Legal departments believe that law firms aren't as innovative as they can be, especially with gen AI adoption, according to the Blickstein Group and FTI Consulting’s 17th annual Law Department Operation Survey.

Of the 85 in-house legal professionals surveyed, the report found that a majority are encouraging their law firms to use generative AI in hopes of cutting outside counsel costs. However, whether the firms will take action and adopt the technology is an open question.