AI use by UK and Ireland lawyers puts the billable hour under pressure
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Clio’s 2026 UK and Ireland Legal Insights Report finds almost 90% of legal professionals use AI; among firms using it, nearly 80% say they handle more work without adding resources and over 70% report lower costs as AI absorbs admin once done by support staff. Firms including A&O Shearman and Slaughter and May deploy Harvey for tasks such as loan and regulatory review in minutes rather than hours, pushing the profession to rethink billing, workloads and how junior lawyers build skills.
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