Navigating the Legal AI tidal wave: Expert insights from OpenText World 2025

95% of legal professionals expect generative AI to become central to their workflows within five years. Yet only 40% are currently using or planning to use it. This gap between expectation and adoption reveals a profession standing at the water’s edge, watching an inevitable wave approach.

At OpenText World 2025’s Legal Tech track, experts shared how to ride this wave rather than get swept under it. Here are the five most critical insights.

1. Take stock of your dragons and unicorns: Prioritizing high-value legal AI use cases

Not every problem needs an AI solution. Andrew Kent, Director of Litigation Support at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, suggests starting with two questions:

• What’s killing your productivity? (Your dragons)

• What critical goals do you need to accomplish? (Your unicorns)

One firm piloting OpenText eDiscovery Aviator praised its ability to slash document review time and costs while maintaining defensible workflows.

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