Mid-sized firms move from AI curiosity to operating baseline

Clio reports that 86% of mid-sized firms are now using AI and that 60% have formal policies guiding use, which makes governance a mainstream management question rather than a future IT project. The sharper signal is commercial: firms are using AI to increase work volume, take on more complex matters, improve client satisfaction and strengthen retention, giving the 50-500 lawyer segment a credible scale story without copying the Am Law model.