The Deloitte poll conducted in September 2023 highlights the current state of AI adoption in legal practices, revealing that 21.1% of organizations use AI for electronic discovery, while 57.2% are developing a generative AI strategy. Respondents indicated concerns about legal risks associated with AI, particularly bias and hallucinations, with 42.1% expecting their AI usage for legal workstreams to increase over the next year. The report emphasizes the importance of legal consultations regarding AI risks, with only 29.2% engaging attorneys at least monthly.

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seat for legal
Deloitte poll results
November 2023

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Methodology
75+
Legal, risk and compliance professionals
were polled online during a Deloitte webcast
titled “Setting the AI table: Leave a seat for
legal” on September 19, 2023. Answer rates
differed by question.
In some instances, immaterial amounts (e.g., +/-
0.1%) have been added to or removed from the
“Don’t know/not applicable” answer responses to
bring results to 100% total for each question.

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Votes received: 114
Does your organization currently use AI to support electronic discovery (e.g., evidence collection) for
legal, compliance, or internal investigative matters?
21.1%
51.8%
27.1%
Yes No Don’t know

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Votes received: 131
Does your organization's legal function have a Generative AI strategy (e.g., protocols to guide adoption
and use of the technology)?
Don’t know / not applicable = 29.1%
13.7%
35.1%
22.1%
Yes
No, but we are in the process of building
one inside the next 12 months
No, and we do not have plans to
develop one
57.2% of respondents’
organizations have or will
have a strategy for GenAI
within the next year

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Votes received: 130
How frequently do you engage with your organization's attorneys on legal risks involving your
organization's AI use?
Don’t know / not applicable = 33.1%
1.5%
10.0%
17.7%
20.8%
16.9%
At least daily At least weekly At least monthly Less than monthly Never
29.2% of respondents say their organization’s
attorneys are consulted at least monthly or
more frequently about the legal risks of using AI

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Votes received: 121
Which Generative AI risk poses the greatest challenge to your organization’s legal workstreams (e.g.,
contract creation and analysis, electronic discovery management, etc.) in the next 12 months?
Hallucinations (e.g., inaccurate
content created)
Bias or lack of fairness (e.g., self-learning
models may introduce unintentional biases)
Adversarial attacks or social engineering (e.g.,
external party may manipulate processes)
18.2%
23.1%
32.2%
Don’t know = 26.5%

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Votes received: 76
Will your organization change its use of Generative AI for legal workstreams (e.g., contract creation and
analysis, electronic discovery management) change in the next 12 months?
Yes, increase No change Yes, decrease
42.1%
14.5%
2.6%
40.8%
Don’t know

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