The 90-page Slator 2025 Legal Services and Language AI Report provides an extensive and in-depth view of the global trends and regulations of the legal services industry, and the impact that these have on the demand for language services, language AI, and technology.
The report analyzes macro-level trends in the legal services industry and offers insight into how these macro-trends impact the language services and technology industry. This includes trends in litigation vs. international arbitration, and how the growth of LegalTech is witnessing an increasing number of tools that incorporate translation as a feature.
This insight covers trends in patents and intellectual property, and the impact of these trends on translation services demand. For example, the report covers the uptake of the European Union Unitary Patent, with insight from experts from the language services industry on the impact of this Unitary Patent system on language services demand.
Regulation is key to this industry, and this report outlines recent regulatory trends and updates in multiple key markets, from Europe and the USA to Asia-Pacific, South America, and the Middle East.
The report examines the core services and markets that language service providers supply to the legal services market, including the latest insight into the rationale behind using machine translation and human translation services for different content types.
This is complemented by an in-depth analysis of the opportunities and challenges in deploying AI in courtrooms, backed up by independent research from local government bodies, as well as insight into the use of AI for language production, and its areas of application.
This report also contains a dedicated buyer insights section, where leading law firms offer their perspectives on key trends in procuring language services and technology, including their use of AI, LLMs, and MT in their organizations.
In summary, the report provides data and insights from local and national bodies, industry experts, and curated sources, to help readers understand the overall trends and drivers affecting demand for language services and technology globally, with a focus on AI, MT, and LLMs.
These insights are particularly relevant for lawyers, law firms, and corporate legal counsels who require language services, language service providers of all sizes, and investors in the language services and technology industry, to make informed decisions in their line of work.