2025–26 Australian Legal AI Survey Report: Adoption, Confidence, and What’s Next

Generative AI is rapidly reshaping legal practice across Australia. Our latest survey, from over 1000 legal professionals, explores how firms, chambers, in-house teams, government departments, and educators are adopting AI, the outcomes they value most and the concerns shaping implementation.

Key Findings Snapshot

• 69% are using or planning to use generative AI for legal work.
• 90% now feel confident using AI (up from 75% in 2023–24).
• 45% use AI for legal research.
• 38% measure AI success by time savings.
• 39% cite inaccurate or fabricated outputs as their biggest concern.

These findings reveal a profession moving beyond experimentation and into practical implementation.

Success is no longer defined by novelty, but by measurable outcomes such as time savings, accuracy, and seamless integration into existing workflows.

Across large law, small and mid-sized firms, barristers, in-house teams and government departments, one theme is consistent: AI must support how legal professionals actually work.

Firms are prioritising tools built on credible legal sources and investing in training to ensure responsible, confident and effective use.

The next phase of Legal AI will be defined not just by capability, but by confidence.

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