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In-house legal teams get creative with AI tools

Legal teams are moving past ChatGPT: in-house counsel are now building custom workflows that touch contract review, due diligence, and discovery—reshaping how the profession operates.

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Why it matters

In-house legal is a proving ground for enterprise AI adoption. How lawyers are deploying AI tools reveals what works at scale in highly regulated, liability-sensitive domains—and what practitioners should watch.

The key facts

8 to know
  1. In-house legal teams adopting AI tools for efficiency gains

  2. Focus on practical applications: contract review, due diligence, discovery workflows

  3. Shift from generic tools (ChatGPT) to custom deployments

  4. Legal profession changing via AI integration, not replacement

  5. In-house legal teams deploying AI tools for efficiency

  6. Focus areas: document review, contract analysis, compliance

  7. Story is about profession/workflow change, not specific tool or model releases

  8. Limited concrete data on scale, ROI, or named tools mentioned

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Financial Times Technologyft.com

Publisher excerpt: Company lawyers look for innovative applications to boost efficiency
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