The opening comes just days after Harvey announced it had raised $200m at a valuation of $11bn.

Harvey, the legal infrastructure start-up for law firms and in-house teams, today officially opened its Dublin office on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. The company plans to grow its Dublin team to more than 40 employees over the next two years.

Harvey had announced the establishment of a Dublin office back in January with initial plans for the creation of 20 roles in its first year. It is currently actively hiring for legal and sales roles in Dublin.

Just last week, Harvey announced it had raised $200m at a valuation of $11bn, and said the funds would be used to further develop its AI agents for legal firms and in-house legal departments, and grow the engineering teams that support them.

The funding round was co-led by returning investors GIC and Sequoia, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Elad Gil, Evantic and Kleiner Perkins.

Of the Dublin announcement, Winston Weinberg, CEO and co-founder of Harvey, said: “Today marks an important milestone in our European growth.

“We’re proud to partner with many of Ireland’s leading firms and enterprises, and establishing a permanent presence in Dublin allows us to deepen those relationships while continuing to scale across EMEA. Ireland’s strong technology ecosystem and access to exceptional talent make it the right place for us to invest for the long term.”

Harvey’s platform uses AI agents to reduce manual effort for lawyers by running complete workflows for high-volume and increasingly complex tasks, according to the company, which has now raised more than $1bn to date.

“Dublin has a deep pool of experienced, internationally minded professionals, across key operational functions,” said Katie Burke, chief operating officer at Harvey, and former chief people officer at Hubspot.

“Having previously built teams here, I’ve seen the quality of talent first-hand. As we expand our operational footprint in EMEA, Ireland provides the expertise and infrastructure to help us scale effectively and sustainably.”

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, TD welcomed the opening, saying it highlights Ireland’s growing influence in the global AI space.

“This investment reflects the momentum within Ireland’s AI ecosystem and the significant opportunity it presents for high-value job creation and innovation,” he said.

Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland, added: “AI is a key focus area for IDA Ireland and this decision by Harvey highlights Ireland’s strengths as a location for investment in innovative technology.”

The legal-tech sector is one that is growing ever more competitive. Canadian AI legal-tech Clio officially opened its new office in Dublin’s docklands last November, having had a base in Ireland since 2013. Days before, it announced a $500m raise. Clio plans to expand its Dublin team from 60 to more than 100 employees, adding new roles across research and development, AI innovation and go-to-market functions.

Norwegian software company Newcode will also open a Dublin office after raising more than $6.5m last week, adding to its existing locations in the US and Europe.

And last November, Ireland and UK-based company TrialView secured $4.1m in a growth funding round led by Elkstone Ventures.

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