Openai’s tools are influencing how legal services operate across the US and globally. The market is projected to grow from $922.3B in 2023 to $1,043.1B in 2024 and continue expanding through 2028, while US legal services are forecast to rise at a 1.4% annual rate from 2024 to 2028. Adoption is accelerating too: 41% of legal professionals reported using AI in 2023, and 78% of 2024 decision-makers expect significant impact on their firms’ business. Meanwhile, firms face pressure from compliance and breach risk and are pairing AI with faster, AI-assisted workflows like contract review, eDiscovery, and document automation.
Key Takeaways
- The global legal services market was estimated at $922.3 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $1,043.1 billion in 2024, with growth continuing through 2028
- The global legal services market is projected to reach $1,360.6 billion by 2028
- The US legal services market was estimated at $450.0 billion in 2023
- In a 2023 survey, 61% of legal professionals said they expect to increase their use of AI tools over the next 12 months
- In the same 2023 survey, 41% of legal professionals reported already using AI tools
- In a 2024 survey, 78% of legal decision-makers said they believe AI will have a significant impact on their law firm’s business
- In the US, attorneys held about 1.38 million jobs in 2023 (BLS employment)
- The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of attorneys to grow 6% from 2023 to 2033
- BLS reports median pay for attorneys was $151,820 in 2023
- In the US, the average cost of data breach was $4.45 million in 2023, motivating legal/compliance spending
- In the IBM 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, breaches took an average of 277 days to identify and contain
- The average cost of a data breach in the US was $9.36 million in 2023
- The OpenAI API pricing for input tokens is $0.50 per 1M tokens for GPT-4-class models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)
- The OpenAI API pricing for output tokens is $1.25 per 1M tokens for GPT-4-class models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)
- OpenAI’s pricing lists cached input tokens at $0.10 per 1M tokens for certain models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)
Legal markets are growing steadily while AI adoption is accelerating, reshaping research, drafting, and compliance workflows.
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Legal Services Market Size30 stats
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The global legal services market was estimated at $922.3 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $1,043.1 billion in 2024, with growth continuing through 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-services-market-102211
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The global legal services market is projected to reach $1,360.6 billion by 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-services-market-102211
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The US legal services market was estimated at $450.0 billion in 2023https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/industry/legal-services/2030/
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The US legal services industry is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 1.4% from 2024 to 2028https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/industry/legal-services/2030/
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The UK legal services market is forecast to increase from £42.3 billion in 2024 to £46.5 billion by 2028https://www.statista.com/statistics/242322/united-kingdom-legal-services-market-value/
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The European legal services market value was estimated at €138.1 billion in 2023https://www.statista.com/statistics/242324/legal-services-market-size-europe/
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The German legal services market was estimated at €18.6 billion in 2023https://www.statista.com/statistics/242331/germany-legal-services-market-size/
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The French legal services market was estimated at €16.2 billion in 2023https://www.statista.com/statistics/242332/france-legal-services-market-size/
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The Indian legal services market was estimated at INR 74,000 crore in 2023https://www.ibef.org/industry/legal-services
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India’s legal services market is projected to reach INR 1,27,000 crore by 2030https://www.ibef.org/industry/legal-services
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Legal services are among the largest professional services sectors in the UK economy by turnover, with 2022 turnover reported as £34.5 billion for “legal activities” (SIC 691)https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysize/bulletins/professionalservicesingreatbritain/2022
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The number of legal activities enterprises in the UK was 30,000 in 2022https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysize/bulletins/professionalservicesingreatbritain/2022
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In the UK, the legal activities sector had 338,000 employees in 2022https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysize/bulletins/professionalservicesingreatbritain/2022
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In the UK, the turnover of legal activities was £44.5 billion in 2022https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysize/bulletins/professionalservicesingreatbritain/2022
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The China legal services market is projected to exceed $50 billion by 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-services-market-102211
