We’re thrilled to announce that Smokeball and Thomson Reuters are partnering to provide Smokeball’s industry-leading practice management platform and AI matter assistant with Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal, the AI solution for authoritative legal research, document analysis, and drafting, in one integrated experience.

Legal professionals will be able to leverage this partnership to deliver exceptional outcomes for their clients while saving time and reducing administrative tasks. “Smokeball has always been focused on giving small to mid-sized firms the operational infrastructure to compete at the highest level,” says Smokeball CEO Hunter Steele. “By partnering with Thomson Reuters, we’re connecting the operational layer of running a practice with trusted legal content, analysis, and drafting tools.”

We’ve partnered with Thomson Reuters because legal professionals have trusted their legal content expertise and AI tools for over 150 years. Now lawyers will be able to get, do, research, and bill their work, powered by AI that understands both the mechanics of running a legal practice and the substance of legal work. 

Initially, a real-time data connector will sync Smokeball files across both platforms, allowing joint customers to push documents from Smokeball into CoCounsel Legal in bulk, saving significant time and avoiding errors and version mismatches.  

Future phases of the integration point toward an experience where joint clients can access Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal—with the power of Westlaw's legal authority and Practical Law's expert guidance—and full matter information in one seamless interface.

This is the first time this depth of legal content and AI capability will be combined with this breadth of practice management functionality. The goal is simple but profound: to give you one seamless pathway that connects the business and practice of law so you can focus on the best outcomes for your clients and firm.