Research
US district court patent filings hit 10-year high in 2025 - Lex Machina study
Apple, Samsung and Google were among the most active patent defendants last year
Leadership, workforce readiness slowing AI transformation efforts - study
Talent Solutions and Everest Group survey finds only 3% of leaders are highly prepared to manage AI change
Demand for AI experience drives lateral associate hiring increase, study finds
Report by legaltech firm SurePoint finds law firms are looking to recruit lawyers with experience in AI as they build dedicated teams around the technology
Governance challenges mount for UK GCs in second half of 2026 - White & Case report
Mid-year horizon scanning report outlines 10 trends that need to be on GCs’ radars
Legal teams increasingly involved in CSR programmes amid growing compliance pressures - study
DEI-related litigation risk and ESG scrutiny prompting closer alignment between legal and CSR teams, according to ACCP
European corporate distress rises as retailers suffer worst quarter since financial crisis - study
Weil European Distress Index shows growing financial distress across all markets it tracks during second quarter
Majority of legal professionals say AI verification costs outweigh AI benefits - study
Morae survey also finds almost half of respondents often have to change AI outputs before they can be used
Proportion of women judges in England and Wales rises by 12% to 40% over past decade - report
While women representation is on the rise, broader diversity levels reveal a more mixed picture, according to MoJ
In-house legal teams struggle to demonstrate ROI on their AI investments - report
Axiom survey shows majority of corporate legal teams lack formal ROI measurement plan despite AI spending increasing
Majority of business leaders expect M&A activity to increase in 2026 - report
Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket survey shows 52% of execs anticipate rising deal levels
From prompting to process: five key takeaways from special report on European law firm Gen AI adoption
Research by Global Legal Post in association with LexisNexis examines how European firms are embedding Gen AI in day-to-day legal work
In-house legal teams rapidly deploying AI tools as budgets increase - survey
Deloitte study shows eight in 10 in-house teams’ AI budgets have risen over the past year
‘You feel you just have to get on with it’: two-thirds of women lawyers have considered quitting over wellbeing concerns
Survey of more than 500 women lawyers in England and Wales uncovers widespread burnout, stress and exhaustion
Global corporate legal spend as a percentage of revenue falls to lowest in six years - study
ACC and Major Lindsey & Africa survey also shows workloads are intensifying
Directors and officers increasingly worried about geopolitical liability insurance risk - study
WTW and Reed Smith survey shows geopolitics listed as a top-seven risk for the first time