As the widely predicted recession of 2023 failed to materialize, many in the legal industry are slowing emerging from their proactive belt-tightening measures and readjusting to current economic realities. In particular, there's still much focus on technology spending, and while the cost of generative AI is predicted to start coming down by the end of 2024, many in legal are still looking to justify tech spending by pointing to concrete benefits of investing in AI and other technologies.