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Issue 24 · 1 June 2026
Three Ideas on AI & Agents for Legal Work
In this issue: recent news on AI governance in legal, a full agent-building workshop, and a copy-paste prompt for contract review you can use today.
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This Week's Reading
Gartner
Legal Tech Budgets to Double by 2028 as Legal AI Use Expands
Gartner forecasts that legal technology budgets will double by 2028, driven by widespread AI adoption across contract review and due diligence workflows.
Key Insight:
Legal departments are prioritising AI investment. Start with a single high-volume process and measure time savings.
Artificial Lawyer
AI is Enabling Significantly Accelerated M&A Due Diligence
AI is enabling legal teams to rapidly categorise and assess large volumes of contracts during M&A, compressing review timelines from weeks to days.
Key Insight:
If you have an M&A transaction in progress, audit your current diligence workflow and identify AI bottlenecks.
UK Legal Regulatory Focus
Pinsent Masons Refers Itself to SRA Over AI Use in Legal Work
Leading UK law firm Pinsent Masons proactively referred itself to the SRA after discovering AI had been used in certain client work without explicit disclosure...