This edition of the In-House Community Magazine July 2026 explores how legal teams are really using artificial intelligence in 2026, moving beyond experimentation to practical applications in contracts, compliance, investigations, governance and legal operations. Read below or click here to download. What’s inside this issue? At the centre of this edition is our cover story, “How Legal Teams Are Really Using AI in 2026”, which looks beyond the hype to examine how in-house legal departments are applying artificial intelligence in day-to-day work. Drawing on contributions from senior legal leaders, law firm partners and legal technology specialists across Asia, the feature explores how AI is being used for contract review, regulatory research, investigations, document analysis, compliance and legal operations. It also considers the challenges that come with adoption, including data security, technical literacy, fragmented systems, governance and the continuing need for human judgement and oversight. How Legal Teams Are Really Using AI in 2026 This edition of the In-House Community Magazine July 2026 examines the changing role of AI within legal departments and the practical lessons emerging from teams that have already moved beyond experimentation. The cover story shows that contracts remain one of AI’s clearest proving grounds. Legal teams are using AI to carry out first-pass reviews, identify unusual clauses, suggest redlines, compare documents against internal playbooks and make signed agreements easier to search. The issue also looks at how AI is supporting wider legal and compliance work, from building regulatory matrices across jurisdictions to organising evidence, preparing chronologies, monitoring obligations and assisting with internal investigations. A consistent message from contributors is that simply purchasing AI tools is not enough....