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Legal AI ROI Calculator

Estimate how much time and money your firm could save by adopting AI tools. Adjust the inputs to match your practice.

Your Practice Details

5 attorneys
1 attorney100 attorneys
$350/hr

Blended rate across all attorneys

$150/hr$1500/hr

Hours Per Week (Per Attorney)

10 hrs/week
0 hrs/week30 hrs/week
8 hrs/week
0 hrs/week30 hrs/week
6 hrs/week
0 hrs/week30 hrs/week
70%

What % of eligible tasks will attorneys use AI for?

10%100%

2,065

Hours Saved / Year

hours

$723K

Value Recovered / Year

attorney time

9537%

Estimated ROI

return on AI investment

0.1

Payback Period

months to break even

Annual Breakdown

Value of time saved$722,750
Estimated AI tool costs-$7,500
Net annual benefit$715,250

* Time savings based on industry research: 50% research, 40% drafting, 60% review reduction. AI tool costs are estimated averages and vary by vendor.

Methodology & Assumptions

This calculator uses industry research averages: AI reduces legal research time by ~50% (Thomson Reuters, 2024), drafting time by ~40% (McKinsey, 2023), and contract review time by ~60% (LexCheck internal data). Actual results vary based on tool selection, implementation quality, and practice area. This calculator is for estimation purposes only and does not guarantee specific ROI outcomes.