A Directory of AI-Native Law Firms

Why I built The AI Firm Index

I recently launched the AI Firm Index, a directory of AI-native law firms.

I started tracking these firms about 12 months ago and have been hosting the list on a page at this Substack.

Since then, the rate of press releases announcing new launches and funding rounds has increased, so I decided to spin out the list into a new directory.

You can access it at www.aifirmindex.com. Artificial Lawyer was kind enough to share it this week and that led to a lot of interest and outreach.

The biggest question so far has been:

"Is 'AI-native' just a marketing term, or is there something meaningfully different about how these firms practise law?"

It’s a very fair question. At times, it does feel like the .com days when adding a .com to your company name might 10x your valuation.

But I do think there is real innovation happening too. And I think this should be of interest to all of us, whether you are:

• Founding an AI-native law firm

• Leading a traditional firm and looking at whether/how to adapt

• One of a growing number of SaaS companies starting to think about a services play

Instead of focusing on the wording of the definition (that’s worthwhile but I suspect at some point it all becomes moot because every firm is AI-native), I decided to look at the data on how these firms actually price and deliver work.

I’ve shared my initial findings on 33 law firms into a brief report.

I’d welcome ideas for improvement or collaboration on this topic.