Carvana Cuts Contract Drafting Time 80%, Saves 800+ Hours…

Carvana Cuts Contract Drafting Time 80%, Saves 800+ Hours with Harvey AI

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800+ hoursHours Saved Year-to-Date

80%Drafting Time Reduction

~50 hoursTime Saved Per Cycle

Vendor-reported figures — source: www.contextwindows.ai

The Challenge

As Carvana's nationwide online vehicle retail and financing business expanded, legal workloads multiplied across contracts and financings. Manual document handling created bottlenecks for the legal team, which had to navigate complex intersections of technology, finance, and regulation.

The Solution

Carvana deployed Harvey's generative AI platform to automate legal document drafting and litigation responses. Adoption reached 70+ legal professionals across the organization, shifting lawyers' focus toward higher-judgment counseling and solution design.

Results

The legal team saved 800+ hours year-to-date and cut drafting time by 80%. Each cycle now saves roughly 50 hours of attorney time.

Key Takeaways

Broad internal rollout (70+ professionals) shows in-house legal AI adoption can scale beyond a pilot team.
Automating routine drafting frees lawyers for higher-judgment counseling work.
Time savings compound significantly at scale, reaching 800+ hours in under a year.

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