{"id":8965,"date":"2025-07-15T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibj.be\/nieuws\/cartographie-legisway-des-directions-juridiques-2025-budgets-ia-externalisation-les-chiffres-a-connaitre\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:49:09","slug":"legisway-benchmark-for-legal-departments-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibj.be\/nl\/partnerblog\/legisway-benchmark-for-legal-departments-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Legisway Benchmark for Legal Departments 2025 : Budgets, AI, Outsourcing\u2026 Key Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>2025 Legisway Legal Departments Benchmark<\/strong>, published by <strong>Wolters Kluwer<\/strong>, is based on a survey of <strong>over 700 legal departments<\/strong> across Europe and the United States. It offers a clear, data-driven perspective on the <strong>challenges, priorities, and evolving role<\/strong> of in-house legal teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key data points :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2 out of 3 legal departments now have a dedicated technology budget<\/strong>, reflecting a strong commitment to digital transformation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>56% are already using generative AI (GenAI)<\/strong> to streamline daily tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>42% are equipped with contract lifecycle management (CLM) software<\/strong>, up from 33% in 2024 \u2014 a significant year-over-year increase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>34% use legal entity management software<\/strong>, though adoption varies widely by country: <strong>67% in the Netherlands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On average, <strong>10% of legal work is outsourced<\/strong> to law firms or alternative legal service providers (ALSPs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0This year\u2019s edition explores :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How legal departments structure their teams and <strong>manage workload distribution<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerging <strong>outsourcing strategies<\/strong> and new forms of collaboration with external partners,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evolving <strong>budget trends<\/strong> and the growing adoption of legal technologies (CLM, GenAI, automation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolterskluwer.com\/nl-be\/know\/legisway-benchmark-for-legal-departments?utm_campaign=wklswbe_legisway_nur-legisway-benchmark-report_2025_tofu_cld&amp;utm_medium=partner_site&amp;utm_source=ibj#form\">Download the full report<\/a><\/strong> to explore detailed results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Legisway Legal Departments Benchmark, published by Wolters Kluwer, is based on a survey of over 700 legal departments across Europe and the United States. 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