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An AI strategy is no longer the differentiator. Execution is. Now in its fourth year, the Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report is the leading global voice on AI and the future of legal work, drawing on more than 1,800 professionals worldwide, including over 1,000 from across the legal industry spanning law firms and corporate legal departments.
The 2026 edition moves beyond adoption rates to the strategic choices that will define the profession's future. The firms pulling ahead aren't just investing in AI; they're executing on it. This year's report exposes what it costs when firms don't: from shadow AI and talent flight to client relationships already under review.
Insights you’ll leave with:
- The execution gap: Why firms with a named AI strategy are three times more likely to see results, and what separates the ones turning that strategy into day-to-day practice from those whose plans stall before they ever reach the work.
- The three costs of execution failure: How shadow AI, mid-career talent flight, and eroding client relationships are already showing up on the books, and what the data says about closing the gap.
- Winning the client relationship: What corporate clients now expect from their law firms, and how leading firms are making AI quality visible to clients before it costs them the work.
The findings are out. The firms acting on them are already pulling ahead. Register now to get the full picture and hear directly from the panel on what it means for your organization.
Speakers
Mike Abbott
Head of Thomson Reuters Institute
Thomson Reuters
Bryce Engelland
Enterprise Content Lead, Innovation & Technology,
Thomson Reuters Institute
Laura Safdie
Head of Innovation, Legal
Thomson Reuters
Steven Petrie
Vice President, Transformation Service
Thomson Reuters
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