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.
An RSGI study of 29 law firms and 11 in-house teams shows legal AI tools embedding in daily work, with rapid time-to-value and a growing focus on in-house impact.
A July 2025 MIT study finds 95% of enterprise AI deployments fail to deliver value. Back-office automation and vendor partnerships emerge as key to success.
Wall Street banks outline new AI risks including software hallucinations and cybercrime, emphasizing the need for robust governance to navigate these challenges.
Meta, Adobe, and Airbnb warn investors about compliance costs and legal risks under the EU AI Act, which imposes strict regulations on AI systems with hefty fines for violations.
The American Bar Association's Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence has released new guidelines to help courts integrate AI while maintaining judicial integrity.
A federal judge has ruled that ROSS Intelligence infringed on Thomson Reuters' copyrighted content, rejecting the fair use defense in a pivotal decision impacting AI legal research.
The Legal Disruptors 2025 Report from Summize found that 89% of companies use AI tools, but 53% have no formal AI mandate in place. Without structured guidance, many legal teams risk falling behind or unintentionally exposing their companies to security and compliance risks.
LexisNexis announced the general availability of Protégé, a personalized artificial intelligence assistant for legal work, which includes a variety of features, including agentic AI, and enhanced personalization.
On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, mandating ByteDance to divest TikTok U.S. The court deemed ownership a national security risk due to potential Chinese government interference. TikTok’s arguments against the Act’s constitutionality were rejected, affirming the law’s necessity.
