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AI to Transform Legal Billing, Predicts Anthropic Counsel

3/14/2026

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Jeff Bleich, general counsel at Anthropic, says artificial intelligence will likely end the billable hour model for law firms.
He spoke at the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Institute.
Other panelists echoed his views and emphasized a shift to value-based billing over time-based.
At the LegalWeek conference in New York, discussions centered on AI's impact on legal services, with predictions that AI could replace a significant portion of lawyers' work in the near future.

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Jeff Bleich, general counsel at Anthropic, says artificial intelligence will likely end the billable hour model for law firms.
He spoke at the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Institute.
Other panelists echoed his views and emphasized a shift to value-based billing over time-based.
At the LegalWeek conference in New York, discussions centered on AI's impact on legal services, with predictions that AI could replace a significant portion of lawyers' work in the near future.