Corporate legal teams in 2026

In-house legal teams are being pushed beyond traditional advisory roles into strategic business functions spanning contracts, compliance, governance, and risk. Artificial Intelligence is increasingly central to that shift, especially in high-volume workflows such as contract review, due diligence, and regulatory monitoring.

Reeves invites Artificial Intelligence founders to expand in the UK

Rachel Reeves said entrepreneurs building new Artificial Intelligence products should come to the UK as she announced a new institute and funding for start-ups. The plans are aimed at growing British companies, tracking the technology’s effect on jobs and productivity, and reducing reliance on other countries.