• Clio released its 2026 Legal Trends Report, projecting lawyers’ billable time at a record 42% of the workday, versus 39% in 2025.
• Firms using Clio Work and Clio Manage recorded 10% higher revenue per responsible lawyer than comparable firms without Clio’s AI tools.
• Those firms logged 6.5% more billable hours; collection rates were 2.5 percentage points higher.
• AI adoption reached 85% of legal professionals’ firms, up from 79% in 2025, with limited evidence of widespread AI-related workforce reductions.
• Among consumers, 82% want disclosure of lawyers’ AI use; 70% trust lawyers more when that use is disclosed.

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