The Seventh Annual General Counsel Report

Part 2: Testing the Limits of Technology

Outpacing big challenges with bigger tech work.


The theme of the year for general counsel is: more. More risk. More pressure. More technology. AI adoption across legal departments has skyrocketed, and the breakneck pace of technological advancement brings legal teams both solutions and challenges.

Part 2 of The Seventh Annual General Counsel Report delves into the current state of technology adoption within legal departments – and how technology is empowering legal teams to meet the increasing demands of the moment.

Informed by in-depth interviews with chief legal officers across regions and industries, part 2 of this year’s report uncovers how general counsel are pursuing innovation with a balance of caution and confidence, using technology as a tool of resilience in a landscape of constant change.

Read part 2 to learn:

  • How general counsel are leveraging technology in support of strategy
  • Why general counsel are less stressed about emerging data sources in 2026
  • What tasks legal teams are optimizing with generative AI
  • What gen AI challenges legal teams are facing – and what has them unfazed
Read part 2 to see how general counsel are doing more with more.

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