• AI fluency is becoming a legal hiring priority, with leading firms seeking lawyers who can build reusable AI tools.
• Research covering seven law firms and four in-house teams identified proficient AI use as the baseline target for lawyers.
• Demand for advanced AI-building skills varies by role, with legal engineering and innovation positions targeting higher proficiency levels.
• Restrictions on building tools, limited experimentation time and governance gaps often constrain lawyers’ progression to advanced AI roles.

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