2025 REPORT
State of AI
in Legal
The second comprehensive independent survey of 800 legal professionals dives into how your peers are thinking about and making the most of AI. Use these insights and recommendations to shape your organization’s–and your personal–approach.
Survey methodology
LAW FIRM RESPONDENTS
in-house respondents
independent research firm
AI is driving real business value
Nearly all legal professionals now recognize AI as a powerful business accelerant that transforms productivity from a simple “checkbox” item into an efficient, strategic tool that gets results.
AI is addressing legal’s age-old burnout problem
For three-quarters of legal professionals, AI technology offers a crucial intervention to address the profession’s wellbeing crisis by eliminating repetitive tasks and time pressures.
AI has some surprising people skills
Nearly two-thirds of legal professionals have discovered AI’s unexpected communication benefits, using the tech to enhance workplace interactions and adapt their writing for different teams and personalities across the org.
What’s inside the report?
- Introduction: What has changed in the past year?
- Part 1: The current state of AI adoption
- Part 2: The human impact of legal AI
- Part 3: Risk factors and concerns
- Part 4: AI applications across legal domains
- Part 5: Contracts: Legal AI’s most mature and trusted use case
- Part 6: Benefits of using AI for legal work
- Part 7: Next steps: Where to start using AI this year
AI is unlocking these superpowers for lawyers—but core legal expertise is more important than ever now. We’re going to see the lawyers with good judgment and curiosity rise to the top.”
Jasmine SinghGeneral Counsel, Ironclad
