CoCounsel Legal brings AI research into Smokeball practice management
A new Smokeball partnership brings CoCounsel Legal and Westlaw Deep Research into its practice management platform. Small law firms can move from a matter file to AI-assisted research without leaving their workflow.
What changed
Thomson Reuters says its new partnership brings CoCounsel Legal and Westlaw Deep Research into Smokeball’s practice management platform. The integration connects matter-file workflows with AI-assisted legal research.
Why it may matter for your work
Small law firms could spend less time switching between case management and research tools. Keeping research within their existing workflow may make it easier to use AI during day-to-day matter work.
What it can actually do
Move from a Smokeball matter file to AI-assisted legal research within the practice management workflow.
Limits to check
Pricing and rollout timing are not stated. The page says CoCounsel Legal’s research features remain governed by human-in-the-loop oversight.
“Our [partnership with Smokeball](https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/thomson-reuters-smokeball-legal-ai-practice-management/) brings CoCounsel Legal and Westlaw Deep Research into Smokeball’s practice management platform, so small firms can move from a matter file to AI-assisted research without leaving their workflow.”From the linked source page