Beyond hype: why ROI will define Legal AI in 2026

For the past few years, the legal industry has been in a phase of exploration. We have seen firms and in-house teams adopting Generative AI tools largely for the novelty factor – testing the waters to see what is possible. But as we look toward 2026, the atmosphere is shifting. The

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Making mashed potato: why AI will save lawyers from boredom, not their jobs

There is a pervasive fear that autonomous AI replaces the need for legal expertise. The reality is the opposite: it clarifies the value of true expertise by stripping away the drudgery.

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How to scale legal operations without hiring a single lawyer in 2026

For decades, the economic model of the in-house legal team has been broken. It was a linear equation, but not any more.

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Silence in the inbox: the rise of 'invisible' autonomous agents

The ultimate measure of success for a legal AI deployment in 2026 is not how many lawyers are logging into a tool. It is whether the business users even know the tool exists.

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Why reasoning models are the missing link for transforming legal

For the last two years, lawyers have been told that AI is "almost there". Yet, in private, the reality has been different.

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The Great Decoupling: how 2025 changed the legal AI paradigm

If 2024 was the “Year of the Pilot”, a time of cautious experimentation, proof-of-concept projects, and learning what works, then 2025 marked the beginning of the shift.

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Introducing Flank: agentic legal AI that resolves legal requests autonomously

Flank is the first enterprise-ready agentic system built for legal work. Instead of assisting lawyers; it handles the work itself: reviewing, drafting, redlining, triaging, and filing across the systems your team already uses such as Outlook, Teams, Jira, and Salesforce.

Legal AI Alignment: Why Judgment, Not Just Automation, Matters

This post explores how to build aligned legal AI agents that reflect context, escalation paths, and layered decision-making - not just outputs. That's because useful legal AI isn’t just about automation. It’s about understanding how lawyers think.

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Flank Raises $10M to Scale Autonomous Legal Agents — Embedded, Invisible, and Built for the Enterprise

Trusted by DeepL, Bolt, SumUp, TravelPerk, Axel Springer and more.

Reimagining In-House Legal

Legal Ops Was Never About Control

What if legal ops wasn’t just about efficiency, but about changing how legal teams think and lead? In this conversation, Yesenia Santiago Egner shares why the future of legal ops is about mindset, not just mechanics.

Demystifying AI

What is Agentic AI and What Does it Mean for Legal?

How is agentic AI transforming legal work? Unlike traditional AI, agentic AI can set goals, take action, and iterate with minimal human input. From automating contract reviews to drafting arguments, it's reshaping legal workflows. But how far can it go and what are the risks? Read on to explore.

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Rethinking the Legal Career Path with Henry Nelson-Case, aka @ThatCorporateLawyer

The legal career path is evolving, and Henry Nelson-Case—aka @ThatCorporateLawyer—is proof. From viral content to TEDx talks, he’s challenging outdated industry norms, pushing for mental health awareness, and redefining what it means to be a modern lawyer. Is the profession ready for change?

Reimagining In-House Legal

The Hard Truth About Legal AI Adoption with Peter Duffy

AI is here, but legal adoption is just beginning. How are forward-thinking legal teams moving beyond the hype, embedding AI into workflows, and unlocking its potential to transform legal work, making it faster, smarter, and more strategic? Peter Duffy shares his insights.

AI, Automation & Agile Innovation: Andrew Krug on Legal Ops at Twitch

How do you bring an engineering mindset to legal ops? Andrew Krug, Head of Legal Ops at Twitch, shares how AI, automation, and agile thinking are transforming how legal teams work - helping them prioritise smarter, move faster, and stay ahead of risk. Read on to find out.

Stop Pretending: Leila El Gharbi on Authenticity, AI, and Transforming the Legal World

Yes, AI is taking legal work, especially the grunt kind. In this episode of Mind At Work, Leila El Gharbi unpacks how AI is transforming in-house legal from reactive to proactive, why resistance to legal tech is really a trust issue, and how reinvention is the key to staying ahead.

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Legal Ops Conferences 2025: The Best Events for GCs & Legal Ops Leaders (+ Full Calendar)

If you’re serious about legal innovation, the best insights won’t come from another whitepaper—they’ll come from the right conversations. That’s why we’ve put together a 2025 calendar of must-attend legal innovation events to help you connect, learn, and stay ahead of the curve.

Reimagining In-House Legal

How Human Skills and AI Are Shaping the Future of Law

AI is reshaping legal, but human skills—resilience, creativity, and empathy—remain irreplaceable. In our latest episode, Claire Sanders shares how embracing a "squiggly career" and leveraging AI can unlock human potential rather than replace it. Read on for insights on law, tech, and adaptability.

AI Transformation

AI: More Than Just Hype, It’s History in the Making

AI is revolutionising innovation as we know it. At Flank’s Hungry Counsel AI Summit, Oliver Yonchev unpacked its transformative power—from sparking creative breakthroughs to reshaping the way we work. His message was loud and clear: AI isn’t just evolving industries; it’s redefining the future.

Reimagining In-House Legal

From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: GWI's Legal Ops Transformation with AI

Managing thousands of queries with a small legal team was a constant challenge for GWI—until they discovered the power of automation. Here’s how they used AI to cut response times from weeks to seconds, freeing up their team to focus on what really matters.

Reimagining In-House Legal

Effie Dower on How to Lead with Connection and Innovation In-House

Discover how strategic innovation can transform your legal operations and position your team at the forefront of technological advancement.

Reimagining In-House Legal

How AI is Redefining Law, Creativity, and Contracts

Imagine a world where legal professionals spend less time buried in paperwork and more time driving strategic decisions. AI isn’t just streamlining routine tasks—it’s reshaping the very nature of how we approach creativity, contracts, and the law itself.

Reimagining In-House Legal

The Human Element in AI: Redefining Legal Roles, Scaling in Enterprises, and Leading in 2025

Jake Jones and Richard Mabey delve into the future of legal work, balancing AI automation with human nuance, overcoming enterprise adoption challenges, and shaping the next generation of in-house legal teams.

AI in production

Building Agents, Tackling RAG, and Finding Early Adopters

Jake Jones and Richard Mabey unpack the challenges of building autonomous legal agents, the limitations of current technologies, and the mindset shifts driving innovation in this masterclass on product thinking.

AI in production

The Evolution of Legal Tech and AI Agents

Discover the origins of Flank and the shift to legal automation that changed the game. Jake Jones and Richard Mabey explore co-pilots, autopilots, and the human quality of legal services in this deep dive.

AI Transformation

The Power of New Technologies: What History Has Taught Us So Far

What do lawyers and horses have in common?