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AI adoption demands the right culture — and the right ROI equation

Halimah Nisa | 9 March 2026

The Briefing/HSBC UK law firm strategy and investment research 2025/26 found that 70% of leaders expect to use genAI for summarisation as part of legal workflows over the next year — up 15 percentage points from 2024/2025 — with similar proportions seeing strong use cases for knowledge and business functions. Despite increased AI use, hesitations […]

Briefing/HSBC UK law firm strategy 26-27

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Momentum behind measured strategic growth, amid tech turbulence

Just one fifth of leaders see barriers to
international growth — while investing in home growth emerges as a challenge

AI integration and client response loom heaviest in leader views of landscape

Majority plan to increase
total tech investment, but integration and
competitive effects appear
cause for concern

Tech investment powers ahead – but cost and benefit questions remain

Most plan to up
total spend on IT solutions and
capabilities – but confidence in the value of past implementations is low

Cashflow under pressure, but firm progress on financial process

Almost half see growing strain
on strength of working capital, and firms are struggling to transform pricing approaches

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