On the surface, AI adoption is high and firms are thriving
Mid-sized law firms appear to be ahead on AI maturity. Most have gone beyond simply trying out the technology; instead, they’ve taken a more deliberate, structured approach, with 60% establishing formal AI policies, and 38% actively encouraging staff to use AI in their…

Research: productivity and well-being
Recent research suggests a strong link between productivity and well-being. If lawyers are inefficient, they tend to spend more time on low-value tasks and are more likely to feel overwhelmed and burn out.
At the same time, law firm AI adoption is accelerating, particularly among mid-sized firms. While burnout and…

Why the billable hour alone no longer works
Let’s be honest: The billable hour has always been a leaky bucket. While it’s treated as the gold standard for legal pricing strategies, only a fraction of recorded hours actually becomes collected cash.
Lawyers face losses at multiple points in the revenue funnel, across utilization, realization,…

Can AI summarize legal documents?
The short answer is yes: Among AI’s best use cases in law is summarizing legal documents. It isn’t, however, foolproof, and its performance depends largely on the chosen tool. Any tool’s capabilities and limitations are best understood by viewing legal AI summarization as a spectrum:

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How lawyers are using AI in legal practice today
Clients might be most concerned about AI use for substantive legal work, but that’s not the only area where lawyers are using AI. In fact, there are many AI use cases for lawyers. AI powers legal technologies that improve every stage of the client lifecycle…

The facts behind United States v. Heppner
The defendant, Heppner, was under federal indictment for wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. When investigators executed a search warrant on his home, they seized 31 documents among other materials.
His counsel flagged those documents as protected, either under attorney-client privilege or as work…

The operational bottleneck limiting law firm growth
Running a law firm today means managing far more than legal work. Beyond substantive matter work, your team juggles new client intake, appointment scheduling, payment follow-ups, status updates, and the steady stream of questions that clients expect answered.
Each of these tasks is manageable on its…