Attorney Sluice

AI is giving law firms something they’ve never had more of: time.

Tasks that used to take hours now take minutes. Administrative work is increasingly automated. Many firms are operating more efficiently than ever.

But here’s the part most firms didn’t expect.

According to the 2025 Clio Legal Trends Report, many law firms using AI are now finishing work faster — and realizing they have more capacity than clients.

In other words, efficiency is no longer the bottleneck.

Marketing and intake are.

If your firm feels less busy but not more profitable, this shift explains why.

I broke this down in more detail here, including links to the Clio report:

👉 https://attorneysluice.com/ai-gave-law-firms-time-back-marketing-decides-who-gets-paid-for-it/