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The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner conducted the 2026 Victorian survey of lawyers' AI use. According to The Guardian, the survey covered 2,221 lawyers and showed that the proportion of lawyers using AI rose from 37% to 55%, but only 26% said they had reduced client fees due to efficiency gains. The survey also showed that 79% of lawyers use consumer-grade chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot, 46% of lawyers said clients came to them with inaccurate or misleading information, and 41% received AI-generated documents that required correction. The survey results have so far been reported by a single media outlet, with no subsequent developments.
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More than half of Victorian lawyers use AI, but only a quarter have lowered client fees as a result
A 2026 survey of 2,221 lawyers by the Law Society of Victoria shows that the proportion of lawyers using AI rose from 37% to 55%, but only 26% said they had reduced client fees due to efficiency gains. 79% of lawyers use consumer-grade chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot, 46% of lawyers said clients came to them with inaccurate or misleading information, and 41% received AI-generated documents that needed correction.