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AI and the future of the billable hour: What Experts from across the World are saying as legal value moves beyond time

General counsel, law firm leaders, legal innovators and arbitration practitioners at LegalTechTalk 2026, LIDW 2026, IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 and Cyprus Arbitration Days 2026 examined the future of the billable hour, exploring how AI is reshaping legal pricing, efficiency, client expectations and the relationship between time and legal value.

‘Everybody will use AI, how do you remain relevant?’: LegalTechTalk 2026 panel explores legal design, legal engineering and the future of legal services

Legal engineers building products, lawyers experimenting with AI-powered tools, and firms rethinking billable hours and service delivery all featured in the LegalTechTalk 2026 discussion, which agreed that technology alone will not define the future of legal services, with competitive advantage instead coming from legal design, client-centric innovation and the ability to create value beyond traditional legal work.