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1 in 150 US law firm websites says the firm uses AI.

We read the websites of more than 93,000 US law firms. 3.3% mention AI at all. In the State Bar of Texas's 2026 survey, 62% of lawyers said they or their firm use AI tools.

Size makes the differenceThe data

The findings in seven sentences.

  1. About 1 in 150 US law firm websites (0.7%) says the firm uses AI in its own work. 3.3% mention AI at all.
  2. Lawyers tell surveys otherwise. 62% of Texas lawyers said they or their firm use AI tools in 2026, up from 30% in 2024.
  3. The bigger the firm, the more AI on its site. 54% of firms with 100 or more lawyers mention AI and 20% say they use it, against 2.5% and 0.6% of solo lawyers' sites.
  4. 40% of firms with 100 or more lawyers sell advice on AI law. Across all firms, intellectual property firms lead: 8.3% do.
  5. About 1 in 300 firms publishes an AI policy or tells clients how it uses AI (0.3%). Of the 77 policies we read, 55% keep lawyers responsible for the work and 47% have a lawyer check what AI produces.
  6. About 1 in 750 firms names an AI product it uses (0.2%). ChatGPT, Westlaw AI and Harvey are named most.
  7. Law firms let AI read their sites. 99.7% of their websites refuse no AI crawler, and 4 refuse OAI-SearchBot, which keeps a site out of ChatGPT's search answers.

1 dot = 25 law firms

  1. 93,254

    US law firms have their own website.

  2. 3.3%

    mention AI anywhere on the pages we read.

  3. 0.7%

    sell advice on AI law.

  4. 0.7%

    say the firm uses AI in its own work. That's 1 in 150.

  5. 0.3%

    publish an AI policy or tell clients how they use AI.

  6. 0.2%

    name an AI product they use.

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The bigger the firm, the more AI on its website.

At firms of 100 or more lawyers, 54% of sites mention AI and 40% sell advice on AI law. At solo practices, 2.5% and 0.3%.

  1. Mention AI1 lawyer: 2.5%2 to 9: 3.2%10 to 49: 9.2%50 to 99: 25%100 or more: 54%
  2. Sell advice on AI law1 lawyer: 0.3%2 to 9: 0.4%10 to 49: 2.9%50 to 99: 11%100 or more: 40%
  3. Say the firm uses AI1 lawyer: 0.6%2 to 9: 0.4%10 to 49: 1.9%50 to 99: 8.2%100 or more: 20%
  4. Publish an AI policy1 lawyer: 0.3%2 to 9: 0.3%10 to 49: 0.6%50 to 99: 3%100 or more: 6.2%
  5. Name an AI product1 lawyer: 0.2%2 to 9: 0.1%10 to 49: 0.4%50 to 99: 2.2%100 or more: 5.8%

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Lawyers say they use AI. Their firms' websites rarely do.

In the ABA's survey of late 2024, 30.2% of lawyers said their office used AI tools. In October 2026, 0.7% of firm websites said the firm uses it. Surveys since run higher still: 62% of Texas lawyers in 2026.

Solo
Lawyers who say their office uses AI (ABA survey, late 2024): 17.7%
Firm websites that say the firm uses AI (October 2026): 0.6%
2 to 9 lawyers
Lawyers who say their office uses AI (ABA survey, late 2024): 24.1%
Firm websites that say the firm uses AI (October 2026): 0.4%
10 to 49
Lawyers who say their office uses AI (ABA survey, late 2024): 29.5%
Firm websites that say the firm uses AI (October 2026): 1.9%
100 or more
Lawyers who say their office uses AI (ABA survey, late 2024): 46%
Firm websites that say the firm uses AI (October 2026): 20%

The ABA doesn't publish a figure for firms of 50 to 99 lawyers.

About 1 in 300 law firms publishes an AI policy.

Surveys find many firms have one. Clio found a policy at 47% of firms, and ILTA's 2026 survey found a formal one at 57% of its member firms under 50 lawyers and 98% of those with 350 to 699. On their websites, 0.3% of all firms publish one, and 6.2% of firms with 100 or more lawyers.

