Intapp will develop legal-specific AI agents powered by Anthropic’s Claude, targeting compliance-sensitive workflows such as conflicts and ethical walls.
Legal operations professionals are focusing on data transparency, practical AI integration and role evolution as the function becomes more central to corporate legal strategy in 2026.
The latest U.S. employment report shows continued job growth in legal services, even as broader labor market gains were revised downward, underscoring the sector’s resilience.
US law firms used complex multinational partnership structures to limit the impact of UK tax reforms, underscoring enforcement challenges in cross border professional services taxation.
Survey data indicate that a majority of corporate legal departments plan to shift significant work away from traditional law firms to in-house teams or alternative legal service providers as cost, satisfaction and technology pressures grow.
As artificial intelligence reshapes workflows and expectations, legal operations professionals must continuously evolve processes, skills and education to remain effective rather than rely on static training.
A veteran Supreme Court advocate tested whether generative AI could outperform his own oral argument, highlighting both the promise and limits of large language models in high stakes appellate practice.
Many general counsel are being excluded from their companies’ AI strategy discussions; legal leaders can bridge that gap by asserting governance, aligning with corporate priorities and enhancing AI literacy.
California lawmakers move to require lawyers to verify AI-generated work, limit AI use in arbitration, and protect confidentiality as courts confront AI risks.
An exodus of federal government lawyers in 2025 is reshaping the U.S. legal labor market and boosting private sector hiring as agency ranks shrink and DOJ sees heavy losses.
Legal teams are accelerating AI adoption but face growing governance and oversight challenges as risk, competency gaps, and policy frameworks struggle to keep pace with rapid deployment.
