Agentic law firm models put direct pressure on the billable hour

The Law Society of Ireland Gazette described agentic AI as semi-autonomous legal workflow execution and highlighted Crosby AI as an agentic law firm with lawyer oversight, a reported 58-minute median contract review time and fixed-fee pricing. It also noted that traditional hourly models can reward inefficiency and discourage technology investment. The frontier question is becoming economic as much as technical: if agents can perform repeatable work quickly, firms need pricing models that reward judgment, speed and outcomes rather than elapsed time.