70% of lawyers believe they will fall behind if they do not start using gen-AI tools

SINGAPORE – April 23, 2025 – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, releases its Generative AI and the Legal Profession 2025 Survey Report for Malaysia and Singapore. Focusing on findings from a survey of over 400 lawyers and legal professionals in Malaysia and Singapore, the report delves into how different legal professions in these countries are responding to and using generative AI tools in their day-to-day activities. It uncovers an insightful overview of awareness and adoption and a glimpse of a future in which the usage of these tools becomes second nature in legal research and practice.

“Generative AI is breaking new ground across various industries, and its impact on the legal sector in Malaysia and Singapore is significant,” said Gaythri Raman, Managing Director, LexisNexis Southeast Asia. “These regions are uniquely positioned to lead the adoption of transformative AI technologies. In the legal profession, generative AI is not just a tool for efficiency — it is reshaping the very way in which legal services are delivered.”

Findings from the report include:

- 70% of respondents believe that they will fall behind if they do not start using generative AI tools. Apart from the spontaneous motivation, the companies they serve (36%), peers (30%), and clients (16%) also exert some pressure and expectations on legal professionals.

- 48% of legal professionals in Malaysia and Singapore expressed confidence in their understanding of generative AI tools and how to leverage them.

- More than half of respondents (66%) shared that they are using generative AI tools in their work, with those working in law firms showing a higher acceptance than those who work in-house.

- More than half (56%) of the respondents consider the impact of introducing generative tools in their firms/organisation to be transformative or significant.

To view and download a copy of the Generative AI and the Legal Profession 2025 Survey Report, click here.

**Meet Lexis+ AI**

Lexis+ AI, one of LexisNexis’s latest offerings, is a legal generative AI that features conversational search, intelligent legal drafting, insightful summarisation, and document upload capabilities. Supported by state-of-the-art encryption and privacy technology to keep sensitive data secure, Lexis+ AI features:

- **Conversational search**: Simplifies complex and time-consuming legal research by enabling users to conversationally interact with Lexis+ AI, explore new insights, and ask for adjusted and refined output

- **Document drafting**: Instantly produces contract clauses and client communications from a simple user prompt

- **Summarisation**: Delivers case summaries in seconds with more content and capabilities coming soon

- **Document upload**: Enable users to rapidly analyse, summarise and extract key insights from legal documents

Lexis+ AI answers are grounded in one of the world’s largest repositories of legal content, including primary, secondary, analytical content and Practical Guidance modules.

About LexisNexis®

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

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