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Roles · 2,685 tracked

Legal jobs in the AI transition

Every legal role across the index's two cohorts — AI-native challengers vs the legacy SaaS incumbents they pressure — from real org-chart data, refreshed monthly.

AI-natives are growing legal headcount faster than legacy SaaS — +61% vs +2% over 12 months.

Roles tracked
2,685
AI-native · 12mo
+61%
28 companies
Legacy SaaS · 12mo
+2%
46 companies
The gap
+59pts
AI-native minus legacy

AI-natives · biggest teams

Legacy SaaS · biggest teams

Method: role counts and 12-month growth come from PDL's org-chart data (v25) per company; cohort figures are headcount-weighted so small-team swings don't distort the function's story. A company with no reported growth for this function contributes headcount but not growth.

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