  1. Lawyers stay responsible for the work: 55%
  2. A lawyer checks what AI produces: 47%
  3. Client confidences stay out of unsafe tools: 43%
  4. Data security and privacy: 36%
  5. The conduct rules and bar guidance on AI: 36%
  6. Approved tools only: 36%
  7. Clients are told, or asked: 22%
  8. No training on client data: 21%
  9. How AI work is billed: 14%
  10. Staff are trained first: 10%
  11. The policy is reviewed as AI changes: 10%
  12. The site's AI assistant gives no legal advice: 10%
  13. AI helped write the website: 9%
  14. The firm doesn't use AI: 5%
  15. Output is checked for bias: 4%

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A law firm AI policy template, built from them.

The 14 clauses in the policies firms publish, in plain words of our own, from the most common to the least, each marked with how many of the 77 published policies include it. Put in your firm's name and have your own counsel review it.

  1. Lawyers stay responsible for the workOur lawyers are responsible for all work the firm delivers, whatever tools helped produce it. AI can assist. It doesn't decide.In 42 of the 77 published policies
  2. A lawyer checks what AI producesNo AI output reaches a client, a court or another party until a lawyer has reviewed it and checked its facts and citations.In 36 of the 77 published policies
  3. Client confidences stay out of unsafe toolsWe don't enter client confidential information into an AI tool unless the tool keeps it confidential.In 33 of the 77 published policies
  4. Data security and privacyThe AI tools we use meet the same security and privacy standards as our other systems.In 28 of the 77 published policies
  5. The conduct rules and bar guidance on AIOur use of AI follows the rules of professional conduct and our bar's guidance on AI, including ABA Formal Opinion 512.In 28 of the 77 published policies
  6. Approved tools onlyLawyers and staff use only the AI tools the firm has reviewed and approved for client work.In 28 of the 77 published policies
  7. Clients are told, or askedWe tell clients when AI plays a significant part in their matter, and we ask their consent where the rules require it.In 17 of the 77 published policies
  8. No training on client dataWe don't let AI vendors use client information to train their models.In 16 of the 77 published policies
  9. How AI work is billedWe bill for the time our lawyers actually spend. We don't bill for time AI saved.In 11 of the 77 published policies
  10. Staff are trained firstEveryone at the firm is trained before using AI tools for client work.In 8 of the 77 published policies
  11. The policy is reviewed as AI changesWe review this policy at least once a year, and sooner when the rules or the tools change.In 8 of the 77 published policies
  12. The site's AI assistant gives no legal adviceThe AI assistant on this website gives general information, not legal advice, and using it doesn't make you our client.In 8 of the 77 published policies
  13. AI helped write the websiteParts of this website were drafted with AI and reviewed by our lawyers.In 7 of the 77 published policies
  14. Output is checked for biasWe check AI output for bias before relying on it.In 3 of the 77 published policies
The template (Word)

Clients set AI rules for their firms too. Our study of outside counsel guidelines shows what they require.

Intellectual property firms talk about AI most.

13% of IP firms' sites mention AI and 8.3% sell AI-law advice. Family law firms are lowest, at 2.2%.

Firms practicingMention AISay they use AISell AI-law advicePublish an AI policyChatAI assistant
Intellectual property6,508 sites13%2.4%8.3%1%5.7%0.7%
Tax6,345 sites5.8%1.5%2.6%0.5%5.8%0.2%
Employment and labor18,727 sites5.6%1.4%1.5%0.6%8.1%0.4%
Immigration8,182 sites4%0.6%1.2%0.4%9.2%0.1%
Business and corporate30,686 sites3.9%0.7%1.5%0.3%4.6%0.5%
Bankruptcy8,947 sites3.8%0.6%1.2%0.3%7.6%0.5%
Real estate23,609 sites3%0.6%0.9%0.3%3.7%0.3%
Personal injury32,627 sites2.8%0.7%0.2%0.3%10%0.5%
Estate planning31,641 sites2.5%0.4%0.5%0.2%4.3%0.5%
Criminal defense23,103 sites2.5%0.5%0.5%0.2%5.3%0.5%
Family25,442 sites2.2%0.4%0.3%0.3%5.6%0.2%

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The legal AI tools firms name.

