Edinburgh-based legal AI company Wordsmith is expanding into North America, entering the United States and Canada at a time when corporate legal departments face mounting pressure to manage rising costs, regulatory complexity, and accelerating business demands. Corporate legal spend remains heavily weighted toward external providers. Benchmarking from the Association of Corporate Counsel shows roughly half […]
Thomson Reuters’ CoCounsel Hits 1 Million Users
Thomson Reuters says one million professionals across 107 countries are now using its AI assistant, CoCounsel — a milestone the company argues signals that artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation into production across regulated industries. The figure spans legal, tax, audit, compliance, risk, and global trade professionals. While the company did not provide a breakdown […]
Courtready Co-Founder on Empowering Canadians in the Legal System
Canadians are disadvantaged in the legal system, left to navigate a maze of complex documents and lengthy waits. Courtready, a legal tech company that helps Canadians navigate the legal system with practical tools and educational courses, is on a mission to make the legal system easier to navigate. The company recently launched Courtready’s Court Dates […]
How AI Is Shaping Legal Practice: Insights From Hull & Hull LLP’s CoCounsel Journey
In an era where legal professionals are navigating increasingly complex workloads and client expectations, generative AI is transforming how legal work gets done. Thomson Reuters recently published a compelling case study on the experience of Hull & Hull LLP, a specialized estates, trusts, and capacity litigation firm based in Canada, and how its adoption of […]
Canadian In-House Legal Teams Are Scaling Technology Faster Than Headcount
Canadian in-house legal departments are turning to technology to manage rising workloads—but not at the same pace as they are adding people. That is one of the clearest signals to emerge from the 2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report, released by CBA In-House Lawyers (formerly the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association) in partnership with Mondaq. The data […]