Practical Law
Expert legal guidance, forms, and tools for legal professionals, powered by attorney editors.
Executive Summary
Practical Law offers comprehensive legal guidance, forms, checklists, and how-to guides, meticulously maintained by a global team of over 650 experienced attorney editors. It is designed to help legal professionals efficiently complete complex tasks, save valuable time, and practice with confidence. The platform integrates trusted legal content with advanced AI capabilities, such as CoCounsel, to enhance legal research, drafting, review, and analysis. This combination supports legal, compliance, and advisory work by providing practical insights and automating aspects of legal document management. Practical Law is a key component of Thomson Reuters' legal solutions, often bundled with Westlaw, offering a robust resource for navigating legal complexities and ensuring accuracy in legal practice.
Use Cases
- Efficiently completing complex legal tasks with expert guidance.
- Drafting, reviewing, and analyzing legal documents.
- Conducting comprehensive legal research and due diligence.
- Ensuring compliance and managing legal risk.
- Staying updated with current rates and limits for specific legal areas.
Features
Visibility
- Expert Legal Content Access: Access to practice notes, checklists, how-to guides, and forms maintained by attorney editors.
- Personalized Workspace: A user interface designed for efficient access to legal resources, saved items, and research history.
Intelligence
- Generative AI Assistant (CoCounsel): Integrates powerful generative AI to assist with legal research, document drafting, and analysis.
- Content-Driven Insights: Provides practical insights and guidance based on a vast library of expert-curated legal information.
Support
- Ask Service: Access to Practical Law's expert teams (e.g., Employment team) to answer specific legal questions.
Technical Specifications
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
AI/ML Stack
- Generative AI
- Agentic AI
- Thomson Reuters proprietary large language model
Integrations
- Microsoft Word
Security & Compliance
Certifications: GDPR
Pricing
- Model
- Subscription-based, tiered
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Free Trial
- Yes, 7 days
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian multinational content-driven technology conglomerate that integrates trusted content and technology to support decision-making for professionals and organizations. It offers specialized software and insights across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media sectors, serving a diverse customer base globally.
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