AI won't suppress legal rates
BlogBlogOpinionOpinionAI won’t suppress legal ratesAI won’t suppress legal ratesAlan Yahya·7 October 2026·10 min read“Top lawyers have for a long time been compensated on the foundation of associates billing for long hours. The ability to complete tasks more quickly marks a fundamental altering of the revenue foundation for these mega firms. More work arrived than AI removed, much of it on the AI build-out itself.[2],[8]Review.
- ▪BlogBlogOpinionOpinionAI won’t suppress legal ratesAI won’t suppress legal ratesAlan Yahya·7 October 2026·10 min read“Top lawyers have for a long time been compensated on the foundation of associates billing for long hours.
- ▪The ability to complete tasks more quickly marks a fundamental altering of the revenue foundation for these mega firms.
- ▪More work arrived than AI removed, much of it on the AI build-out itself.[2],[8]Review.
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| Canonical URL | https://lexifina.com/blog/who-keeps-the-ai-efficiency |
| Publication time | Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:53:22 +0000 |
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BlogBlogOpinionOpinionAI won’t suppress legal ratesAI won’t suppress legal ratesAlan Yahya·7 October 2026·10 min read“Top lawyers have for a long time been compensated on the foundation of associates billing for long hours. The ability to complete tasks more quickly marks a fundamental altering of the revenue foundation for these mega firms. Their compensation model is now extraordinarily unstable”.-Eric Grossman, Morgan Stanley’s general counsel.[1]So far, the firmsDemand for lawyers’ time grew 4.2%, against a normal 1.5%.[2] About 90% of legal spending still goes through hourly arrangements,[3] and nearly 60% of in-house lawyers have seen no noticeable savings from their firms’ use of AI.[4]US law firms, year on year[5],[6]Q2 2026 against Q2 2025Technology spend+11.6%Direct…
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