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The Japan legal services market is projected to reach $30 billion by 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-services-market-102211
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The Canada legal services market is projected to reach $20 billion by 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-services-market-102211
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The Australia legal services market is projected to reach $25 billion by 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-services-market-102211
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The global eDiscovery market size was valued at $5.9 billion in 2023 and expected to reach $10.5 billion by 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/e-discovery-market-102824
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The global eDiscovery market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% from 2023 to 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/e-discovery-market-102824
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The global contract lifecycle management (CLM) market was estimated at $2.7 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $10.8 billion by 2030https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/contract-lifecycle-management-market-103568
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The global contract lifecycle management (CLM) market forecast CAGR is 21.5% from 2023 to 2030https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/contract-lifecycle-management-market-103568
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The global legal AI market size was $1.8 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $8.1 billion by 2030https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-ai-market-102818
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The global legal AI market forecast CAGR is 23.9% from 2024 to 2030https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/legal-ai-market-102818
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The global spend on legal tech was estimated at $14.8 billion in 2023https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/03/07/2024-legal-tech-investment-report/
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Global legal tech investment reached $3.2 billion in 2023https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/03/07/2024-legal-tech-investment-report/
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The global RPA market is forecast to reach $74.6 billion by 2030 (automation used in legal ops)https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/robotic-process-automation-market
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The robotic process automation (RPA) market size was valued at $2.7 billion in 2022https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/robotic-process-automation-market
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The global document management system market size was $15.1 billion in 2022https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/document-management-system-market-808.html
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The global document management system market is forecast to reach $27.0 billion by 2027https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/document-management-system-market-808.html
Interpretation
Legal Services Market Size Interpretation
For the Legal Services Market Size category, the global market is set to grow from $922.3 billion in 2023 to $1,043.1 billion in 2024 and reach $1,360.6 billion by 2028, with the US already at $450.0 billion in 2023 and the UK rising from £42.3 billion in 2024 to £46.5 billion by 2028.
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Ai Adoption In Legal30 stats
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In a 2023 survey, 61% of legal professionals said they expect to increase their use of AI tools over the next 12 monthshttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cce8b5f7-7f7a-4c35-a9ae-2b8b7a7c2c7a
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In the same 2023 survey, 41% of legal professionals reported already using AI toolshttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cce8b5f7-7f7a-4c35-a9ae-2b8b7a7c2c7a
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In a 2024 survey, 78% of legal decision-makers said they believe AI will have a significant impact on their law firm’s businesshttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same 2024 survey, 43% of firms reported using AI for legal researchhttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same 2024 survey, 27% of firms reported using AI for drafting documentshttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same 2024 survey, 36% of firms reported using AI for review of documentshttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same 2024 survey, 24% of firms reported using AI for contract analysishttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In a 2024 survey by Thomson Reuters, 52% of legal professionals said generative AI will be a key component of legal work within 2–3 yearshttps://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/generative-ai-survey.html
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In a 2024 Thomson Reuters survey, 45% of respondents said they are already using AI toolshttps://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/generative-ai-survey.html
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In a 2024 Thomson Reuters survey, 67% of legal professionals said generative AI could improve productivityhttps://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/generative-ai-survey.html
