Tuesday, March 17, 2026

TUESDAY — TECHNOLOGY & WORK

“That’s like giving someone a map before building roads.”

— Patrick Fuller, ALM Chief Legal Industry Strategist

Patrick Fuller dropped the above line during the closing keynote at LegalWeek 2026, and it should land like a hammer for any leader running an AI adoption playbook. The data behind it is brutal: 75% of law firms claim to offer AI training, but fewer than two-thirds have hired anyone qualified to actually teach it. Meanwhile, only 19% have adjusted their fee structures and 72% have zero plans to change how they compensate lawyers — even as they publicly declare AI will transform their business within five years. The legal industry is essentially installing new software on hardware it refuses to upgrade. If your organization is measuring AI readiness by the number of tools deployed rather than the incentive structures redesigned, you’re building on the same fault line. For more, Check out Legalweek Final Keynote: An Industry Still Whistling Past The Graveyard?

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad