Overview
Jeffrey Chivers serves as Chief Executive Officer at Syllo[1][2]. Chivers holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Harvard University[10] and a J.D. from Georgetown Law[11], and has also studied at National Taiwan University[12]. Prior to the current role, Chivers worked as a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School[3], served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the U.S. Courts of Appeals[4] and U.S. District Court[6], and practiced litigation at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP[7][9], The Employment Rights Group[8], and as an independent attorney[5].
Career history
- Chief Executive OfficerSep 2019 to presentSyllo
- Visiting Lecturer in LawJan 2023 to presentYale Law School
- Judicial Law ClerkSep 2018 to Aug 2019U.S. Courts of Appeals
- Attorney (Litigation)Mar 2018 to Aug 2018Jeffrey W. Chivers
- Judicial Law ClerkJan 2017 to Jan 2018U.S. District Court
- Associate (Litigation)Jan 2016 to Jan 2017Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Attorney (Litigation)Sep 2014 to Dec 2015The Employment Rights Group
- Associate (Litigation)Sep 2012 to Sep 2014Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Education
B.A., Computer Science2007Harvard University
- J.D. at Georgetown Law2012
- National Taiwan University
Insights & ideas
Jeffrey Chivers argues that artificial intelligence is fundamentally disrupting the traditional, linear approach to litigation practice rather than simply automating discrete tasks within it [1]. His central claim is that the conventional 10-step litigation workflow that has structured legal practice for decades is breaking down under the pressure of AI capabilities [1]. He frames this moment as a competitive inflection point, suggesting that lawyers who recognize and adapt to this shift early will gain significant advantage over those who continue operating within the old paradigm [1].
This perspective positions Chivers as someone thinking about AI's impact on legal practice at a structural level, focused on how the sequence and organization of litigation work itself is being rewritten rather than treating AI as a tool bolted onto existing processes [1].
Media & appearances
- Careers and the Business of LawApple PodcastsThe Death of the 10-Step Litigation Workflow: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Legal PracticeThe way litigation has been practiced for decades is cracking - and the lawyers who see it first will win. Recorded live at Legalweek 2026, host David Cowen sits down with Jeffrey Chivers, CEO of Syllo, to unpack why AI isn't just automating legal ta
This page shows public professional information only, each fact cited. Is this you? send a correction, or ask for removal within 24 hours, no questions asked.