Legal AI In Transactional Work: 2026 Report
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Overview
Which AI Tools Do Lawyers Actually Trust?
New data from 534 legal professionals on AI usage, confidence, and adoption in transactional work.
Hundreds of AI products are competing for attention in legal. But which ones are lawyers actually using for contract drafting, review, and redlining? Which ones do they trust? And which ones are becoming essential to their workflows?
Based on responses from 534 legal professionals across 27 countries, the Legal AI in Transactional Work: 2026 Report examines how legal professionals are using AI in contract work, which platforms they rely on most, and where confidence is still lagging.
Join SimpleDocs // Law Insider as we unpack the findings, including comparative data across ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Spellbook, SimpleAI, and other tools used in transactional work.
You’ll leave with a clearer view of:
- How your team’s AI usage compares to the broader legal market
- Which tools lawyers are using most, trusting most, and relying on most
- Where legal teams are still underutilizing AI
- How purpose-built AI tools compare to general-purpose platforms
- What the findings suggest for legal teams evaluating AI in 2026
If you are using AI, evaluating vendors, building a business case, or trying to understand how your team stacks up, this session will give you a practical view of how AI adoption is actually unfolding in transactional legal work.
All registrants will receive a copy of the recording.
About the Host
Preston Clark is the CEO and co-founder of SimpleDocs, an AI-powered contract automation platform that helps legal and business teams draft, review, and manage contracts more efficiently. He is also the co-founder of Law Insider, the world’s largest public contract and clause database, serving thousands of legal and business professionals worldwide.
With more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of legal operations, software, and AI, Preston has built and scaled products focused on modernizing how contracts are created, negotiated, and managed. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he held leadership roles at several venture-backed startups and served as Assistant General Counsel at the University of Miami.