August is all about bringing the community’s collective voice front and center. Our new State of AI in Legal survey is live, and the results will land on stage at Running Legal Like a Business in Las Vegas next month. This is your chance to help set the benchmark, so take a few minutes and add your perspective before responses close around Friday, August 21.
Here is a quick look at what is inside this issue:
Front and center this month is our State of AI in Legal survey. Together with LegalOps.com, we built two short peer surveys, one for in-house teams and one for law firms, to capture both sides of how AI is changing legal work. Each takes about five to eight minutes, responses are confidential and reported only in aggregate, and everyone who takes part receives a copy of the report. Choose the survey that matches your seat:
Read the full survey overview →
We’re also delighted to welcome Janel Caudill as our new Community Growth Director and look forward to her leadership in making this community an even more fruitful place to connect, learn, and grow together.
This community grows stronger with your ideas and participation. Take a survey, join a group, suggest a topic for a future session, or simply reply to this email and tell us what you would like to see next. Membership is free, so spread the word and bring your network along.
Best,
Jean
VP of AI Transformation & Community
August Highlights
Closing soon: The State of AI in Legal Survey
We have partnered with LegalOps.com on two peer surveys: one on how law firms are adopting AI, and one on what in-house teams now expect from their outside counsel. The results will be presented at Running Legal Like a Business in Las Vegas this September.
Pick the survey that matches your seat. Each takes about 5 to 8 minutes, responses are confidential and reported only in aggregate, and everyone who takes part gets a copy of the report.
Responses wrap around Friday, August 21.
New: Spend Agent Peer Group
We’re excited to share the creation of the Spent Agent Peer Group, where our goal is to build a closer partnership between Onit and our Spend Agent customers. We'll host regular meetings that you can drop into your convenience:
- Showcase upcoming features and updates.
- Discuss challenges you’re seeing in your legal spend management processes.
- Share best practices and implementation guidance to help you maximize the value of Spend Agent.
We encourage you to ask questions, raise challenges and let us know what’s working well. Your feedback directly shapes our product decisions and helps Spend Agent evolve. Special thanks to Tom Flanagan, Product Manager, Spent Agent Peer Group, with Onit, who will serve as a leader for the Group.
MCP Focus Group Recording
Onit recently brought customers together for an exclusive focus group on Model Context Protocol (MCP), including where it fits alongside traditional APIs and what legal teams need from the next generation of AI integrations.
With billions of dollars in legal spend represented in the room, one thing was clear: legal teams aren’t waiting for one AI platform to win.
They’re already working across Copilot, Claude, Harvey, Glean, Wordsmith and other tools. Some are even testing the same use cases across multiple platforms to compare quality, productivity and cost.
Add those tools to in-house solutions and an already crowded legal technology stack, and a new challenge emerges: How do you connect it all without creating another layer of fragmentation?
The recording and slide deck are available for free to Community members.
“This MCP session is incredibly valuable. Participation in the Onit MCP pilot program will be even more valuable. — Matt DenOuden, Onit |
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Community Groups
Find your people. OnPoint peer groups and user groups are where practitioners compare notes, preview what is coming, and work through shared challenges together. Explore them all at community.onit.com/all-groups.
New: Spend Agent Peer Group. A regular space for Spend Agent users to drop in, share what is working, get questions answered, and stay ahead of new features. If Spend Agent is part of your workflow, this is the group to join. Join the Spend Agent Peer Group →
A few more worth a look:
Upcoming Events
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Third Thursday User Group Thursday, August 20 11:30 a.m. ET Join our monthly meet-up on to connect with other customers, share insights, and learn what’s new at Onit. Register today —> | Running Legal Like a Business September 8-11 Las Vegas, NV Onit is partnering with LegalOps.com on a survey exploring outside counsel AI usage, including how billing guidelines are evolving to meet AI. We will share the findings at RLLB in Las Vegas, where legal ops leaders will gather for four days of strategy, innovation, and community. Learn more —> |
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Q3 App Developer User Group Wednesday, September 9 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET Guest speaker Stasha Jain, Deputy General counsel and VP of Legal Ops at Onit, joins to talk through common pain points and issue-spotting with Apptitude. See how Onit customers are innovating and building new apps to enhance legal operations. Register now → | Q3 Spent Agent Peer Group September 9 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET Drop in, share what’s working, get questions answered, and stay ahead of new features. Register now —> |
Onit Updates
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The Right Invoice: Rethinking Legal Invoice Review Tuesday, August 25 1:00 p.m. ET Join Onit’s Matt DenOuden and Jeffrey Solomon for a replay of their discussion on how AI, business rules, and human judgment can work together to create a smarter approach to invoice review. Register to watch —> | The RFP Peer Exchange Wednesday, August 19 2:00 p.m. ET When does a legal RFP create real value, and when is a simpler sourcing approach the better choice? Join The RFP Peer Exchange, a customer peer exchange hosted by Eric Sedwick, for a candid discussion with fellow Unity ELM customers. Reserve Your Spot Today → |
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