‘Threat or game-changer?’ — Lawyers worldwide to have say on future of AI in the profession

The International Bar Association (IBA) has launched the next phase of a survey to help lawyers around the world respond to the challenges of artificial intelligence.

Phase 2 of the IBA’s AI Impact Survey is the next step in a project to help professionals steer a course through an increasingly complicated and divisive legaltech market.

Taking less than 10 minutes to complete, the anonymous survey – organised by the IBA’s Section on Public and Professional Interest Artificial Intelligence Working Group - is open until September 12.

Sönke Lund, chair of the Working Group, said: “By completing the survey, participants' will greatly advance our knowledge and help frame how AI is driving legal professions worldwide.

“The insights gathered will guide policies that ensure lawyers and the legal community use AI responsibly and ethically. Every response brings us closer to a better informed and more prepared legal community.”

Findings from the survey will be presented at the IBA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada, at a session on Monday, November 3 titled: AI’s impact on the legal profession: from threat to game-changing advantage.

Phase 2 of the project builds on the IBA’s 2024 report The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession.

Participants can access the survey here then selecting the relevant questionnaire – for academia, corporate/in-house counsel, judiciary, private sector lawyers, public sector lawyers and young and early career lawyers.