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64% of GCs Expect AI to Reduce Reliance on Outside Counsel

The compounding effect of in-house AI adoption data published across Q1 and Q2 2026 reached a strategic inflection point this week. The FTI Consulting/Relativity 2026 General Counsel Report — surveying 224 GCs and CLOs at organizations with $100M-plus in revenue and 1,000-plus employees — found that 87% of in-house legal teams now use generative AI, up from 44% a year earlier, and that 64% of in-h