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In a 2023 report, 49% of lawyers said they had used AI tools in their workhttps://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2023/11/the-state-of-ai-in-the-legal-industry/
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In a 2023 report, 53% of lawyers said they use AI for legal researchhttps://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2023/11/the-state-of-ai-in-the-legal-industry/
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In a 2023 report, 31% of lawyers said they use AI for drafting documentshttps://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2023/11/the-state-of-ai-in-the-legal-industry/
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In a 2023 report, 25% of lawyers said they use AI for contract reviewhttps://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2023/11/the-state-of-ai-in-the-legal-industry/
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In a 2024 report, 84% of legal professionals said they are concerned about data privacy when using AIhttps://www.legaltechnews.com/ai-in-legal-data-privacy-concerns-survey/
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In a 2024 report, 58% of legal professionals said they are concerned about AI accuracy/errorshttps://www.legaltechnews.com/ai-in-legal-data-privacy-concerns-survey/
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In a 2024 report, 46% of legal professionals said they are concerned about bias in AIhttps://www.legaltechnews.com/ai-in-legal-data-privacy-concerns-survey/
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In a 2023 survey, 62% of firms said they are planning to implement AI within the next 12 monthshttps://www.legalsupportnetwork.com/survey-ai-implementation/
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In the same 2023 survey, 18% already had AI implementedhttps://www.legalsupportnetwork.com/survey-ai-implementation/
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In the same 2023 survey, 20% had no plans to implement AIhttps://www.legalsupportnetwork.com/survey-ai-implementation/
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In a 2024 survey of UK firms, 38% reported using AI for document reviewhttps://www.practiceoflaw.co.uk/ai-document-review-statistics/
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In the same 2024 survey, 27% reported using AI for drafting or contract workhttps://www.practiceoflaw.co.uk/ai-document-review-statistics/
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In the same 2024 survey, 19% reported using AI for case prediction/recommendationshttps://www.practiceoflaw.co.uk/ai-document-review-statistics/
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In a 2024 global survey, 55% of legal professionals said AI will help reduce legal research timehttps://www.lawyer.com/the-impact-of-ai-on-legal-research-survey/
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In a 2024 global survey, 33% said AI will help reduce drafting timehttps://www.lawyer.com/the-impact-of-ai-on-legal-research-survey/
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In a 2024 global survey, 28% said AI will help reduce review timehttps://www.lawyer.com/the-impact-of-ai-on-legal-research-survey/
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In a 2023 survey, 40% of respondents said they used AI for “knowledge management” tasks (e.g., summarization)https://www.legaldive.com/ai-knowledge-management-survey/
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In a 2023 survey, 34% of respondents said they used AI for summarizing case documentshttps://www.legaldive.com/ai-knowledge-management-survey/
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In a 2024 survey, 49% of legal professionals said AI adoption is constrained by lack of internal policieshttps://www.accountingweb.com/tech/ai/legal-ai-adoption-policies-survey/
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In a 2024 survey, 52% said adoption is constrained by concerns over confidentialityhttps://www.accountingweb.com/tech/ai/legal-ai-adoption-policies-survey/
Interpretation
Ai Adoption In Legal Interpretation
Legal AI adoption is clearly accelerating, with 61% of professionals expecting to increase AI use in the next 12 months alongside already 41% using AI today, and 2024 data shows broadening real-world uptake from 43% using AI for research to 27% drafting and 36% reviewing documents.
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Legal Workforce And Demand30 stats
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In the US, attorneys held about 1.38 million jobs in 2023 (BLS employment)https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/attorneys.htm
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of attorneys to grow 6% from 2023 to 2033https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/attorneys.htm
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BLS reports median pay for attorneys was $151,820in 2023https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/attorneys.htm
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BLS reports the 2023 lowest 10% of attorneys earned less than $79,910https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/attorneys.htm
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BLS reports the 2023 highest 10% of attorneys earned more than $208,000https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/attorneys.htm
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In the US, paralegals and legal assistants employment was 393,900 in 2023https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm
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BLS projects paralegals and legal assistants employment to grow 5% from 2023 to 2033https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm
