From GenAI to general counsel: how clients are driving law firm innovation | Commercial Awareness Compass #23

Corporate clients are no longer asking if law firms use AI, they’re demanding to know how. As clients begin measuring AI-readiness as a key scoring point, firms are under pressure to adopt tools that promise efficiency, value, and competitive edge. This episode breaks down the shift from hype to expectation, the real risks and rewards of generative AI in legal work, and how in-house teams are reshaping the market – all through a SWOT lens built for commercial lawyers in the making.The Commercial Awareness Compass by AllAboutLaw, helps you build your commercial awareness every week with a beginners, intermediate and advanced breakdown of a story from an expert lawyer and trainee solicitor host. This story was taken from a live conversation a few months ago. If you don't want to wait for these conversations, head over to the Commercial Awareness Compass to get them straight to your inbox each week. 🚀 Boost your commercial awareness: https://www.allaboutlaw.co.uk/commercial-awareness-compass