AI legal assistant from Thomson Reuters that researches questions, reviews documents, and drafts memos with verifiable citations.

What it does

CoCounsel is an AI legal assistant originally launched by Casetext in 2023 and acquired by Thomson Reuters later that year. It performs discrete legal tasks on request: researching a question and producing a memo with citations, reviewing sets of documents for relevant facts, summarizing depositions, and analyzing contracts against specified criteria.

Because it grew out of Casetext’s legal research database, CoCounsel grounds research answers in actual case law and statutes and links to the underlying sources, which reduces the citation risk that comes with general-purpose chatbots. Under Thomson Reuters ownership it is increasingly connected to Westlaw content and the broader Thomson Reuters product line.

It is one of the most widely covered products in this category and is a particularly natural fit for litigation-heavy practices.

Key features

  • Legal research with memos grounded in real case law and statutes
  • Citations that link back to checkable primary sources
  • Document review across large sets for relevant facts
  • Deposition preparation and summarization
  • Contract analysis against user-specified criteria
  • Connection to Westlaw content under Thomson Reuters
  • Task-based design where lawyers assign discrete jobs

What teams use it for

The concrete work teams hand to CoCounsel.

  1. Researching a legal issue and producing a cited memo
  2. Reviewing discovery documents for key facts
  3. Summarizing depositions and preparing outlines
  4. Checking a brief's arguments and authorities
  5. Analyzing contracts for specific terms or risks

Where it fits

Good fit if

Litigators and firms that want research memos and document review grounded in a real legal database with verifiable citations.

Limitations

Teams that want a full contract lifecycle platform; CoCounsel assists with discrete tasks rather than managing contract workflows.

Pricing

Pricing: Not publicly listed

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Common integrations

Westlaw Microsoft 365 iManage NetDocuments

Categories and tags

Industries Cross-industry
Use cases Contract review Deposition summarization Document review Legal research
Capabilities Document intelligence Generative AI & LLMs Retrieval & enterprise search
Buyer roles Legal
Company size Enterprise Mid-market Small business

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