CoCounsel
What is CoCounsel?
CoCounsel is an AI legal workflow platform for legal teams that handles research, document analysis, and drafting from a single query. It combines Draft, review & legal analysis, Legal research & advisory, and Deep Research with Westlaw KeyCite flags, Practical Law playbooks, and embedded hyperlinks. It integrates with Microsoft 365, Oracle, Westlaw, and Practical Law, and is used by Justly Prudent, Brinks, and more than 20,000 firms and legal departments.
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- CoCounsel Legal is best for legal teams who need faster research, drafting, and document review with trusted authorities.
What does CoCounsel do?
CoCounsel Legal handles research, document analysis, and drafting through a single AI workflow built on trusted legal content. It starts from one query, then uses conversational AI, Practical Law playbooks, and jurisdiction-aware drafting to produce a first draft, guide negotiation, and surface authorities with embedded hyperlinks and Westlaw KeyCite flags. The experience is designed to move legal work from intake to output without bouncing between disconnected tools. At scale, Thomson Reuters says the platform is grounded in Westlaw authority and Practical Law expertise, with more than 650 attorney-editors behind Practical Law content and over 20,000 firms and legal departments using the same professional-grade AI, including 80% of the Am Law 100. The company also cites 150 years of expertise and more than 750 global lists across its legal ecosystem. Customer examples include Justly Prudent, and the product is built to work across Microsoft 365 and other connected legal tools.
Why use CoCounsel?
- It combines Westlaw authority and Practical Law expertise, so teams can verify answers without leaving the workflow.
- Its one-query, conversational approach reduces the back-and-forth of traditional legal research and drafting.
- Embedded KeyCite flags and hyperlinks help lawyers validate cited authorities inside the document itself.
- The platform is already used by over 20,000 firms and legal departments, which signals broad professional adoption.
- Customer results include 5x return on investment and a 100% increase in litigation capacity at Justly Prudent.
Who is CoCounsel for?
- Litigation teams who need faster document review and authority checking.
- Corporate legal professionals who want research, drafting, and analysis in one workflow.
- In-house counsel who need trusted answers grounded in authoritative legal content.
- Law firms that want to streamline precedent-based drafting and negotiation guidance.
- Compliance and risk teams who need to surface issues quickly across legal documents.
What are CoCounsel's key features?
Draft, review & legal analysis
Generate research-backed first drafts from a single query, then review and analyze documents in Microsoft Word with Westlaw KeyCite flags for cited authorities.
Legal research & advisory
Use Practical Law playbooks and Westlaw content to answer legal questions, validate authorities, and support advisory work with cited sources and hyperlinks.
Due diligence & compliance
Surface critical connections in contracts and documents, then check status and compliance issues using Westlaw KeyCite and Practical Law guidance.
Spend & matter management
Track outside counsel spend and matter activity in one place, helping legal teams manage billing and matters alongside drafting and research workflows.
Work seamlessly across your tools
Connect with Microsoft 365, Oracle, ProView, Drafting Assistant, Westlaw, and Practical Law to move work between research, drafting, and review.
Chat with Triva
Ask Triva questions for legal research and analysis, drawing on trusted content and expert guidance to speed up answers without leaving the workflow.
Deep Research
Run deeper legal research across Westlaw and Practical Law content, using embedded hyperlinks and KeyCite flags to verify cited law before relying on it.
Legal AI technology
Apply advanced AI capabilities to drafting, research, analysis, and agentic workflows, backed by Thomson Reuters' 150 years of expertise and trusted content.
What does CoCounsel integrate with?
- Oracle
- Westlaw
- Practical Law
- Microsoft 365
- ProView
- Drafting Assistant
What are CoCounsel's use cases?
Litigation teams review faster
Litigation teams who need faster document review and authority checking use CoCounsel to analyze large sets of filings, using Draft, review & legal analysis to spot issues and prepare stronger responses. They can then use Deep Research to verify supporting authorities before deadlines.
In-house counsel research confidently
In-house counsel who need trusted answers grounded in authoritative legal content use CoCounsel to research questions and draft internal guidance, using Legal research & advisory to move from issue to answer faster. Chat with Triva helps them get quick follow-ups without leaving the workflow.
Law firms draft from precedent
Law firms that want to streamline precedent-based drafting and negotiation guidance use CoCounsel to turn prior work into first drafts, using Streamline end-to-end drafting from web to Microsoft Word for faster client-ready documents. They can also apply Draft, review & legal analysis to tighten language before sending.
Compliance teams surface risks
Compliance and risk teams who need to surface issues quickly across legal documents use CoCounsel to review contracts and policies, using Due diligence & compliance to flag problem areas early. Work smoothly across your tools helps them keep findings connected to the systems they already use.
How does CoCounsel work?
- Upload your own precedents or start from a Practical Law Standard Document, then use a single query to generate a research-backed, jurisdiction-aware first draft.
- Integrate expert-curated playbooks from Practical Law or build custom playbooks from precedent contracts to guide negotiation choices and standardize drafting.
- Validate authorities by embedding hyperlinks and Westlaw KeyCite flags, so cited laws stay checked and your analysis stays defensible.
- Move the work into Microsoft Word and other connected tools with Work smoothly across your tools, keeping drafting, review, and edits in one flow.
- Use Chat with Triva and Deep Research to answer follow-up questions, surface supporting context, and keep matters moving with trusted results.
Frequently asked questions
What is CoCounsel?
CoCounsel is an AI legal workflow platform for legal teams that handles research, document analysis, and drafting from a single query. It combines Draft, review & legal analysis, Legal research & advisory, and Deep Research with Westlaw KeyCite flags, Practical Law playbooks, and embedded hyperlinks. It integrates with Microsoft 365, Oracle, Westlaw, and Practical Law, and is used by Justly Prudent, Brinks, and more than 20,000 firms and legal departments.
What is CoCounsel used for? Who is it for?
CoCounsel is used for Draft, review & legal analysis, Legal research & advisory, and Due diligence & compliance. It's built for Litigation teams, Corporate legal professionals, and In-house counsel.
Does CoCounsel have an API and what does it integrate with?
CoCounsel doesn't publish a public API. It integrates with Oracle, Westlaw, Practical Law, Microsoft 365, ProView, and 1 more.
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