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2026 State of the U.S. Legal Market: AI Investment, Client Power, and Billing Pressure

The 2026 ๐‘น๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ผ.๐‘บ. ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ๐’†๐’•, published annually by the Thomson Reuters Institute and the ...
Attorney at Workโ€™s Top Legal AI and Legal Tech Articles of 2025

Attorney at Workโ€™s Top Legal AI and Legal Tech Articles of 2025

Fifteen years ago, Attorney at Work (AAW) began publishing โ€œone really good idea every dayโ€ for lawyers and legal professionals, ...
Is 2026 the Year the Legal Industry Finally Moves Beyond the Billable Hour?

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Anyone who has spent time in the legal industry, particularly in the business of law, has heard repeated predictions about ...
From Shadow IT to Strategy Managing Citizen Developers in the AI Era

From Shadow IT to Strategy: Managing Citizen Developers in the AI Era

AI is enabling a variety of new skills and forcing the hand of those reluctant to change or take individual ...
Why 40% of Legal Professionals Still Misunderstand eDiscovery

Why 40% of Legal Professionals Still Misunderstand eDiscovery

Solvaire Technologies has been guiding law departments and in-house teams on eDiscovery strategies and technologies for the last 25 years, ...
How Legal Professionals Are Using ChatGPT and Other AI Tools Today

Which AI Tools Are Lawyers Using Most? Insights from a New Legal Tech Poll

The latest 80/20 Principleย column by highly respected attorney and legal tech veteran Ernie Svenson ๐Ÿ˜Ž highlights AI tools for lawyers ...
Legal Technology and AI Practical and Ethical Insights from Thomson Reuters

Legal Technology and AI: Ethical and Practical Guidance from Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters has long been a reliable source for legal industry insights, surveys, and trend analysis, so the launch of ...
Why AI Access Is Expanding Across the Legal Tech Industry

Bloomberg Law 2026 Report Highlights Litigation, Corporate, and AI Trends

While most of us have wrapped up our summer reading lists, it may be time to consider some winter selections ...
Legal Tech AI Pricing Is Changing: What Legaltech Hubโ€™s Latest Report Reveals

Legal AI Trends: Funding, M&A, and the Shift Toward Affordable GenAI

Legaltech Hub Hub (LTH), a trusted source for legal tech insights, analysis, and advisory, just published an insightful piece on ...
ChatGPT Matches Legal AI Tools in Legal Research Accuracy, Study Finds

ChatGPT Matches Legal AI Tools in Legal Research Accuracy, Study Finds

Vals AI, a provider of AI evaluation and benchmarking studies for large language models (LLMs), shared its recentย VLAIR โ€“ Legal ...
How AI Is Becoming Standard in Law Firm Workflows

How AI Is Becoming Standard in Law Firm Workflows

A recent Attorney at Work article reinforced what weโ€™ve long known at Solvaire: integrating AI into law firm workflows isnโ€™t ...
How GenAI Is Pulling Legal Tech Into the Cloud 100 Spotlight

How GenAI Is Pulling Legal Tech Into the Cloud 100 Spotlight

Traditionally seen as a laggard and extremely risk-averseย in tech adoption, the legal industry is starting to turn a corner with ...
Top 10 Gartner Technology Trends for 2026 and What They Mean for AI Strategy

Top 10 Gartner Technology Trends for 2026 and What They Mean for AI Strategy

Industry analyst Gartner recently unveiled its top 10 strategic technology trends for 2026, providing guidance for technology leaders navigating an ...
ILTA Fall 2025 Issue Highlights AI, Leadership, and Change in Legal Technology

ILTA Fall 2025 Issue Highlights AI, Leadership, and Change in Legal Technology

The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) connects more than 24,000 legal technology professionals worldwide through peer networking, education, and shared ...
How ChatGPT Is Being Used in 2025: New Research from OpenAI and Harvard

How ChatGPT Is Being Used in 2025: New Research from OpenAI and Harvard

A recent Search Engine Journal article highlights new research from OpenAI and Harvard. According to the study,ย โ€œSeeking Informationโ€ย messages now account ...
Corporate Law Departments in 2025: AI, ALSPs, and a New Definition of Value

Corporate Law Departments in 2025: AI, ALSPs, and a New Definition of Value

Drawn from more than 2,400 interviews with corporate general counsel (GCs), the Thomson Reuters Instituteโ€™s 2025 ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ...
AI Lock-In: Risks and Workforce Impact by 2028

