Jun 30, 2026 |

CoCounsel Legal — June 2026 Releases

June marks a major leap forward headlined byÌýearly accessÌýto the next generation ofÌýCoCounselÌýLegal in the U.S. as well as major releasesÌýthat push agenticÌýcapabilitiesÌýinto moreÌýjurisdictionsÌýand more of the everyday moments where lawyers are already working. From cross-border research and citation-level verification to a clause library reaching new markets, this month’s innovations reflect our ongoing commitment to Agentic AI grounded in deep legalÌýexpertise, and tools built for how modern legal teamsÌýactually work.Ìý

Agentic AI, Grounded in ExpertiseÌý

Early Access to the Next Generation of CoCounsel Legal is Here and Available for U.S. CustomersÌýÌý

Every U.S.ÌýCoCounselÌýLegal customer now has access to the next-generation experience. Through a simple,Ìýin-product toggle, users will unlock a smarter chat interfaceÌýthatÌýworks the way an attorney works with a teammate. Describe your matter in plain language.ÌýCoCounselÌýLegal creates a plan, dives deep into legal authority, reasons through the legal issues, retrieves what it needs from your own precedents and from Westlaw and Practical Law, and drafts with citations. WhenÌýnew informationÌýchanges the picture, it adapts. Instead of getting piecemeal answers, you get a professional standard response that you can iterate on.ÌýÌý

As part of early access, the next-gen experience is still actively being developed, and new capabilities will be added on a rolling basis through general availability later this summer. General Availability later this summer! ÌýÌý

Read more here.

A screenshot of the homepage of the next generation of CoCounsel Legal Next

 

Deep Research Verify on Westlaw Advantage UKÌý

Deep ResearchÌýVerifyÌýhelps customers review Deep Research reports with greater confidence by automatically checking whether cited authority supports the assertions made. ItÌývalidatesÌýcited Westlaw and Practical Law sources, highlights relevant supporting passages, and flags potential misattributions orÌýmischaracterisations. Instead of manually verifying every assertion from scratch, lawyers can assess whether the cited authority supports the point andÌýfollowÌýa suggested research path for further review — moving from AI-generated insight to well-grounded legal judgment. Verify is initially available in Westlaw native, with Practical Law native and theÌýCoCounselÌýapp to follow.Ìý

A screenshot of Deep ResearchÌýVerifyÌýhelping customers review Deep Research reports with greater confidence by automatically checking whether cited authority supports the assertions made.

International Legal ResearchÌý

International Legal Research provides answers to legal queries based on official and trusted legal sources across multipleÌýjurisdictions. This new skill retrieves legal information from approved legal websites for France and Germany (including EU law) andÌýis designed specifically for professional legal research — not general web browsing. Legal professionals canÌýmaintainÌýa natural, conversational flow when conducting cross-border research, asking questions in plain language while the system intelligentlyÌýdeterminesÌýtheÌýappropriate researchÌýpath. Every result comes exclusively from authoritative legal sources, ensuring jurisdiction-specific accuracy without concern about unreliable or non-compliant information.Ìý

 A screenshot showing the feature of International Legal Research provides answers to legal queries based on official and trusted legal sources across multipleÌýjurisdictions. This new skill retrieves legal information from approved legal websites for France and Germany (including EU law) andÌýis designed specifically for professional legal research — not general web browsing.

Joint Deep Research inÌýCoCounselÌýWeb Application (Canada)Ìý

Joint Deep Research is now live within theÌýCoCounselÌýweb application for Canadian customers. In one seamless experience, lawyers can move from question to strategy to execution in a single, uninterrupted workflow — grounded in the authoritative Westlaw and Practical Law content they already trust. Joint Deep Research can be accessed directly withinÌýCoCounselÌýeither by asking a legal research question in the chat box or by choosing Deep Research from theÌýCoCounselÌýLibrary, enabling AI-powered, multi-step legal research without ever switching tools.Ìý

A screenshot of Join Deep research in CoCounsel

Built for How You WorkÌý

On-Demand Download and Copy Experience in CoCounselÌý

CoCounsel now offers a new way to download results from skills and workflows that gives customers more control over how they use their output. Once a skill or workflow finishes, users can choose the exact file format and citation style they want — including two new formats, PDF and Markdown, and citation styles such as endnotes, footnotes, or none. A new Copy option also lets users copy just the core content with formatting and styling retained and citations removed, for quick reuse in documents or emails. The result is an easier way to get the right output, without unnecessary extra files or formatting.Ìý

ÌýA screenshot showing on demand downloads in CoCounsel Legal software

ÌýClause Library inÌýCoCounselÌýfor Word (Canada & Australia)Ìý

The personal clause library inÌýCoCounselÌýfor Word — already available in the US and UK — is now available to Canada and Australia customers. Lawyers can saveÌýfrequentlyÌýused clauses for quick access during drafting and negotiation, adding them to the library manually, saving them after AI drafting, or importing them from contracts or playbooks. Most lawyers keep a file of go-to clauses in a cumbersome document or notes file; now they can save time by pulling trusted language directly inside theÌýCoCounselÌýWord add-in.Ìý

A screenshot of Clause Library in CoCounsel for Microsoft Word

Explore These NewÌýCoCounselÌýLegal Features TodayÌý

Sign in toÌýCoCounselÌýLegal today to putÌýthese new research, drafting, and document-review capabilities to work. Or explore training options at theÌý.Ìý

ToÌýlearn more, please visitÌýtheÌý.ÌýÌýÌýÌý

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