Litera Report: GCs Are Winning on Risk Instinct — Losing on Governance Infrastructure
Litera's July 8 eBook — "Legal Departments at the Leading Edge: How General Counsel Are Navigating a New Era of Corporate Risk" — found that while GCs are successfully stepping into the role of trusted strategic advisor, the governance infrastructure required to manage AI-driven risk has not kept pace. The finding is directly relevant to BD teams because it identifies both the in-house pressure po
BY FRONTIER DESK · JULY 14, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Litera's July 8 eBook — "Legal Departments at the Leading Edge: How General Counsel Are Navigating a New Era of Corporate Risk" — found that while GCs are successfully stepping into the role of trusted strategic advisor, the governance infrastructure required to manage AI-driven risk has not kept pace. The finding is directly relevant to BD teams because it identifies both the in-house pressure point and the law firm opportunity: GCs are operating at the advisory layer while their teams lack the governance scaffolding to manage AI deployment safely and systematically. Only 33% of legal professionals trust the results of AI-assisted legal work (Morae Research, July 8), confirming that internal confidence in AI outputs is not moving as fast as adoption rates. For client relationship teams, the Litera-Morae convergence points to a specific advisory service gap: helping in-house teams build AI governance infrastructure — usage policies, output verification protocols, risk frameworks — is a value-add that sits at the intersection of strategic advice and operational support. Firms that lead with AI governance advisory rather than task delivery are positioned to deepen relationships rather than compete on efficiency price.