Outside Counsel RequirementMay 14, 2026· Confirmed
Meta updates outside counsel billing guidelines to refuse payment for AI-replaceable legal tasks
- Significance
- High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Meta Head of Legal Operations Mike Haven publicly confirmed at CLOC Global Institute that Meta updated outside counsel billing guidelines to flag/refuse payment for AI-replaceable tasks (deposition summaries, routine drafting, settled case-law compilation), pushing law firms toward AFAs and success fees.
""I have been asking for AFAs for well over a decade... Now, I am telling top law firms that you need to do this for you." — Mike Haven, Meta Head of Legal Operations"
- Significance
- High
- Source type
- Trade Press
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