Bloomberg Law’s new 2026 AI in Practice report, announced in a press release this week, asked more than 1,000 attorneys how they feel about the tools they now use every day. The headline numbers: 76% are concerned about AI going rogue. And on the old question of AI replacing lawyers, 25% now fear the technology will take their own job. The report also covers the business case for legal AI, whether lawyers trust it for complex tasks, and what clients expect.
One in four is a lot of nervous lawyers. But look at what the worried 76% are describing: someone has to check the output, set the rules and answer to the client when the machine wanders off. That someone is a lawyer. Our guide to future-proofing your in-house career covers which work stays human, and Gartner already told us AI isn’t saving companies money yet. Want to own the problem? See who’s hiring on our AI counsel jobs page.
As Cesca Antonelli, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg Industry Group, puts it in the release: “These findings give legal employers a basis for assessing their investment in AI and the questions they need to address with their attorneys and clients.”
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