renewal, deal support, and data-driven contract insights. Services include contract lifecycle process mapping, taxonomy development, template and playbook development, and CLM system selection and configuration.

eDiscovery and Data Analysis
End-to-end eDiscovery and data analytics services covering early case assessment, data processing, document review, production, and trial preparation. Services include keyword searches, data extraction, de-duplication, visualisation, machine learning application, and management of high-profile regulatory and investigative responses.

Intelligent Document Reviews
Advanced document review services combining legal expertise with AI and machine learning. Algorithms are trained to identify key terms and common clauses across large datasets, categorise and prioritise documents by relevance, and support due diligence and obligations analysis. Legal team members are integrated into the review process throughout, with outputs delivered as clear reports highlighting key findings and trends.

Legal Operations and Process Improvement
Consulting services covering financial management, process improvement, strategic planning, cross-functional alignment, and ad hoc interim support. Services include legal spend analysis, e-billing and matter management integration, contracting process optimisation, legal operations assessments, and technology modernisation advice.

Transaction Management, Due Diligence and Virtual Data Room Support
Project management and technology services for complex transactions, covering stakeholder coordination, workstream management, transaction close processes including eSignatures, and deadline and budget tracking. Due diligence services include virtual data room configuration and support, and AI-powered document review for large-scale and complex tasks.