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How AI Will Factor Into Most Concerns For GCs In 2026

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As artificial intelligence reshapes the legal function heading into 2026, legal chiefs are under growing pressure to prove their value beyond technical expertise.

In speaking with Law360 Pulse, Sonya Olds Som of DSG Global offers a sharp lens on this shift, emphasizing that as AI increasingly handles drafting, research, and regulatory recall, the true differentiator for legal leaders will be human judgment, strategic partnership, and business insight.

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Increasingly, just being the technician who knows the substantive stuff is not going to cut it — because AI also knows the substantive stuff.

– SONYA OLDS SOM, GLOBAL MANAGING PARTNER AND PRACTICE LEADER, LEGAL, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE

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Sonya’s perspective anchors a broader exploration of how GCs must adapt to evolving regulations, efficiency demands, and talent expectations in an AI-driven legal landscape.

Check out more insights in the Law360 Pulse article here.