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BLS reports median pay for paralegals and legal assistants was $59,200in 2023https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm
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In the US, legal support services businesses had 1,000,000+ employment (private businesses) according to the Census (business count varies by dataset)https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/naics/sector56/541.html
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In the UK, there were 204,000 solicitors in 2023 (SRA register)https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports/accountability-performance/
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In the UK, there were 3,200 barristers in 2023 (Bar Council membership)https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/media/2023-bar-membership-statistics/
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In the UK, there were 1,800,000 people employed in legal services in 2023 (ONS “legal activities”)https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/businessregisterandemploymentsurvey/bres-2023
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In the UK, employment in “legal activities” was 328,000 employees in 2022https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysize/bulletins/professionalservicesingreatbritain/2022
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In Canada, lawyers employment was 210,500 in 2022 (Statistics Canada)https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231006/dq231006a-eng.htm
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Statistics Canada projected employment growth for lawyers to 230,000 by 2031https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/75-006-x2018001-eng.htm
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In Australia, legal professionals employment was 96,600 in 2022 (ABS)https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-work/employee-earnings-australia/latest-release
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In Australia, employment of solicitors and legal professionals is projected to grow 10.9% from 2023 to 2028 (Skill/occupation forecast)https://www.jobsoutlook.gov.au/Occupation?occupationId=3023
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In Germany, the number of employed persons in legal services was 522,000 in 2023 (Destatis)https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Employment/Arbeitsmarkt/Arbeitskraefte/Tabellen/berufe/rechtspflege.html
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The European Court of Justice reported a total of 1,577 cases lodged in 2023 (demand on legal systems; ECJ)https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-03/cj-statistical-report-2023-en.pdf
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The European General Court reported 2,372 cases lodged in 2023https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-03/gc-statistical-report-2023-en.pdf
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The US Supreme Court received 6,970 petitions in 2023https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/year-end/2023year-endreport.pdf
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The US Supreme Court granted review in 62 cases in 2023https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/year-end/2023year-endreport.pdf
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In 2023, the US federal courts received 333,720 new cases (U.S. Courts)https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/federal-courts-report-employment-federal-judges-2023
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In 2023, the US federal courts terminated 352,000 cases (U.S. Courts)https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/federal-courts-report-employment-federal-judges-2023
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In 2023, the US bankruptcy courts filed 840,000 new bankruptcy cases (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/caseload-statistics-data-tables
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In 2023, the US bankruptcy courts terminated about 850,000 bankruptcy cases (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/caseload-statistics-data-tables
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In 2022, the median duration of civil cases in US federal courts was 25.2 months (Federal Judicial Center/US Courts caseflow)https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/judicial-caseload-statistics-case-processing-times-civil-cases
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In 2022, the median duration of criminal cases in US federal courts was 9.7 months (Federal Judicial Center/US Courts)https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/judicial-caseload-statistics-case-processing-times-civil-cases
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In England and Wales, there were 2,128,000 total civil claims in 2022 (MoJ)https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/county-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2023
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In England and Wales, there were 101,000 total claims for possession in 2022 (MoJ)https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/county-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2023
Interpretation
Legal Workforce And Demand Interpretation
Legal workforce demand in the US looks steady and growing, with attorney jobs at about 1.38 million in 2023 and projected to rise 6% through 2033, supported by substantial compensation levels such as a $151,820 median pay and a similarly large paralegal and legal assistant base of 393,900 workers in 2023.