On the sites we read, 106 firms name an AI product they use, and 33 name one of these. ChatGPT leads with 11, then Westlaw AI (7) and Harvey (6). The other names are mostly the firms' own, from intake assistants with first names to patent search tools.

  • ChatGPT11 firms
  • Westlaw AI7 firms
  • Harvey6 firms
  • Claude3 firms
  • Gemini3 firms
  • Legora3 firms
  • CoCounsel2 firms
  • Lexis+ AI2 firms
  • Microsoft Copilot2 firms
  • Relativity aiR2 firms
  • Eve1 firm
  • Grok1 firm
  • Kira1 firm
  • vLex Vincent1 firm

Where law firms talk about AI.

California firms' websites mention AI most (4.9%), then Louisiana (4.4%) and New York (4.2%). South Carolina is lowest, at 1.8%.

  1. ALAlabama: 2.3%, 1207 law firm sites
  2. AKAlaska: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  3. AZArizona: 3.0%, 1761 law firm sites
  4. ARArkansas: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  5. CACalifornia: 4.9%, 12969 law firm sites
  6. COColorado: 3.4%, 1846 law firm sites
  7. CTConnecticut: 4.1%, 1189 law firm sites
  8. DEDelaware: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  9. DCDistrict of Columbia: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  10. FLFlorida: 3.2%, 9337 law firm sites
  11. GAGeorgia: 2.6%, 3394 law firm sites
  12. HIHawaii: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  13. IDIdaho: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  14. ILIllinois: 3.3%, 4097 law firm sites
  15. INIndiana: 2.1%, 1272 law firm sites
  16. IAIowa: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  17. KSKansas: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  18. KYKentucky: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  19. LALouisiana: 4.4%, 1517 law firm sites
  20. MEMaine: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  21. MDMaryland: 2.7%, 1659 law firm sites
  22. MAMassachusetts: 2.7%, 2494 law firm sites
  23. MIMichigan: 2.5%, 2404 law firm sites
  24. MNMinnesota: 2.6%, 1290 law firm sites
  25. MSMississippi: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  26. MOMissouri: 2.0%, 1714 law firm sites
  27. MTMontana: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  28. NENebraska: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  29. NVNevada: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  30. NHNew Hampshire: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  31. NJNew Jersey: 2.9%, 2682 law firm sites
  32. NMNew Mexico: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  33. NYNew York: 4.2%, 6889 law firm sites
  34. NCNorth Carolina: 3.6%, 2330 law firm sites
  35. NDNorth Dakota: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  36. OHOhio: 3.0%, 2391 law firm sites
  37. OKOklahoma: 2.0%, 1103 law firm sites
  38. OROregon: 1.9%, 1031 law firm sites
  39. PAPennsylvania: 2.9%, 2972 law firm sites
  40. RIRhode Island: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  41. SCSouth Carolina: 1.8%, 1460 law firm sites
  42. SDSouth Dakota: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  43. TNTennessee: 3.3%, 1438 law firm sites
  44. TXTexas: 3.4%, 8095 law firm sites
  45. UTUtah: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  46. VTVermont: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  47. VAVirginia: 3.7%, 2004 law firm sites
  48. WAWashington: 2.6%, 2088 law firm sites
  49. WVWest Virginia: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites
  50. WIWisconsin: 2.3%, 1027 law firm sites
  51. WYWyoming: Fewer than 1,000 law firm sites

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Law firms let AI crawlers in.

99.7% of law firm websites refuse no AI crawler in their robots.txt. Among firms of 100 or more lawyers, 2% refuse at least one. 4 sites refuse OAI-SearchBot, which keeps a site out of ChatGPT's search answers.

  1. 100 or more: 2%
  2. 50 to 99: 0.8%
  3. 10 to 49: 0.7%
  4. 2 to 9: 0.3%
  5. 1 lawyer: 0.2%

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We build AI software for law firms.

One workflow at a time, such as intake that answers at midnight or a first draft from the firm's own templates, and the firm owns the code. How it works for law firms.

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The data.

