In-House-Legal

The Billable Hour Problem

12 May 2026 · 16 mins

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Every other industry rewards productivity. The billable hour punishes it. AI is forcing that contradiction into the open.

Ten Things That Will Happen to Legal AI Before 2027

1 January 2026 · 12 mins

Predictions Legal-AI-Trends 2026-Outlook Consolidation Hallucination-Sanctions AI-Regulation

Ten research-grounded predictions for legal AI through the end of 2026 — from the first disbarment for hallucinated citations to the collapse of point-solution vendors to the pricing collision between AI-enabled firms and their clients.

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