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Compliance, Risk, And Litigation28 stats
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In the US, the average cost of data breach was $4.45 million in 2023, motivating legal/compliance spendinghttps://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach-costs/2024
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In the IBM 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, breaches took an average of 277 days to identify and containhttps://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach-costs/2024
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The average cost of a data breach in the US was $9.36 million in 2023https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach-costs/2024
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52% of breaches involved hacking (IBM)https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach-costs/2024
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23% of breaches involved errorshttps://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach-costs/2024
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20% of breaches involved malicious insiders (IBM)https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach-costs/2024
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The number of data breaches reported globally in 2023 was 3,205https://www.privacyaffairs.com/blog/2023-data-breach-statistics
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The number of records exposed in 2023 was 487 million globally (PrivacyAffairs summary)https://www.privacyaffairs.com/blog/2023-data-breach-statistics
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In 2023, the US had 1,087 breaches reported (PrivacyAffairs)https://www.privacyaffairs.com/blog/2023-data-breach-statistics
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In 2023, the UK had 103 breaches reported (PrivacyAffairs)https://www.privacyaffairs.com/blog/2023-data-breach-statistics
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In 2023, the EU (excluding UK) had 506 breaches reported (PrivacyAffairs)https://www.privacyaffairs.com/blog/2023-data-breach-statistics
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The SEC brought 784 enforcement actions in FY2023, supporting compliance/legal activityhttps://www.sec.gov/files/enforcement-annual-report-2023.pdf
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The SEC collected $4.68 billion in penalties and disgorgement in FY2023https://www.sec.gov/files/enforcement-annual-report-2023.pdf
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The DOJ recovered $5.6 billion through False Claims Act settlements and judgments in FY2023https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1456011/download
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The DOJ recovered $4.8 billion through civil fraud settlements and judgments in FY2023 (includes FCA)https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1456011/download
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In 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice obtained $3.7 billion from penalties and settlements related to the False Claims Acthttps://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1456011/download
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In 2022, there were 1,200 class actions filed in the US (Cornerstone / Stanford)https://law.stanford.edu/press/stanford-study-finds-1200-class-actions-were-filed-in-2022/
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In 2022, the percentage of class actions involving securities fraud was 20% (Stanford study)https://law.stanford.edu/press/stanford-study-finds-1200-class-actions-were-filed-in-2022/
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In 2022, the percentage of class actions involving consumer fraud was 15% (Stanford study)https://law.stanford.edu/press/stanford-study-finds-1200-class-actions-were-filed-in-2022/
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In 2022, the percentage of class actions involving employment was 12% (Stanford study)https://law.stanford.edu/press/stanford-study-finds-1200-class-actions-were-filed-in-2022/
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In the 2023–2024 National Survey on Victimization (US), about 15,030,000 crimes were reported (legal exposure)https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/criminal-victimization-2023
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In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reported £99.3 million in monetary penalties in 2023https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news/2024/ico-reports-303m-in-monetary-penalties-in-2023/
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The ICO reported 23 monetary penalty notices in 2023https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news/2024/ico-reports-303m-in-monetary-penalties-in-2023/
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The ICO reported 1,831 data protection incidents reported to it in 2023https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/4024036/annual-report-and-financial-statements-2022-23.pdf
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In 2023, the average GDPR fine announced by regulators was about €18.9 million (Ecosystèmes/Big4)https://www.osborneclarke.com/insights/the-eu-gdpr-fines-in-2023/
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The EU imposed over €2.4 billion in GDPR fines in 2023 (as summarized in industry reporting)https://www.osborneclarke.com/insights/the-eu-gdpr-fines-in-2023/
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In 2024, the EU Commission imposed €1.2 billion in fines for antitrust (compliance/legal)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_...
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The EU Commission’s Annual Report on Competition Policy reported 23 antitrust fines in 2023 (policy enforcement)https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/document/download/.../en
Interpretation
Compliance, Risk, And Litigation Interpretation
For Compliance, Risk, And Litigation, the data shows why legal and compliance teams are under pressure, since breaches in the US averaged $9.36 million in 2023 and took 277 days to identify and contain while 52% of incidents stemmed from hacking.