We read the websites on October 1 to 3, 2026.

Every website (CSV)AI policy template (Word)
How we did it

The list is every place Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) files as a US law firm, attorney or legal service with a website, turned into one row per website: 170,178 sites. Law schools, paralegal and notary services, bail bonds, process servers, court reporters, mediators and lawyer directories were left out.

We read each site on October 1 to 3, 2026 through scrape.do's US proxies, within each site's robots.txt: the home page and the page that lists its lawyers. 111,229 sites answered with a page. The rest didn't answer, asked readers to stay out, blocked our reader, were parked or led to a site already read. For every firm of 10 or more lawyers, and a random 5% of the rest (5,171 firms), Jev chose from each site's own links its practice areas, AI, policy, careers and about pages, and we read those too.

A firm's size is the largest of three readings: the lawyers its own site lists, the number of lawyers its home or about page states (each one checked by a review agent), and 100 or more for the 100 largest firms by revenue.

Jev, a model from TypeSafe that answers yes or no questions with a probability, read each site's text, forms, links and the software its code loads, and answered 21 questions in one pass: whether it's a law firm, what it practices, what it says about AI and what a visitor meets at the front door. For every yes it pointed to the item that shows it.

Review agents, working from one written rule per question, checked every answer for 523 firms drawn at random within groups set by Jev's answers, including one group for firms of 50 or more lawyers. They agreed with Jev on 97.2% of 10,043 answers. The shares are Jev's counts corrected by the reviewed errors in each group, within each size band and practice area. For firms under 10 lawyers, the AI shares come from the 5% read in full.

The state map takes Jev's share in each state and applies the national correction, since the review is too small to correct each state on its own. A review agent checked every AI policy and every named product. The clause shares are of the 77 policies whose text we could read. The AI crawlers a site refuses come from its robots.txt file, read under RFC 9309.

The shares are of what the websites show, not of what the firms do behind them. A firm can use AI every day and never say so on its site.

Cite this study

Fulkerson Advisors (2026). Lawyers Using AI: What 93,254 US Law Firm Websites Show. https://www.fulkersonadvisors.com/research/lawyers-using-ai

Use any of these numbers. Credit Fulkerson Advisors and link to this page. The data is under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Questions

How many law firms use AI?

Surveys say most lawyers now do: 62% of Texas lawyers said they or their firm use AI tools in 2026. Their websites rarely say so. About 1 in 150 US law firm websites (0.7%) says the firm uses AI, and 3.3% mention AI at all.

Do big law firms use AI more than small firms?

They say so far more often. 20% of firms with 100 or more lawyers say on their websites that they use AI, against 0.6% of solo lawyers' sites. 54% of the biggest firms mention AI, against 2.5% of solos.

How many law firms have an AI policy?

Many do. Clio's 2025 survey found an AI policy at 47% of firms, and ILTA's 2026 survey a formal one at 57% of its member firms under 50 lawyers. Few publish it: 0.3% of US law firm websites show an AI policy or tell clients how the firm uses AI.

What should a law firm AI policy include?

In the 77 AI policies US law firms publish, the most common clauses keep lawyers responsible for the work (55%), have a lawyer check what AI produces (47%) and keep client confidences out of unsafe tools (43%). The template on this page puts them in order.

What AI tools do law firms use?

On their websites, firms name ChatGPT, Westlaw AI and Harvey most. In the Texas bar's 2026 survey, lawyers who use AI named ChatGPT (63%) and Microsoft Copilot (44%) most, and Westlaw's CoCounsel (30%) led the legal tools.

How many law firms sell AI law advice?

0.7% of US law firms, and 40% of firms with 100 or more lawyers. Intellectual property firms lead the rest: 8.3% do.

Do law firm websites have AI chatbots?

0.3% have an AI assistant that answers visitors, and 6.1% offer a chat window of any kind. Our study of 97 of the world's 100 largest firms found none with either.

Do law firms block ChatGPT?

Almost none do. 0.3% of US law firm websites refuse at least one AI crawler in robots.txt, and 4 refuse OAI-SearchBot, which keeps a site out of ChatGPT's search answers.