1、TURNING AI ON:GENAI IN LEGAL BENCHMARKING REPORT 20261Turning AI On.Benchmarking what it takes for legal teamsto realize the benefits of GenAI in 2026TURNING AI ON:GENAI IN LEGAL BENCHMARKING REPORT 20262Turning AI On means moving from access to activation.In 2025,the story was experimentation:new t
2、ools,early pilots,and promising use cases.In 2026,the market has largely solved for access.The question is whether legal teams can translate GenAI into defensible,repeatable impact in day-to-day work.That is the challenge,and the opportunity,in front of us.Realizing the benefits of GenAI requires mo
3、re than rollout.It requires building practical capability,embedding AI into real workflows,and establishing trust and controls so outputs can be relied on at scale.This benchmarking report sheds light on the current state of AI efforts in legal and,more importantly,the drivers that separate experime
4、ntation from measurable impact.At Factor,our perspective comes from hands-on AI leadership work with law firms and corporate legal departments,practical upskilling delivered to lawyers,and day-to-day delivery implementing AI-enabled legal workflows.This data confirms what we see in practice:teams re
5、alize benefits fastest when they build capability,embed AI into real workflows,and establish trust and controls that scale.TURNING AI ON:GENAI IN LEGAL BENCHMARKING REPORT 20263ContentsExecutive SummaryMethodologyNotable Findings for LegalFrom Access to Impact:Current State and TrendsKey ChallengesR
6、ecommended Best PracticesKey Success FactorsFuture Insights4679111416174work cited most frequently as the area of AI impact so far(36%).However,trust is still the hinge:only 22.1%report high trust in outputs that are usually ready with light checks,while 69.7%say outputs require targeted edits or ex