AI leaves hiring unchanged for 57.9% of legal professionals, Relativity study finds

• Relativity’s AI in Legal: 2026 Research Data study found AI had no impact on hiring for 57.9% of respondents.
• Hiring increased for 24.2% of respondents, compared with 9.2% reporting reductions.
• AI use reached 80.5% of legal professionals; 82.8% of respondents reported organizational cost savings.
• The billable hour remained the leading primary billing method at 32.5%, ahead of task-based billing at 22.3%.
• Accuracy outweighed speed for 92.3% of respondents, while 79.3% favored higher trust over lower cost.

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