Blog Post: 5 Legal Analytics Adoption Trends Shaping Law Firms in 2026

Results from the Lex Machina ® 2026 Impact of Legal Analytics Survey show how deeply analytics have influenced modern litigation practice. In a survey of 207 law firm professionals in the U.S., respondents reported using analytics to assess litigation exposure, understand tendencies of judges and opposing counsel, strengthen motions and briefs, and demonstrate expertise to clients with greater confidence. This year’s results also showed broad agreement on value.