The scope of this transition extends across contract review, legal research, workflow automation, and decision support systems. Outside counsel, AI vendors, and compliance teams are involved in shaping deployment, particularly around data governance, privacy controls, and risk management. The exact details of Flex's rollout timeline and specific use cases remain unclear.
For corporate counsel, this matters because legal departments are now expected to lead AI governance at the enterprise level—not merely enforce compliance after the fact. As AI lowers the cost of legal work and accelerates timelines, in-house teams must simultaneously manage confidentiality risks, regulatory obligations, and accountability frameworks. Companies that position legal as a strategic partner in AI adoption, rather than a gatekeeper, will shape how their organizations deploy these tools. Those that don't risk having AI strategy imposed on them by business units with different risk tolerances.