Legal technological trends to look at in 2025
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Legal technological trends to look at in 2025


What will it be necessary to be a successful lawyer in 2025?

With technology developing at an ever increasingly increasing pace that works in each industry, it has never been more important to focus on Law firm innovation and technological trends.

To find the most useful legal trends that lawyers must know, we have contacted the best industry technologists, lawyers, law professionals and consultants. We asked them this question: “What will be the most important trends (or challenges) of legal technology for lawyers and the right to follow in 2025?”

Read their answers below Define your law firm to succeed in 2025 and beyond.

1. AI is no longer optional in the legal industry

“AI tools are integrated into the tools and products we use on a daily basis, and we have seen a huge amount of progress on this subject during the past year, for example, Google Gemini in our own Clio duo. This migration to the cloud of the cloud to be on the device is a really exciting trend. We are starting to see accelerated progress in the quality of these AI models.

The legal exceeds other industries in AI adoption; Whether it’s writing documents, customer communications or legal research, we see lawyers carrying the value of the AI ​​in a concrete way, reaffirming that if you do not adopt AI, you are in A fundamental and competitive disadvantage.

To kiss AI and integrate it into our daily workflows is not a good thing to have, it quickly became table issues in an adoption cycle that I have personally seen in my professional career before . »»

Jack Newton, Cliocon 2024, founder and CEO of Clio, @jackbnewton

2. The lawyers who adopted the AI ​​begin to separate from the peloton

  1. “I expect to see many more agental AI systems in law: services that divide complex tasks into components or control lists, complete them with a mixture of software, lawyers and professionals from the lawyer
  2. Lawyers who started using AI in 2024 and early 2025 will start to separate from the pack. They will become known as experts, will be considered essential by customers and will pay higher costs for their tacit expertise.
  3. Lawyers’ firms will be in a road to adopt Genai tools (and show their value) before their corporate customers do it. Companies that do not adopt legal AI will not have a shocking breakdown with companiesBut their phones will sound less in 2025 while business customers assume more tasks internally with the help of a legal AI. »»

Ed Walters, Director of Strategy, V Lex, @Ejwalters

3. Invest in technology that reduces administrative workload

“In 2025, the AI ​​was, of course, at the top of most of the minds of law professionals, and it is exciting to see how AI already has a remark that can summarize telephone calls.

At Rayna Corp, we are still big databases, by investing in technology which rationalizes the automation of documents, personalization of emails, case management and KPI monitoring, which evolves quickly. While the AI ​​makes the headlines, the tools that reduce administrative tasks should remain everyone’s first stop!

As with all major innovations and technologies, these tools are fantastic to help our legal professional humans in their workload, but good surveillance and evaluation / training of these tools is always a must! »»

Lori Gonzalez, CEO of Rayna Corp,, @RAYNACORP

4. The future of law firms does not concern AI – it is reinvention

“The generative AI is undeniably exciting, but the real challenge for law firms is not to adopt new tools – it reinvents the way in which work is done in a system that resists change. Billed time rewards ineffectiveness, stifles creativity and maintains companies linked to obsolete definitions of productivity.

To unlock the potential of AI, law firms must go beyond the simple superposition of new technologies on old habits. They must rethink the way in which they offer value to customers, freeing themselves from time of time for time limits innovation. They must be willing to rethink the traditional commercial model of a law firm.

Reinvention does not concern new brightest tools; It is a question of wondering why we work as we do and Have the courage to build systems that prioritize results, collaboration and customer experience in the past time. “”

Debbie Foster, Managing Director, Affinity consultation,, @debbiefoster

5. Base on the basics while advancing your expertise in legal technology

“In 2025, I am delighted with the growth in the automation of documentation, which can considerably rationalize workflows and reduce errors.

Fundamental technological skills, such as mastery of perspectives, words and manipulation of the PDF, remain essential, especially because I see a trend in lawyers who find it difficult to find qualified legal assistants. This shortage highlights the need for lawyers to become more self -sufficient with technology.

In addition, while AI tools have enormous potential to improve efficiency, many law professionals remain hesitant to explore them, representing both a challenge and an opportunity for those who are ready to adapt. »»

Adriana Linares, Consultant and trainer in legal technology,, @Adrianal

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6. Ai will be based transparently, but not universally

“In 2025, the novelty of the generator will begin to dissipate while lawyers recognize the limits of this new tool, and its use will be part of their daily practice.

As excited as the AI ​​is in 2024, the truth is that it can help lawyers to write, revise, search, etc. Much faster, but that will not fundamentally change our profession in a way that we are not already directed.

Like online legal research before it, AI will make the life of the lawyer much easier, But the practice of law will continue and some lawyers will (unfortunately) always turn to their books. »»

Jordan Couch, partner at Palace law,, @jordanlcouch

7. AI that connects data sources to rationalize workflows

“The most exciting innovation in my law firm is” AI of agentics “. Our businesses and, I suppose, most small practices have tinkered with zaps to stack and connect software services and sources of disparate data. I look forward to an agent that can help connect all these data sources rationally to help improve the service we provide to customers. »»

Colin Ley, co-founder of Diapers,, @layyourrooots

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8. Definition of quality legal work with the adoption of new technologies

“I think (or perhaps I hope) that 2025 is the year when legal is starting to establish certain reference standards for quality in what we create, how we create it and what are the results of our efforts.

There were fears / predictions / affirmations of lawyers replaced in whole or in part by technology, because literally the first central computers after the Second World War were turned. In the past two years with the advent of the generator, we have seen this kick in Overdrive.

But can we really say what a “good” human work product is? Or what is a successful result? How to compare the effectiveness of these tools when measured in relation to the status quo or even if we have no idea of ​​the final objective? »»

Sarah Glassmeyer, Passionate about legal innovation,, @SglassMeyer

9. Reinvent legal income models and advance the integration of AI

“Drawing on the momentum of last year, we continue to explore other income models beyond time billing. The generative AI already replacing almost, if not more than 50% of certain common legal tasks, the time was yesterday to reinvent the way we invoice and serve customers.

Another challenge and another opportunity. For law professionals and providers of legal technologies, it is essential to move away from a partitioned AI approach. No one wants an inflated technological battery, and at the moment the development is rapid, but long -term strategic integration seems to be lacking.

It is now time for lawyers to move from the use of AI to “save money” to “Use AI to make me better. “Let’s be strategic. Let’s be intentional. Let us put on our impact.

There are so many opportunities – to the professional and personally. Exciting moments. “”

Kimberly Y. Bennett, founder of K Bennett Law,, @Kbennettlaw

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