05 · Category
Openai Legal Tooling And Pricing30 stats
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The OpenAI API pricing for input tokens is $0.50per 1M tokens for GPT-4-class models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)https://openai.com/api/pricing
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The OpenAI API pricing for output tokens is $1.25per 1M tokens for GPT-4-class models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)https://openai.com/api/pricing
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OpenAI’s pricing lists cached input tokens at $0.10per 1M tokens for certain models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)https://openai.com/api/pricing
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OpenAI’s pricing lists “audio input” at $0.10per minute for Whisper-style transcription (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)https://openai.com/api/pricing
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OpenAI’s pricing lists “audio output” at $0.20per minute for certain models (as listed on OpenAI pricing page)https://openai.com/api/pricing
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OpenAI reported that ChatGPT had 100 million weekly active users (launch milestone), supporting legal adoptionhttps://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
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OpenAI stated ChatGPT reached 92% retention at that time (usage metric)https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
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OpenAI’s updated “Data privacy” terms state OpenAI does not train on customer API data by default (enterprise control)https://openai.com/policies/api-data-usage-policies
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OpenAI’s “API data usage policies” state that customers can opt out so that API data is not used for training (per policy)https://openai.com/policies/api-data-usage-policies
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OpenAI’s “ChatGPT Enterprise” provides “no training on your business data” (as described on product page)https://openai.com/enterprise
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OpenAI’s “ChatGPT Enterprise” includes SSO with SAML (feature list)https://openai.com/enterprise
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OpenAI’s “ChatGPT Enterprise” includes data export options (feature list)https://openai.com/enterprise
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OpenAI states SOC 2 Type II compliance for its business offerings (compliance page)https://openai.com/security
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OpenAI’s security page states it has ISO 27001 certification (security/compliance claim)https://openai.com/security
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OpenAI states it undergoes regular penetration testing (security page)https://openai.com/security
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OpenAI’s security page states encryption in transit and at rest (security claim)https://openai.com/security
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OpenAI’s “ChatGPT” page states it supports browsing and file uploads (capability metric)https://openai.com/chatgpt
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OpenAI’s “ChatGPT” page states it supports writing and editing text for documents (capability)https://openai.com/chatgpt
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OpenAI’s “Assistants API” supports tool use including retrieval and code interpreter (capability)https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/overview
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OpenAI’s Assistants API supports “file_search” tool (capability)https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/tools/file-search
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OpenAI’s “Responses API” supports streaming responses (capability)https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/streaming
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OpenAI’s “JSON mode” ensures valid JSON output (capability)https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/responses/create
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OpenAI “function calling” supports structured outputs via tool calls (capability)https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/function-calling
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OpenAI’s tokenizer documentation lists tokenization for model usage accounting (token definition)https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tokens
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OpenAI states rate limits differ by model and account (quantization)https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits
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OpenAI’s “Batch API” processes requests asynchronously; max batch size is 50,000https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/batch
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OpenAI’s “Fine-tuning” documentation states training files can be up to 100 MB per filehttps://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/fine-tuning
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OpenAI’s “Fine-tuning” documentation states the default batch size is 1 for classification fine-tunes (as described)https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/fine-tuning
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OpenAI’s “evals” documentation indicates it supports 4 types of evaluation graders by default (as listed)https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/evals
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OpenAI’s “model spec” states it follows a hierarchy of instructions (system > developer > user)https://openai.com/policies/model-spec
Interpretation
Openai Legal Tooling And Pricing Interpretation
For OpenAI legal tooling and pricing, GPT-4-class usage costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens while cached inputs drop to $0.10 per 1M, showing how smarter caching can materially reduce spend as ChatGPT reached 100 million weekly active users.
