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02 September 2026
Issue: 8175 / Categories: Legal News , Artificial intelligence , Profession , Technology , Legal services
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Lawyers demand AI they can trust, says report

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now used by 94% of lawyers for legal work, with one in ten dependent on AI to do their job, according to LexisNexis

Its report, ‘Scaling up: the AI-dependent lawyer’, published this week, found accuracy remains the profession’s biggest concern. Four out of five lawyers highlighted the risks of fabricated information and said they want to use AI that is grounded in trusted legal sources.

The report’s editor, Dylan Brown of LexisNexis, said: ‘The findings point to a legal profession that is becoming more comfortable with AI, but more demanding about the trust, accuracy and authority behind it.’

However, more than three-quarters of the lawyers reported that AI use is causing clients or the general public to misinterpret the law, a concern shared consistently across the profession.

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DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

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Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

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