AI Trends in Legal and Compliance Technology & Services
Baird’s Takeaways from Legalweek 2025
Baird’s Legal and Compliance Technology & Services team attended Legalweek in New York. As in past years, the conference brought together thousands of professionals from across the legal universe. We also had the opportunity to connect with operators and investors to get their lens on trends and opportunities across the Legal Tech & Services landscape.
Our conversations with companies and investors, we heard a handful of key themes that are influencing strategy and decision making. AI continues to be top of mind:
AI is Poised to Increase Automation and Efficiency
Across the broader legal space, more companies are turning to AI and machine learning to streamline their operations. Many legal players are leveraging AI and machine learning to generate research, analytics and insights that would ordinarily be time-consuming and laborious to compile. Other emerging applications are AI-powered legal assistants and the automation of documentation processes.
Adoption of AI is Accelerating Across Legal
It’s no longer just the early adopters who are embracing AI and other evolving technologies. A broad range of legal and legal tech companies are embracing AI’s value proposition and accelerating their adoption and implementation of AI with the hope of driving more efficient workflows and cost savings. In turn, the requisite tech support is becoming a larger opportunity as law firms increasingly adopt AI solutions on the attorney side – broadening the user base and need for troubleshooting and other support. ‘
Cybersecurity and Data Security are Crucial in the AI Era
Protecting sensitive, confidential information is a major concern in the legal industry, and the rise of AI adds a new dimension to this matter. Across the legal space, individual users and technology decision-makers must weigh the specific ethics of using AI and how it impacts privacy, data security and protection, potential bias, and other considerations of legal work.
