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GenAI and Future Corporate Legal Work

See how 475 CLOs, GCs, counsel, and legal ops professionals view the impact of GenAI tools on legal work and careers in this new report by Everlaw and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

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Key Findings from Everlaw and the ACC

Generative AI adoption is accelerating

GenAI is no passing fad in the eyes of corporate in-house legal professionals. Nearly 40 percent of respondents say they’re already using it in their work or testing it in beta. And more than half are assessing new tools or exploring practical use cases.

Are you currently using, or planning to use, generative AI in your legal work?

Most expect meaningful impacts on legal work

Nearly half of respondents say GenAI will significantly increase legal teams' effectiveness, while another 11 percent anticipate a fundamental shift in the nature of their work. This is especially true for chief legal officers and legal ops respondents – both power users who already leverage the tool at least weekly.

What level of impact do you anticipate GenAI to have on in-house teams?

Efficiency and cost savings are already evident

Although in-house legal professionals are approaching GenAI with a healthy dose of caution, they're also broadly positive about its advantages. The top benefits reported are increased efficiency in task completion, improved client service, and cost savings.

What benefits has GenAI added to your legal work?

Legal ops professionals see brightest career future

Although in-house legal professionals generally feel unprepared for GenAI, most say they expect the tools to bring positive change to their personal careers. Legal operations professionals are most likely to express enthusiasm about AI's potential career benefits.

I am excited about the positive potential impact generative AI tools can have on my career.