MCP Becomes the Interoperability Standard Firms Cannot Ignore
Artificial Lawyer's analysis of 2 June, authored by Liam Reid (Legatics), frames MCP as the standard that determines whether AI can act across a firm's system stack or only produce output in isolation.
BY TRANSATLANTIC DESK · JUNE 3, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Artificial Lawyer's analysis of 2 June, authored by Liam Reid (Legatics), frames MCP as the standard that determines whether AI can act across a firm's system stack or only produce output in isolation. iManage launched MCP Server on 14 May; NetDocuments is moving in the same direction; Legora has staked out its Agentic OS announcement; and Harvey continues to expand workflow agents. Legatics has published a vendor-neutral guide ("The Connected Law Firm") with integration patterns, a procurement checklist, and a 90-day plan. The practical implication for trans-Atlantic firms: systems bought, renewed, or decommissioned over the next 18 months will either be MCP-enabled or they will structurally limit what AI can do with firm knowledge.