Respondents were asked "Is GenAI a factor in current hiring practices?"
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*Respondents were from legal, tax, and risk departments within corporations; members of outside law firms and tax & accounting firms; and government legal departments and courts.
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GenAI skill importance in hiring practices in professional services worldwide 2025
In 2025, the professional services sector where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) was most important in hiring practices was within **** and ***. Despite this, only percent of respondents within these sectors said it would be a requirement when it came to hiring processes. Generally, firms were not particularly interested if new hires had GenAI skills or not.
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