Client conversations about AI are becoming pricing conversations
Thomson Reuters’ law firm-client AI disconnect shows that corporate legal teams often do not know whether outside counsel are using AI even as many expect firms to use it.
BY MIDSIZED DESK · MAY 12, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Thomson Reuters’ law firm-client AI disconnect shows that corporate legal teams often do not know whether outside counsel are using AI even as many expect firms to use it. Mid-sized firms that can explain their AI controls, efficiencies and value story will be better placed to defend fees than firms that wait for clients to ask whether invoices should fall.