Thomson Reuters surveyed 1,500+ professionals across legal, tax, and risk in 27 countries for their 2026 AI in Professional Services Report.
Thomson Reuters surveyed 1,500+ professionals across legal, tax, and risk in 27 countries for their 2026 AI in Professional Services Report.
But it's creating the world's most expensive traffic jam:
But it's creating the world's most expensive traffic jam:
From Microsoft and The Singapore Academy of Law:
From Microsoft and The Singapore Academy of Law:
Millions of businesses are going to need this.
Millions of businesses are going to need this.
But it can't build the trust that took you years to build
Legal AI tools can write an amazing document in seconds.
But it can't build the trust that took you years to build
Legal AI tools can write an amazing document in seconds.
AI has made second opinions instant and almost free.
This creates both opportunities and friction.
AI has made second opinions instant and almost free.
This creates both opportunities and friction.
Mercor tested 12 frontier models on 480 tasks across investment banking, management consulting, BigLaw associate work, and primary care medicine.
Mercor tested 12 frontier models on 480 tasks across investment banking, management consulting, BigLaw associate work, and primary care medicine.
Led by Mitch Rales (Danaher co-founder), with GV, TQ Ventures, Balderton, and Jigsaw participating.
Led by Mitch Rales (Danaher co-founder), with GV, TQ Ventures, Balderton, and Jigsaw participating.
By Wednesday morning, billions had evaporated from legal tech stocks.
By Wednesday morning, billions had evaporated from legal tech stocks.
The grunt work that built judgment is disappearing.
The grunt work that built judgment is disappearing.
This is one of many sponsorship deals AI companies have been signing.
We've been seeing this trend accelerate already in F1:
This is one of many sponsorship deals AI companies have been signing.
We've been seeing this trend accelerate already in F1:
They just went straight to the lawyers:
They just went straight to the lawyers:
The pricing model is broken:
The pricing model is broken:
But the winners are taking everything:
But the winners are taking everything:
It was invented in 1913 by a legal aid lawyer trying to help more people on a shoestring budget.
Here's how it became the backbone of Big Law:
It was invented in 1913 by a legal aid lawyer trying to help more people on a shoestring budget.
Here's how it became the backbone of Big Law:
In their free time.
And it's changing everything:
In their free time.
And it's changing everything:
Ruben took a different path.
Ruben took a different path.
The AI contract review gold rush is real.
The AI contract review gold rush is real.
$1.6 trillion in global AI investment since 2013.
Thomson Reuters just released some interesting data.
$1.6 trillion in global AI investment since 2013.
Thomson Reuters just released some interesting data.
That stat jumped out at me from "What Lies Ahead 2026" report by MD Communications.
That stat jumped out at me from "What Lies Ahead 2026" report by MD Communications.
Joanna just proved it with one sentence:
"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes."
Joanna just proved it with one sentence:
"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes."
It ranks high on usefulness, but misses the real point:
It ranks high on usefulness, but misses the real point:
They have just entered the regulated industry game.
They have just entered the regulated industry game.
6 shifts that will separate the two:
6 shifts that will separate the two:
Chambers and Partners just opened their API to integrate with Ranking Copilot.
For years, law firms have juggled complex referee lists for rankings applications.
Chambers and Partners just opened their API to integrate with Ranking Copilot.
For years, law firms have juggled complex referee lists for rankings applications.