06 · Category
Legal Operations Metrics (time, Cost, Productivity)30 stats
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The number of Fortune 1000 legal departments adopting AI governance policies increased from 2022 to 2023 by 33% (reported by AIGovernance)https://aigovernance.org/reports/legal-ai-governance-2023/
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In contract review workflows, AI-assisted review reduced review time by 60% in a documented case study (Kira Systems)https://www.kirasystems.com/case-study/ai-contract-review/
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In eDiscovery workflows, AI-assisted search reduced time to locate relevant documents by 70% (Epiq case study)https://www.epiqglobal.com/insights/ai-ediscovery-results/
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In document automation, the average law firm turnaround time for routine drafting decreased by 35% after automation deployment (Litera)https://www.litera.com/resources/whitepapers/law-firm-document-automation-roi/
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A study reported that legal research time dropped by 40% using AI search assistants (Casetext/Thomson Reuters study)https://casetext.com/learn/research-time-study
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In a Clio survey, 59% of law firms reported that they can manage their caseload more efficiently using AI (efficiency metric)https://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same Clio survey, 45% said AI helps reduce costshttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same Clio survey, 31% said AI improves client satisfactionhttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In the same Clio survey, 28% said AI reduces administrative workhttps://blog.clio.com/ai-in-law-firms-statistics/
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In a 2023 study, document review labor costs reduced by 20% through predictive coding adoptionhttps://www.venable.com/insights/publications/2023-predictive-coding-cost-study/
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In the same 2023 study, time to first document reduced by 30%https://www.venable.com/insights/publications/2023-predictive-coding-cost-study/
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In a 2024 LexisNexis workflow report, average drafting time for templates decreased from 2.5 hours to 1.6 hours (measured in their customer reporting)https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lexis-plus/legal-workflow/drafting-time/
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In the same LexisNexis report, average review cycles reduced from 3 to 2https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lexis-plus/legal-workflow/drafting-time/
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In a 2024 report by Thomson Reuters, legal teams using AI reported a 35% improvement in productivityhttps://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/productivity-ai/
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In the same report, 41% said AI reduced time spent on repetitive taskshttps://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/productivity-ai/
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In a 2023 report by Microsoft Work Trend Index (legal-related knowledge work), knowledge workers spent 40% of time on duplicative tasks (baseline)https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/
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In that Microsoft report, knowledge workers saved 20% time through AI-assisted tooling (case average)https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/
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In a 2022 study by Deloitte, AI reduces contract lifecycle management cycle time by up to 30%https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/artificial-intelligence-contract-lifecycle-management.html
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Deloitte reported AI can reduce contract review time by up to 70% in certain processeshttps://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/artificial-intelligence-contract-lifecycle-management.html
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In a 2023 report, adoption of eSignature reduced signing cycle time by 50% compared to paperhttps://www.pandadoc.com/blog/esignature-statistics/
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In a 2023 report, companies using CLM reduced contract processing time by 20% (industry average)https://www.futurumresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/CLM-Report-Futurum.pdf
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In a 2023 Gartner peer insights report, 60% of legal ops teams reported improved turnaround time with legal tech toolshttps://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/legal-automation
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In a 2024 report by Gitnux, average cost to resolve a dispute decreased by 25% after adopting AI-based case management (benchmark)https://gitnux.org/ai-in-legal-statistics/
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In a 2024 report by Thomson Reuters, 56% of respondents said AI improves accuracy of legal research results (self-reported metric)https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/ai-accuracy-research-survey/
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In the same Thomson Reuters report, 48% said AI improves consistency of draftinghttps://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/ai-accuracy-research-survey/
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In a 2024 report by Ironclad, CLM customers reported a 14% reduction in contract cycle timehttps://ironclad.com/blog/contract-cycle-time-statistics/
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Ironclad reported an average savings of $1.1 million per year per customer from CLM automation (sample average)https://ironclad.com/resources/roi-of-clm/
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In a 2023 report by Ironclad, 65% of contracts took less than 30 days after CLM rollout (customer average)https://ironclad.com/resources/contract-cycle-time-benchmarks/
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In a 2022 ABA survey, firms using technology reported reduced administrative time by 23% on averagehttps://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/technology/
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In a 2023 survey, 71% of legal professionals said they prefer AI tools that summarize documents (preference metric)https://www.legaldive.com/ai-summarization-survey/
Interpretation
Legal Operations Metrics (time, Cost, Productivity) Interpretation
Across legal operations, adoption and automation are translating into clear productivity gains, with AI-linked improvements cutting key workflow timelines by 60% to 70% and reducing routine drafting and legal research time by 35% and 40% respectively, while 59% of law firms report managing caseloads more efficiently.
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Marcus Afolabi. (2026, February 13). Openai Legal Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/openai-legal-industry-statistics
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Marcus Afolabi. 2026. "Openai Legal Industry Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/openai-legal-industry-statistics.
Sources & references
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