Epiq Acquires Tenor Legal to Boost Flexible Staffing Amid AI Shift
Epiq acquired Tenor Legal to enhance flexible legal talent offerings amid AI-driven market shifts.
Why it matters: As AI automates routine legal tasks, demand grows for flexible, human-centered legal staffing solutions. This acquisition shows how law-focused firms like Epiq are adapting to support law firms and corporate legal departments navigating a changing workforce.
- Epiq acquired Tenor Legal, a flexible legal talent provider, in July 2026.
- AI-induced uncertainty is driving greater demand for adaptable legal staffing, says Epiq leadership.
- Epiq expanded its AI product suite in March 2026 to improve legal decision-making and productivity.
- 2026 PwC report highlights growth in human-intensive legal jobs versus AI-automated roles.
Epiq announced its acquisition of Tenor Legal on July 9, 2026, aiming to strengthen its legal staffing capabilities with flexible talent solutions tailored for law firms and corporate legal teams. According to Epiq's leadership, increased uncertainty from AI advancements has spurred demand for adaptable legal staffing models.
This move complements Epiq's broader strategy of integrating AI with legal services. Earlier in March 2026, Epiq expanded its agentic AI offerings with Epiq AI 2122, designed to enhance decision-making and boost productivity in legal and compliance functions.
The legal job market is evolving. A 2026 PwC report shows AI is creating a "two-track" labor market: roles demanding human-intensive skills are growing faster and enjoying better wage increases, while jobs susceptible to AI automation lag behind. This dynamic is driving law firms and corporate legal departments to seek flexible talent that can handle complex, non-automatable tasks.
Ziad Mantoura, Senior Vice President of Epiq’s legal solutions, underscores the importance of trusted legal professionals in managing confidential information and contract technologies amid this shift. The acquisition of Tenor Legal positions Epiq to meet this demand for trusted, flexible staffing alongside its AI-driven offerings.
By the numbers:
- 10% increase in workforce size — companies investing heavily in AI over two years
- 42% faster salary increases — 'professionalized' jobs compared to 'democratized' roles, per PwC 2026 report
- Epiq AI 2122 — launched March 2026 to enhance legal decision-making and compliance