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Future of Professionals Report 2026

This year’s report illustrates a clear shift: AI is now embedded in professional work, but value hinges on effective execution and the right infrastructure. As a result, a gap is emerging between organizations achieving real impact and those falling behind, with increasing risks emerging across clients, talent, and governance.

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Legal AI & Technology

New “AI Guide for Legal Professionals” offers foundational understanding of rapidly changing environment

The newly published “AI Guide for Legal Professionals: A Foundational Overview” provides vital information and critical assistance for how best to leverage AI tools to benefit your legal practice

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Courts & Justice

Government Legal Department Report: Why are courts & government law agencies so slow to implement AI?

A recent report notes that courts and the government legal agencies that work with them face budget limits, staff shortages, and slow adoption of technologies like generative AI, despite these tools' promise for improving efficiency and access to justice

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Q2 2026 LFFI analysis: Law firm leverage just broke a 17-year record — and this time, it's not because of layoffs

The AI hiring myth: Why AI decision-makers are the real law firm recruiting risk

How government legal teams are turning AI governance into a real advantage

Corporate

How AI is being deployed to end forced labor in supply chains

The efficiency trap: Why moving faster on AI might be the wrong goal for corporate tax teams

IDT compliance built in, not bolted on: Why manufacturing's risk actually lives in the workflow

Tax, Accounting, and Audit

What Grant Thornton's acquisition of CBIZ actually signals

The efficiency trap: Why moving faster on AI might be the wrong goal for corporate tax teams

The tax, accounting & audit firm of 2030: Those that win the AI era will not look like today’s firms

Government

The guardrail advantage: How responsible AI policy accelerates adoption in government

How government legal teams are turning AI governance into a real advantage

Shadow AI in government: Why unsanctioned tools demand a governance response

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September 17, 2026

The 2026 Future of AI & Technology Forum

Clear direction on where AI fits into your strategy—and where it doesn’t. Real examples of how firms are using AI across workflows, governance, and talent. Honest conversations

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October 21 - 22, 2026

The 25th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum

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New “AI Guide for Legal Professionals” offers foundational understanding of rapidly changing environment

Government Legal Department Report: Why are courts & government law agencies so slow to implement AI?

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What happens when organizations fall behind on AI?

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Government Legal Department Report: Why are courts & government law agencies so slow to implement AI?

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Clarity Podcast

Law firm revenues are breaking records, but what might be holding them back?

Are organizations ready for an AI-powered future?

What happens when organizations fall behind on AI?

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Heather C. Panton

Tackling human trafficking at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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