iManage and Thomson Reuters partner for AI

iManage, known for its commitment to Making Knowledge Work™, has announced a strategic partnership with Thomson Reuters, a leader in legal content and technology. This collaboration enhances the iManage platform by integrating Thomson Reuters AI and legal content with organisational knowledge, creating a unified experience for legal professionals. With tools like CoCounsel Legal, HighQ, Noetica, and Legal Tracker, the partnership aims to streamline workflows and improve accessibility to vital legal resources.

The introduction of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support will allow approved Thomson Reuters AI tools to utilise governed iManage content while adhering to access controls and privilege boundaries. This integration is crucial for legal professionals who depend on contextual AI tools for research and matter management. The quality of AI-assisted work heavily relies on the context provided, which is amplified through this partnership.

Rawia Ashraf, Co-Head of CoCounsel Legal, noted, “Ask any lawyer what slows them down and they will tell you the same thing: the work lives in too many places. This renewed partnership changes that across more of the places where legal work actually happens.” She emphasised the deep integration of documents from iManage into workflows, which allows seamless movements of work products back to iManage, ensuring current matter relevance.

The integration will cover various capabilities, such as CoCounsel Legal's drafting assistance that combines organisational documents with Thomson Reuters' best practices, enabling legal professionals to optimise their work. Furthermore, the partnership empowers legal teams to manage transactional workflows through HighQ and Noetica while maintaining a reliable connection to their governed knowledge.

By ensuring that legal work is grounded in a governed context, the partnership demonstrates a commitment to a unified approach in legal AI. Ryan Begin, Vice President at iManage, stated, “Legal work depends on bringing the right sources of knowledge together in the right context.” He highlighted that such collaboration is imperative as AI transitions from simple query responses to managing more complex legal tasks.

The integration of iManage with CoCounsel Legal, HighQ, Noetica, and Legal Tracker is now available, while the MCP support for Thomson Reuters AI tools will follow shortly. This partnership promises to make a significant impact across the legal industry, where effective knowledge management and workflow integration are vital.