Microsoft launched Copilot for Legal on October 15

LawSites reported that Microsoft launched Copilot for Legal on October 15, offering more than 20 legal-specific skills in Microsoft Copilot. Legaltech News (Law.com) described Copilot for legal as a set of more than 20 purpose-built legal skills.

According to Legaltech News (Law.com), the skills consist of plugins for Microsoft Word and Microsoft’s agentic AI offering Cowork. LawSites reported that the launch brought contract review, drafting, obligations tracking and other legal workflows into Word and Cowork, along with plugins from more than two dozen legal technology partners.

Artificial Lawyer described Copilot for Legal as an AI-powered venture and reported that Microsoft had launched itself into the legal vertical with it. LawSites said the launch made Microsoft the fourth major AI company in five months to build out a legal vertical.