Legal Operations

AI for Legal Operations: Where to Automate First

Published

May 21, 2026

Author

Dr. Phil Winder

CEO

Adoption of legal services AI has gone mainstream. Litify’s 2025 State of AI in Legal Report found that 78% of legal professionals already use AI in some form, up from 23% in 2023. But what workflow should you automate first?

Getting this wrong means months of effort on a low-impact problem. Getting it right means a quick win that funds the next step. The difference between a successful AI initiative and a stalled pilot usually comes down to picking the right starting point.