# AI Readiness Assessment for Legal > Source: https://ibl.ai/solutions/legal/ai-readiness-assessment 5 Questions. 2 Minutes. ## Is Your Firm Ready for AI? Answer 5 quick questions and get a personalized AI readiness score for your firm. --- ### Question 1: Scale **How many attorneys and staff need AI access?** Total headcount who would use AI research, drafting, and productivity tools. - **Under 10** — Solo or small firm - **10 -- 50** — Mid-size firm - **50 -- 200** — Large firm - **200 -- 500** — Major firm - **500+** — Am Law 100 / Global firm ### Question 2: Vendor **What's your current AI vendor situation?** Where your firm stands today with AI tools and platforms. - **No AI tools yet** — Starting from scratch - **Individual experiments** — Attorneys using personal AI accounts - **Single vendor** — One platform (Harvey, CoCounsel, etc.) - **Multiple vendors** — Several tools across practice groups ### Question 3: Concern **What's your biggest AI challenge?** The primary barrier your firm faces in scaling AI across the organization. - **Cost at scale** — Per-seat licensing explodes with headcount - **Client confidentiality** — Protecting privileged information - **Vendor lock-in** — Tied to one provider's ecosystem - **Attorney adoption** — Getting lawyers to actually use AI tools ### Question 4: Deploy **Do you need on-premise deployment?** Some firms require AI to run entirely within their own infrastructure. - **Yes, required** — Client data must stay in our environment - **Preferred for privilege** — Attorney-client privilege makes it ideal - **Open to either** — Evaluating cloud vs. on-premise - **Cloud is fine** — SaaS deployment works for us ### Question 5: Timeline **What's your deployment timeline?** When do you need AI tools deployed across your firm? - **This month** — Ready to start a pilot - **This quarter** — Within the next 90 days - **This year** — In the current fiscal year - **Just exploring** — Building a business case --- ### Your Results Your score out of 25 determines your readiness tier: **AI Pioneer (21 -- 25)** Your firm is ready to deploy AI at scale. You have the scale, urgency, and infrastructure awareness to move now. The biggest risk is waiting while competitors gain efficiency advantages. Recommended Next Steps: 1. Start a 30-day pilot with research and drafting agents for one practice group 2. Use the AI Cost Calculator to quantify TCO savings for your managing partners 3. Schedule a technical architecture review for on-premise deployment **AI Ready (15 -- 20)** Strong foundation — ready to scale with the right platform. Your firm has clear AI needs and the maturity to execute. Addressing your top concern will unlock rapid firm-wide deployment. Recommended Next Steps: 1. Run a practice group pilot to build internal champions and prove ROI 2. Compare your current per-seat vendor costs against ibl.ai flat-rate pricing 3. Engage firm leadership in a joint AI strategy session **AI Explorer (5 -- 14)** Early stage — but the opportunity is massive. You're building the case for AI at your firm. Starting with a focused pilot is the fastest way to prove value and get partner buy-in. Recommended Next Steps: 1. Start free with ibl.ai to demo AI agents to your management committee 2. Identify one high-impact use case: case research, contract review, or conflicts checking 3. Build a 1-page business case with our firm cost savings data --- ### Your Answers A summary of all your selections is displayed for review. **Calculate Your Savings** — Link to the AI Cost Calculator **Retake Assessment** — Start over --- ### Your Roadmap **Get Your Personalized Deployment Plan** Share a few details and our team will send you a custom AI deployment roadmap based on your assessment results. --- Trusted by 400+ institutions, 1.6M+ users University of Colorado | Columbia University | IBM | Kaplan | SUNY --- --- ## What the AI Readiness Assessment for Legal measures Answer 5 quick questions and get a personalized AI readiness score for your law firm. Five quick questions gauge your scale, current tooling, biggest concern, deployment requirements, and timeline. Your answers produce a readiness tier — pioneer, ready, or explorer — each with prioritized next steps. Whether you need on-premise or air-gapped deployment, must meet data-privacy rules, or want to compare per-seat costs at scale, the result points to a concrete next move — a pilot, a cost comparison, or a technical review. Each answer carries a weighted score that together place Legal on one of three tiers. Higher scores mean you're ready to deploy now; lower scores map to a focused first pilot — no answer is wrong, and the guidance adapts to where you are. The assessment is free and takes about a minute. Use your score to brief leadership and prioritize where AI delivers value first. ### AI Readiness Assessment FAQ **How long does the AI readiness assessment take?** About a minute — five multiple-choice questions, no account required. You get your readiness tier and next steps as soon as you finish. **What do I get at the end?** A readiness tier — pioneer, ready, or explorer — with prioritized recommendations tailored to Legal, plus links to the right next step: a pilot, a cost comparison, or a technical review. **What happens to my answers?** Your score is generated in your browser. You only share contact details if you choose to request a tailored follow-up — there's no obligation to continue. ### Related resources - [Legal AI solutions overview](/solutions/legal) - [AI Cost Calculator for Legal](/solutions/legal/ai-cost-calculator) - [ibl.ai usage-based pricing](/pricing) - [ibl.ai Agentic OS platform](/product/agentic-os) - [Build vs. Buy analysis](/build-vs-buy) - [Talk to the ibl.ai team](/contact) *[View on ibl.ai](https://ibl.ai/solutions/legal/ai-readiness-assessment)*