Haroun: Law firm rates increased 18% year-over-year since AI emerged
Omar Haroun · How he grew his AI startup from $2M to $20M ARR in 12 months. | Omar Haroun, Co-Founder of Eudia · PMF Show · Mar 19, 2026 · at 8:31
Omar Haroun, co-founder of legal AI platform Eudia, discusses in-house enterprise legal frustration with external law firm costs.
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“The rates actually have gone up 18% year over year since AI came out.”
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