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The Legal AI Gap: Why 83% of Legal Teams Struggle to Show Value

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30 Jun, 2026 | 
2:00 PM ET
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60 mins

Speakers

chris-frickland
Chris Frickland
VP AI Solutions
Axiom
Richard Strachan
Richard Strachan
Assistant General Counsel - Global M&A, Supply Chain, AI & Data Privacy
Weatherford
David OHara
David O'Hara
Corporate Counsel
Axiom

Legal AI adoption has accelerated rapidly, but operational success remains mixed. Axiom’s latest AI study reveals that while most legal teams are experimenting with AI, very few have successfully scaled those initiatives effectively. We surveyed over 500 legal leaders, and nearly every single one expects to grow their AI budget next cycle. Yet, 83% can't reliably measure whether that spend is actually working. 

This ROI question is the defining problem in legal AI right now. While adoption soars, only 6% of legal teams report broadly using, optimizing, or measuring AI use across the team. The result is a scramble to pilot new programs, failed attempts to scale up to complex use cases, and spotty use of general-purpose tools in their shallowest configuration. 

This webinar is for in-house leaders who want to hear how the minority who got it right are actually running their programs. Our panel will walk you through the operational choices that don't show up in product demos, the importance of legal ops ownership, the effects on law firm billing, and more. The difficulty is no longer access to tools, but the discipline to select for the right use cases and build the right workflows for lawyers to use well and measure outcomes in terms the business understands. 

Register today to join a peer-led discussion on how to move from AI experiment to adoption. 

Agenda

Why AI at scale needs more than IT sponsorship

  • 80% of the most advanced teams place ownership with legal operations
  • How to incorporate a structured approach to scaling up

The tool selection trap

  • 69% of teams are running broad tools like ChatGPT in general-purpose mode
  • The balance between flexible all-purpose tools and targeted use cases
  • What "legal grade" configuration requires

Measured ROI vs estimated ROI

  • 83% can't or don't measure ROI on AI investments
  • Key indicators to measure from day one
  • Proving budget value to the business

The outside counsel reset

  • 95% of teams expect law firms to use AI
  • New expectations for pricing due to AI-driven productivity gains
  • ALSPs are preferred 2X more than firms as the in-house AI partner

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Agenda

Why AI at scale needs more than IT sponsorship

  • 80% of the most advanced teams place ownership with legal operations
  • How to incorporate a structured approach to scaling up

The tool selection trap

  • 69% of teams are running broad tools like ChatGPT in general-purpose mode
  • The balance between flexible all-purpose tools and targeted use cases
  • What "legal grade" configuration requires

Measured ROI vs estimated ROI

  • 83% can't or don't measure ROI on AI investments
  • Key indicators to measure from day one
  • Proving budget value to the business

The outside counsel reset

  • 95% of teams expect law firms to use AI
  • New expectations for pricing due to AI-driven productivity gains
  • ALSPs are preferred 2X more than firms as the in-house AI partner