Scaling up: The AI-dependent lawyer – LexisNexis
Lawyers are using AI more often and across more types of work. But greater use has not eased concerns about accuracy, judgement or overreliance.
AI is now part of everyday legal work. Lawyers are using it for research, drafting, document review and summarisation.
The challenge is no longer whether lawyers will use AI, but whether they can trust the outputs, understand the risks and know when human judgement must take over.
Our latest research examines how deeply AI is becoming embedded in legal work, what lawyers need in order to trust it, and how adoption is beginning to influence professional development, organisational culture and the future of legal services.
A LexisNexis survey of 543 UK legal professionals found:
- 74% use AI at least once a week
- 34% use AI every day
- 10% say they are now dependent on AI to do their jobs
- 83% are concerned about inaccurate or fabricated information
- 81% feel more comfortable using AI when it is grounded in legal sources
- 77% believe AI is causing clients or the public to misinterpret the law
- 75% believe junior lawyers who use AI heavily may struggle to develop legal judgement
Download the report to explore how lawyers are scaling their use of AI, why trust is becoming more important as adoption grows, and what this means for legal work, careers and organisations.
