BRIAN W TANG The Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation & Technology Association (ALITA) State of Legal Innovation in Asia-Pacific (SOLIA) Report 2025 that contains a survey conducted by ALITA in conjunction with LexisNexis arrives at a moment when legal teams across the Asia Pacific region are feeling both the pace and pressure of transformation. As the findings make clear, AI is no longer an optional experiment. It has become part of the daily toolkit for many professionals, especially within in house teams that continue to carry rising expectations from business leaders. The expanding role of AI in daily work According to the ALITA SOLIA Report 2025, almost 90 percent of legal professionals surveyed say they are already using AI tools in some form. In house lawyers report even higher adoption, with nearly half using general purpose AI every day. The uses span the predictable but essential tasks. Drafting internal messages. Summarising long documents. Conducting quick research. Translating material across the region’s multiple languages. Despite this broad usage, many organisations still lack clear AI policies. That gap is noticeable because it shifts the responsibility onto individual lawyers who must decide be processed, and how output should be reviewed. The report suggests that responsible digital lawyering will need a more structured foundation than what currently exists.     Where AI makes the biggest difference The benefits cited by respondents feel consistent with what many in house counsel report in practice. Time is saved on low value tasks. Operations move faster. Stakeholders receive clearer answers with quicker turnaround. For many, these efficiencies translate into an ability to keep pace with the business rather than...