Practical Law Connect
Instant access to Westlaw business resources and expert legal know-how for future-ready legal practice.
Executive Summary
Practical Law Connect provides legal departments with instant access to Westlaw business resources, including primary sources of law, all within a single platform. It is designed to help legal professionals quickly get up to speed and practice more efficiently by combining trusted content and expert insights. The platform integrates with other Thomson Reuters products and leverages generative AI capabilities, such as those found in CoCounsel Legal AI, to enhance legal research, drafting, and analysis. This allows users to access comprehensive legal know-how, dynamic search tools, and AI-powered assistance without switching between different tools, streamlining workflows and improving productivity. Practical Law Connect aims to equip legal departments with the tools necessary to prepare for the evolving future of legal practice, offering a robust solution for legal research, know-how, and management.
Use Cases
- Conducting comprehensive legal research with integrated Westlaw resources.
- Accessing expert legal know-how and practical guidance.
- Leveraging generative AI for legal drafting, analysis, and summarization.
- Streamlining legal workflows and improving practice efficiency.
- Preparing legal departments for future challenges and evolving legal practice.
Features
Visibility
- Visualization Tools: Tools for visualizing and comparing legal information to gain deeper insights.
- Integrated Platform: Access Westlaw business resources and Practical Law content within a single, unified interface.
Intelligence
- Generative AI: Leverages generative AI for tasks such as search & summarization, document review, analysis, and drafting.
- CoCounsel Legal AI Integration: Seamlessly connects with CoCounsel for AI-powered legal drafting and analysis.
- Expert Insights: Provides expert insights and guidance from Practical Law's curated content.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native, integrated platform leveraging APIs for connectivity with other Thomson Reuters products and third-party systems, including generative AI capabilities.
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
AI/ML Stack
- Generative AI
- CoCounsel Legal AI
Integrations
- Westlaw
- CoCounsel
- Microsoft 365
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
Encryption: Data encryption at rest and in transit.
Pricing
- Model
- Subscription-based
- Starting Price
- $1,665.15 / month
- Target Customer
- Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Monthly
- 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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