Extract from Rhys Dipshan’s article “Founded on AI, Newcomers Look to Transform the Legal Services Market”
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The Disruption: Founded on AI, Newcomers Look to Transform the Legal Services Market
New legal technology startups, hybrid law firms and “AI-native” law firms are sprouting up to challenge the legal industry’s existing order, convinced there is a better way to delivery legal services and technology that starts with building something founded on advanced artificial intelligence models.
While law firms and legal tech providers have raced to adapt to generative and agentic AI, these newcomers believe an entirely new approach is called for to meet the moment—with entirely different players in the market.
Just how much of a threat these novel law firms and legal tech startups pose to incumbents, from Big Law firms to legacy legal tech providers, remains an open question.
