Industrial & Manufacturing|Legal Compliance|Increase Efficiency

SyngentaLegal research and drafting

Fragmented knowledge across 30 jurisdictions slowed work. Lawyers now use AI to draft and research, minimizing external counsel scope.

Jan 5, 2026|1 month ago

Key results

Annual Productivity
$18k
Power User Savings
>6 hours
Weekly Time Savings
3.6 hours

The company

Syngenta logo

Syngenta

syngenta.com

Agricultural technology and products for crop protection and seed production.

IndustryIndustrial & Manufacturing
LocationBasel, Switzerland
Employees10K-50K
Founded2000

Result highlights

  • $18,000 annual productivity gain per lawyer
  • >6 hours/week saved for power users
  • 3.6 hours/week saved per lawyer
  • 100% of users report outside counsel savings

The story

A global agriculture leader with 56,000 employees across 90 countries, managing legal operations in over 30 distinct jurisdictions.

The legal department faced a rapidly growing workload and mounting pressure to cut external spend while battling a fragmented knowledge base. Rising complexity and volume made it difficult to access critical information or handle business requests efficiently.

The organization launched a global pilot with 50 lawyers supported by weekly AI clinics, structured training, and adoption KPIs. An internal Legal AI Scouting Team facilitated expansion by promoting peer-to-peer sharing of best practices. Staff now use the system to draft contracts, summarize board meetings, and conduct regulatory research to minimize external counsel scope.

Scope & timeline

  • 2x internal user adoption in 6 months

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