The D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Community has formed an AI Subcommittee that is developing model AI Use Policies for legal organizations. To ensure that any sample policy the subcommittee creates addresses the concerns of the legal community, we developed the following survey to understand how legal organizations are using or contemplating using AI. This survey is anonymous. Please complete all sections. This questionnaire takes approximately 5-10 minutes.

*In this questionnaire, “AI” refers to generative or agentic AI tools (free, subscription, or custom), such as ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, Grok, Perplexity, Harvey, and Legora. AI does not include predictive text tools designed primarily for spellchecking and grammar, such as Word or Grammarly.

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Section 1: Organization Profile

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1. How many attorneys does your organization employ? (Required.)

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2. What best describes your legal practice? (Required.)

Section 2: Practice Areas

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3. Which practice areas does your organization cover? Select all that apply (Required.)

Section 3: Use of AI

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4. How would you describe your organization’s current stage of AI adoption? (Required.)

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5. Where does your organization get its AI tools? Select all that apply (Required.)

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6. What work do you use (or are considering using) AI tools for? Select all that apply

Legal Work (Required.)

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Practice Management

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Client Services

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7. Who in your organization currently uses AI tools? Select all that apply (Required.)

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8. What is needed to support or increase greater adoption of AI tools at your organization? Select all that apply (Required.)

Section 4: Quality of Work Product

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9. How much attorney review is typically required for AI-generated work product? (Required.)

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10. Overall, how has AI affected the quality of legal work product in your practice? (Required.)

Section 5: AI Governance / Policy

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11. Does your organization have a written AI policy or guidance? (Required.)

  Yes, a formal policy in place Draft / in progress Informal guidance only No policy at all
For Legal Professionals (e.g., Partners, Counsel, Associates)
For Staff (including paralegals)
For Vendors (e.g., experts, e-discovery, consultants)
For Clients

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12. Which AI governance topics does your organization's policy NOT address (or not address effectively)? Select all that apply (Required.)

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13a. What obstacles do you have in obtaining client consent for AI use? (Required.)

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13b. If you selected “Client’s negative perceptions of AI use” in Q13a, please indicate which of the following forms the basis of that perception. Select all that apply.

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14. How have client AI preferences impacted your practice? Select all that apply (Required.)

Section 6: Fees and Billing

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15. How does your organization account for the cost of AI tools in client matters? (Required.)

Section 7: Efficiency and Staffing

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16. Where has AI delivered the greatest value for your organization? (Select the top three that best describes your experience.) (Required.)

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17. How do you expect AI to impact your practice over the next 2–3 years? (Select up to three) (Required.)

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18. Do you have any other concerns about AI in the legal profession that were not covered in this survey and that you would like to share? (Required.)

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Please provide the location of your practice - city, state, country.

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