22/04/2026
August 2, 2026. That is the date everything changes for law firms using AI.
The EU AI Act's high-risk provisions kick in. Fines up to 35 million euros. And most firms are missing out on the compliance box - that's mandatory both for avoiding penalties and winning trust.
Sixty percent of in-house legal teams do not know if their outside counsel use AI. The firms that document their AI governance and talk about it publicly? They win.
For CEE firms, this is a positioning moment. Do not waste it.
Read the full analysis at LegaVoice: https://legavoice.com/2026/04/22/eu-ai-act-cee-law-firms-ai-governance-deadline-2026/
As the EU AI Act deadline approaches, CEE law firms face more than a compliance burden. Visible AI governance may become a decisive trust and business advantage.