Oct 30, 2025 8:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time DISCO Study Highlights Rapid Pace of Legal Generative AI Adoption, Key Barriers for Lawyers Share Data shows 72 percent expect to incorporate GenAI tools in the next 12 months or sooner AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generative AI is rapidly reshaping the legal technology landscape – particularly in eDiscovery – and law firms and corporations are feeling increasing pressure to consider Gen AI solutions as workloads and litigation complexity increases. That's accor ...

Core Insights - Generative AI is rapidly transforming the legal technology landscape, particularly in eDiscovery, with 72% of legal professionals expecting to incorporate GenAI tools within the next 12 months or sooner [1][4][12] Industry Trends - The legal profession is experiencing a swift evolution driven by technological innovation, creating urgency among legal teams to adapt and enhance their performance [2][3] - The pressure to adopt AI solutions is increasing, with 43% of law firm participants and 64% of corporate legal departments feeling pressure from leadership to integrate AI [5][12] Adoption Challenges - Despite the growing comfort with AI capabilities, security concerns remain the primary barrier to adoption, with 68% of in-house participants and 70% of law firm participants citing data security and privacy as key concerns [7][12] - The sheer volume of data and its complexity are extending the litigation lifecycle, necessitating additional technology to manage these challenges [6][12] Future Outlook - The study indicates that most legal teams plan to incorporate generative AI into their routine processes within the next year, with 35% already having done so and 13% expecting to finish integration in six months [4][12] - The combination of human oversight with AI tools is seen as essential for maximizing the effectiveness of generative AI in legal practices [8][12]