AI Lock-In: Risks and Workforce Impact by 2028

Much has been written about the skills gap between what is needed to effectively leverage GenAI tools and what todayโ€™s ...
Why ALSPs Are Driving AI Adoption in Legal Services | Solvaire Technologies

Why ALSPs Are Driving AI Adoption in Legal Services

In his recent ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’๐’“๐’… Substack newsletter, Latitude Legal's Alex Su argues that alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) are ...
AI Workflows, Metadata, and Legal Tech Innovation at ILTACON

AI Workflows, Metadata, and Legal Tech Innovation at ILTACON

The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) recently concluded its annual ILTACON conference, drawing more than 4,600 attendees from across the ...
Agentic AI Highlighted at ILTACON 2025 Legal Tech Conference

From GenAI to Agentic AI: Key Legal Tech Trends from ILTACON 2025

The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Conference, ILTACON, took place this week at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center ...
ChatGPT-5 is finally here

GPT-5 Arrives: Smarter, Faster, and Ready to Redefine What AI Can Do

ChatGPT-5 is finally here. The highly anticipated new foundational model from OpenAI is, according to the company, smarter, faster, and ...
Cover of McKinsey & Companyโ€™s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook Report highlighting Agentic AI and 12 other transformative business innovations

McKinsey 2025 Technology Trends: Agentic AI and the Future of Innovation

McKinsey & Companyโ€™s ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐‘ป๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š ๐‘ป๐’“๐’†๐’๐’…๐’” ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’•๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐‘น๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• offers a deep dive into 13 innovations poised to reshape global business ...
Explore how legal teams are using GenAI in e-discovery, saving time, and facing adoption gaps in the 2025 Innovation Report.

Generative AI in Legal Ediscovery: What the 2025 Report Reveals

The 2025 Ediscovery Innovation Report, published by Everlaw in collaboration with Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) and International Legal ...
Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about concepts in legal technology for 2025.

Agentic AI in Legal Tech: Moving Beyond Chatbots in 2025

Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about concepts in legal technology for 2025. To be ...
AI at Work: Momentum Builds, but Gaps Remain

AI At Work: Momentum Builds, But Gaps Remain

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has recently published its annualย AI at Workย global survey, spanning 11 countries and regions, and including more ...
ILTA Pulse Is Here: Where Legal Minds Meet Tech Trends

ILTA Pulse Is Here: Where Legal Minds Meet Tech Trends

Just in time to add to your summer reading list, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) has launched ILTA Pulse, ...
AI in Law and Professional Services: Key Insights from the 2025 Thomson Reuters Report

AI in Law and Professional Services: Key Insights from the 2025 Thomson Reuters Report

The newย ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐น๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  2025ย report highlights the accelerating impact of AI across the legal and other professional services ...
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Thomson Reuters 2025 Legal Report: Value Delivery and Emerging Priorities

The Thomson Reuters Instituteโ€™s 2025ย State of the Corporate Law Departmentย report draws insights from 2,400 legal leaders, C-suite executives, and compliance ...
Human Factor for In-House Legal Teams Survey

2025 AI and the Human Factor for In-House Legal Teams Survey

Contract management company DocJuris recently released its 2025ย AI and the Human Factor for In-House Legal Teams Survey, gathering insights from ...
The Real Error Is Human: AI Canโ€™t Cure Carelessness

The Real Error Is Human: AI Canโ€™t Cure Carelessness

Judges are seeing more AI-related errors in legal filings, as highlighted in a recent Above the Law article. Specifically, the ...
Artificial Intelligence Toolkit for In-house Lawyers

Artificial Intelligence Toolkit for In-house Lawyers

Last month, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) released itsย ๐‘จ๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐‘ป๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ฐ๐’-๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’˜๐’š๐’†๐’“๐’”, a comprehensive guide for legal ...
Amid disruption, how can legal departments innovate with confidence?

Amid disruption, how can legal departments innovate with confidence?

