A law firm in the United Kingdom has announced it will reward employees with a £1-million bonus pot if they hit one million Microsoft Copilot prompts.
Shoosmiths announced the new initiative as part of the company’s move to reward AI utilisation to provide better client services.
“The firm has set a clear and ambitious annual target: one million Microsoft Copilot prompts to unlock a £1m bonus pot for staff in its new financial year,” the company said in a media release.
Meeting the million-prompt target
According to the law firm, the target can be “comfortably exceeded” if every Shoosmiths colleague uses Copilot four times per working day. Usage of Microsoft Copilot will be tracked and shared across the firm, with monthly updates to encourage collaboration and learning.
The reward, which is part of the organisation’s multi-million collegiate bonus pool, will be available to all staff once the target is achieved.
But David Jackson, chief executive of Shoosmiths, clarified that their programme was not initiated just to get employees to use AI for the sake of it, but to recognise their role in using the technology.
“This is not just about how many times someone uses AI — it’s about how well we use it and the benefits it will have for our clients,” Jackson said in a statement. “We’re giving our people the tools, the space and the encouragement to explore what’s possible — together. And that’s where the real power lies.”
