The statistics on what is happening right now, in May 2025, are staggering and verifiable:
According to a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters, 26 percent of legal professionals are now actively using generative AI, nearly doubling from 14 percent just one year ago. This is not speculation – it is happening in real time.
One, AI has revolutionised legal research and document analysis. Implementing AI has slashed document review costs (fees paid to lawyers to examine case materials) by 60 to 80 percent.
Bloomberg Law reports that its AI contract management platform has reduced contract drafting times of Fortune 500 companies from a soporific six weeks to just 72 hours.
During the Meta Platforms litigation (a case about inflated ad audience claims)...