Ongoing survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles

• 80% of respondents believe AI will have a high or transformational impact on their work within the next five years. That’s an increase of 3 percentage points over the 2024 report’s responses.
• 72% of legal professionals surveyed in the report view AI as a force for good in their profession. ²
• 53% of respondents said their organizations are already seeing a return on investment (ROI) from investing in AI. ³

Over the past few years, legal professionals have become less wary of artificial intelligence (AI). Indeed, they are increasingly embracing AI as a transformative force, becoming more and more optimistic about the positive impact it can have on their practices.

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What is the impact of AI on legal work?

According to the professionals surveyed in 2025 Thomson Reuters’ Future of Professionals Report:

• AI is driving productivity of routine legal tasks, including document review, legal research, and contract analysis.
• These tools have the potential to save lawyers nearly 240 hours per year.

The report surveyed 2,275 professionals in a number of fields: legal, tax, accounting, global trade, risk, fraud and compliance, and corporate C-suite. Most respondents were legal professionals. ⁴

Responses came from around the globe: the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada, Latin America, Mainland Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

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