From First Workflow to Firmwide AI Capability
Build the foundations to turn an initial legal AI win into a capability your whole firm can rely on.
Download GuideSummary
A successful legal AI workflow can show what’s possible. Making that success repeatable across a firm takes a clear business case, trusted tools, effective governance, and attorneys who know how to put AI to work.
This guide explores six pillars of firmwide AI capability: the business case, trust and security, governance, repeatable workflows, AI fluency, and leadership. Each answers a question firm leaders face when evaluating legal AI and expanding its use.
Drawing on examples from Acevedo Belt, Gray Reed, and Foley Hoag, it shows how firms are building these foundations to take on more complex work with the teams they have. Whether you’re evaluating your first workflow or expanding adoption, the guide helps you identify where to focus next.
What You’ll Learn
- How to build a business case around time savings, capacity, margin, and new business
- How to evaluate security, protect client confidentiality, and preserve attorney judgment
- What governance needs to cover as firms introduce AI agents
- How to turn firm knowledge and proven workflows into reusable tools
- How to develop AI fluency and sustain adoption through leadership, training, and peer support
- How to get started with a focused team and support beyond launch