Legal Tech Trends 2025

At breakneck pace, technology developments continued to create splashy headlines last year. In law firms and in-house legal departments, 2024 was the year of experiments and pilots. As we look ahead, 2025 is shaping up to be the year where legal tech – and especially generative AI – goes mainstream. This means moving past focus on proof of concept or joining the AI hype because others are doing so. Law firms and legal teams are shifting gears toward large-scale rollouts and real-world use as demonstrable value continues to be documented.

AI isn’t just a shiny new tool anymore. It’s a critical part of staying competitive. More law firms realize that the real value comes when they focus on specific use cases, and solve real problems for their clients and teams. If the use case isn’t clear, the technology will not deliver.