The recent 2025 EY LAW General Counsel study surveyed 1,000 General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers from organizations across 21 ...
Breaking Down Barriers: 10 Change Management Strategies to Eliminate Organizational Silos

Breaking Down Barriers: 10 Change Management Strategies to Eliminate Organizational Silos

A recent KMWorld article on how change management can address and help remove organizational silos got our attention. According to ...
How To Think About AI: A Guide For The Perplexed

How To Think About AI: A Guide For The Perplexed

Over 15 years ago, Richard Susskindโ€™s bestsellerย ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด?ย challenged legal professionals to rethink the very nature of legal services ...
2025 State of Cybersecurity Report: An In-house Perspective

2025 State of Cybersecurity Report: An In-house Perspective

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Foundation recently released its 2025 State of Cybersecurity Report, spotlighting the growing role of ...
Legal Trends Report: 2025 US Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report

Legal Trends Report: 2025 US Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report

In-depth research on midsize law firms is rare, which makes Actionstepโ€™s newly releasedย 2025 ๐‘ˆ๐‘† ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ค ๐น๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘š ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘กย a must-read ...
Legal AI Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction in Your Law Firm

Legal AI Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction in Your Law Firm

Affinity Consulting Group recently contributed a timely article to Attorney at Work, addressing some of the most pervasive myths surrounding ...
Inside Legaltech Hubโ€™s GenAI Snapshot: 505 Tools Across 18 Categories

Inside Legaltech Hubโ€™s GenAI Snapshot: 505 Tools Across 18 Categories

Everyone seems to be in the market for generative AI tools, and the legal industry is no exception. Thanks to ...
Is Your Team Ready? Meeting AI Training Requirements Under the EU AI Act

Is Your Team Ready? Meeting AI Training Requirements Under the EU AI Act

The European Union's AI Act, enforced since August 2024, reshapes workplace requirements and putsย AI literacy in the spotlight. A recent ...
Solvaire on the Cutting Edge: How AI Is Transforming e-Discovery

Solvaire on the Cutting Edge: How AI Is Transforming e-Discovery

Solvaire Technologies has been a trusted partner to in-house legal teams and outside counsel for nearly 30 years, providing innovative ...
AI Anxiety: Is It Real?

AI Anxiety: Is It Real?

AI Anxiety: Is It Real? A recent post from Attorney at Work explores a growing concern in the legal industry: ...
From Internet 101 to AI Fluency: A New Literacy Era

From Internet 101 to AI Fluency: A New Literacy Era

Last week's insightful Fast Company article discusses the rise of AI literacy. It explores how consumers, educators, employers, and even ...
Thomson Reuters Releases 2025 ALSP Report: Growth, Trends, and Whatโ€™s Next

Thomson Reuters Releases 2025 ALSP Report: Growth, Trends, and Whatโ€™s Next

Thomson Reutersโ€™ โ€œAlternative Legal Services Providers (ALSP) 2025 Report,โ€ the latest in a series of biennial reports by the Thomson ...
AI in Contract Review: 75% Growth Signals Major Shift in Legal Ops

AI in Contract Review: 75% Growth Signals Major Shift in Legal Ops

Itโ€™s no surprise that legal departments are rapidly adopting AI for contract review. LegalOn Technologiesโ€™ 2025 State of Contracting Survey ...
Evolving Legal Tech: How AI and Spatial Computing Are Redefining the Profession

Evolving Legal Tech: How AI and Spatial Computing Are Redefining the Profession

Spatial computing is merging the physical and digital world in unprecedented ways, opening up new possibilities for training. For lawyers ...
AI Dominated Legal Tech Headlines in 2024 Whatโ€™s Next for 2025?

AI Dominated Legal Tech Headlines in 2024โ€”Whatโ€™s Next for 2025?

Late last year, the popular legal tech blog LawSites published its annual "40 Most Popular Legal Tech Stories of 2024" ...
2021 in Review: Through Solvaireโ€™s LinkedIn Posts

2021 in Review: Through Solvaireโ€™s LinkedIn Posts

12 months ago, we introduced our โ€œnew and improvedโ€ website to better reflect how the Solvaire team helps companies with ...
Corporate Counsel ALSP Article Features Solvaire Leaders

Corporate Counsel ALSP Article Features Solvaire Leaders

This in-depth article on the challenges faced by Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) โ€” owned and operated by law firms ...
Christian Farmakis Smart Business article

How Alternative Legal Service Providers Can Add Efficiencies, Create Value

With companies consistently scoring law firms an average of just 2 to 3 (on a scale of 10) on the ...
Solvaire President Shares ALSP Market Predictions with Legaltech News

Solvaire President Shares ALSP Market Predictions with Legaltech News

Many attorneys, technologists, and legal experts think change in the legal ecosystem will only continue to accelerate in 2021. To ...