{"id":159939,"date":"2026-08-10T04:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/10\/will-rising-expenses-dampen-big-law-profitability\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T04:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:18:25","slug":"will-rising-expenses-dampen-big-law-profitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/10\/will-rising-expenses-dampen-big-law-profitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Rising Expenses Dampen Big Law Profitability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AI and innovation investments are rising faster than any other expense category, according to Q2 Law.com survey results.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/967580288\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/967580288\/law\/legal-news\" 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faster than any other expense category, according to Q2 Law.com survey results. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AI and innovation investments are rising faster than any other expense category, according to Q2 Law.com survey results. 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