"The study is entitled Legal AI: Driving the Future of the Profession. It was primarily conducted online in the late summer by Disco and Ari Kaplan Advisors. The underlying survey was completed by 112 individuals, about half in-house and half in law firms. Interviews were also conducted. The focus was primarily on the use of AI tools in eDiscovery. Disco is a leading eDiscovery provider."
"The Significance eDiscovery has traditionally served as the proving ground for legal tech adoption, the proverbial canary in the coal mine. The fact is eDiscovery is driven by time pressures that are often imposed by courts or clients. These pressures force lawyers and legal professionals to think about how to get work done quickly irrespective of billable hours. When the court orders you to produce relevant documents in 30 days requiring you to locate and review millions of data sources,"
"It was these pressures that led to things like technology assisted review that sped up the eDiscovery process and begrudgingly became the norm. Watershed Moment? Disco describes eDiscovery as being at a watershed moment with AI. Indeed, there are certainly some suggestions in the Disco data that a corner may about to be turned when it comes to the use of AI. That would make logical sense since the efficiencies and time savings that AI tools could bring are significant."
A survey of 112 legal professionals, roughly half in-house and half in law firms, focused on AI use in eDiscovery and included interviews. eDiscovery has historically functioned as the proving ground for legal technology adoption. Time pressures imposed by courts and clients push legal teams to prioritize speed over billable-hour maximization, prompting adoption of tools such as technology assisted review. AI offers significant efficiencies and time savings that could accelerate litigation workflows. Despite clear recognition of generative AI benefits, many legal professionals remain reluctant to incorporate AI into eDiscovery and litigation processes, so widespread adoption has not yet occurred.
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