{"id":8567,"date":"2025-11-16T06:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/how-in-house-counsel-are-increasingly-turning-to-generative-ai\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T06:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:41:53","slug":"how-in-house-counsel-are-increasingly-turning-to-generative-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/how-in-house-counsel-are-increasingly-turning-to-generative-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"How in-house counsel are increasingly turning to generative AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px;\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tGenerative artificial intelligence has changed the practice and business of law in a short amount of time, and that\u2019s especially been the case for in-house counsel. <\/p>\n<p>According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acc.com\/about\/newsroom\/news\/acc-genai-report-corporate-law-departments-ai-use-everlaw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October report<\/a> from the Association of Corporate Counsel, generative AI use among in-house lawyers has more than doubled over the last year. More than half of respondents are now actively using generative AI in their practice\u2014compared to only 23% in 2024. The survey also said two-thirds of respondents are using it so that they can eventually rely less on outside counsel, and over 60% are likely to push for a change in how legal services are priced.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, could this be the latest blow to the billable hour? It\u2019s survived a lot of things over the years\u2014recessions, pandemics, bubble bursts. Could generative AI be the one that finally kills it once and for all?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the <em>Legal Rebels Podcast<\/em>, Jason L. Brown, the president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, talks to the ABA Journal\u2019s Victor Li. Brown, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acc.com\/about\/newsroom\/news\/jason-l-brown-association-corporate-counsel-president-ceo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">became the CEO on Nov. 1<\/a>, speaks about how in-house lawyers are using generative AI and where things might be heading as far as the adoption and advancement of the technology.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#c7eaff; padding:12px\">\n<div style=\"float:left; padding-right:8px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Want to listen on the go? Legal Rebels is available on several podcast listening services. <strong>Subscribe and never miss an episode.<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/aba-journal-legal-rebels\/id1103939849?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5wrOeGkOx9uXUaMjZwEFMn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen#\/ps\/Ibbvw54akc3klu4iwefj5bha2iq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a><br clear=\"all\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left; clear:left; background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10px;\" class=\"table-condensed\">\n<h4>In This Podcast:<\/h4>\n<div style=\"float:left; width:90px; padding: 0 10px 0 0;\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/images\/\/main_images\/Jason_L_Brown_headshot_2_500px.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Jason L. Brown&lt;\/p&gt;&#010;\" style=\"vertical-align:text-top; max-width:80px;\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n            <small\/><\/p>\n<p>Jason L. Brown<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jason L. Brown is the president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, a global legal association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel who work for corporations, associations and other organizations through\u202finformation, education, networking and\u202fadvocacy. Brown previously was an in-house counsel at Dyson Inc., MillerCoors and the Pepsi Beverages Co. He also was the executive director and general counsel for the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms. Brown has a juris doctor degree from the Howard University School of Law. He also earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Howard University.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=250025978358202&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generative artificial intelligence has changed the practice and business of law in a short amount of time, and that\u2019s especially been the case for in-house counsel. 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