• Artificial intelligence is increasingly present in legal practice, but the key question is whether it will actually improve how lawyers work.
  • The 2025 Litify report shows AI adoption reaches 78%, but usage of advanced agentic functions drops significantly.
  • The biggest barrier is not AI capability but lack of integration into existing workflows and platforms lawyers already use.
  • AI can summarize documents, identify patterns, and flag missing files, but the most effective solutions operate within existing platforms.
  • The goal of AI is not to replace lawyers but to remove friction from their work so they can focus on judgment, nuance, and empathy.
  • Legal teams should evaluate AI with more discipline, asking questions about integration, process simplification, and measurable improvement.

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