7 Legal Tech Trends That Will Reshape Every Business In 2026 — from forbes.com by Bernard Marr

Here are the trends that will matter most.

  1. AI Agents As Legal Assistants
  2. AI As A Driver Of Business Strategy
  3. Automation In Judicial Administration
  4. Always-On Compliance Monitoring
  5. Cybersecurity As An Essential Survival Tool
  6. Predictive Litigation
  7. Compliance As Part Of The Everyday Automation Fabric

According to the Thomson Reuters Future Of Professionals report, most experts already expect AI to transform their work within five years, with many viewing it as a positive force. The challenge now is clear: legal and compliance leaders must understand the tools reshaping their field and prepare their teams for a very different way of working in 2026.


Addendum on 12/17/25: