How Deutsche Telekom Saves 5 Hours Per Week Per Attorney with Harvey

Deutsche Telekom's in-house legal team operates in one of the most complex regulatory environments in Europe, managing an expanding portfolio of products across multiple jurisdictions. Growing workloads, mounting compliance obligations, and the pressure to deliver more with leaner teams made traditional legal workflows increasingly unsustainable.

The company deployed Harvey across its German Legal, Compliance, and Data Protection departments. The rollout included tailored training, practitioner workshops, and internal engagement initiatives — including a recurring 'Prompt of the Week' programme — to accelerate adoption and build team confidence with the platform.

Lawyers applied Harvey across a range of demanding tasks: rapidly identifying critical sections in lengthy contracts (including a 200-page document analysed in one example), condensing complex regulations into actionable summaries, researching specialised legal areas, and accelerating tender response generation.

Attorneys reported reclaiming approximately five hours per week, redirecting that time toward higher-value work including strategic planning, detailed risk reviews, and complex advisory. Dr. Claudia Junker, General Counsel, described the transformation as enabling the team to navigate complexity with precision while maintaining focus on strategic value.