Post by European Legal Technology Association (ELTA)

At the beginning of the year, many conversations in LegalTech focused on predictions. Six months later, reality offers a more interesting perspective. Across the ELTA network, several patterns are becoming clearer. The shift from experimentation to operational use of AI happened faster than many expected. Client expectations continue to evolve. Governance has become a central topic. And organisations are increasingly discovering that successful adoption depends on much more than technology. At the same time, some developments are taking longer than anticipated. Market consolidation remains gradual, and several infrastructure opportunities across Europe are still largely unexplored. The most valuable insights often emerge from the gap between prediction and reality. Which development has surprised you most in the LegalTech market so far in 2026? #LegalTech #LegalInnovation #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfLaw #ELTA Grégoire Miot 🦋Marisa Borsboom Jon Bartman Vera Moreno Patricia Gannon Alan Ragueneau Heikki Ilvessalo Margrét Anna Einarsdóttir Marko Porobija Zohar Fisher Namit Oberoy Antje Fedderke Paulius Astromskis Regina Barchan (ex Bondarenko) Ana-Maria Drăgănuță Briard Dmytro Gadomsky Ebru Metin, LL.M Frode Preber Ettesvoll Helena Hallgarn Holger Zscheyge Ivan Rašić Jeremy Small Jeroen Zweers Konstantinos P. Anagnostopoulos Laura Fauqueur Marcus M. Schmitt Natallia Seniuta Nicolino Gentile Silvano Donato Lorusso Peter Bilyk Zsolt Ződi Ondřej Matějka Leïla El Gharbi ☀️ MOHAMED G.