Washington, September 30, 2025 – Global content and technology company Thomson Reuters (TSX/NASDAQ:TRI) today announced AI results that demonstrate how AI can change the provision of legal aid. By equipping Cocounsel with legal nonprofits, its professional grade AI legal assistant-law assistant – lawyers save up to 15 hours a week, scale as much as 50% each day, and prepare emergency case materials up to 75% faster.
Thomson Reuters has launched AI for AI to meet the overwhelming demand facing US legal nonprofits. Thomson Reuters recognized that for millions of people facing tragic legal issues such as domestic violence, evictions and illegal convictions, effective use of AI by legal nonprofits could mean a difference in harm and safety for those seeking emergency legal assistance.
A year later, AI for Justice will be delivered to three core pillars.
- access: Specially designed for high-stakes legal work, professional-grade AI is in the hands of legal nonprofits that are financially accessible and currently serve underserved communities.
- support: Professional training and access to subject experts to ensure effective and confident use of AI
- scale: Educational programs and playbooks help legal nonprofits embed AI in their operations, from client intake to case resolution
This strategic approach allows time-rising legal nonprofits to leverage AI to improve capabilities and quality of service to help more people.
“This isn't just about efficiency. It's about having a profound impact on life and strengthening the foundation of justice.” Laura Safdy, head of innovation at Thomson Reuters, said.
Provide protection in minutes
Through the AI for Justice program, participating legal nonprofits say that the use of AI, particularly Cocounsel, has had a significant impact.
- San Bernardino Legal Aid Association (Lassb) Saves 75% of the time spent on emergency tasks like case research and document preparation. Their staff saves up to 15 hours each week, allowing them to answer double the urgent legal advice hotline calls every day, and can be mounted in 20% of cases for callers who need detailed assistance and expression.
This is a significant change for organizations that have received over 26,000 requests for assistance in 2024 alone. The job includes running a court clinic where every minute is important. It is provided to people who support immediate legal advice and document submission, especially when domestic violence is involved.
- Veterans Law Research Institute You can prepare your landlord and family legal moves in minutes rather than hours. They report that by helping them to more efficiently house veterans and store them with their families, AI use can directly reduce the risk of homelessness and suicide among this vulnerable group, saving more veterans time.
- Innocence Center It focuses on releasing innocent people from prison. AI has reduced the time spent a year to six months preparing a petition to overturn an illegal conviction by 50%. It also doubled the number of new cases reviewed each month, allowing each lawyer to more than triple the number of moves he could file each year. This time being saved could mean freeing someone from prison years ago.
“For the clients we serve, delayed justice can mean denial of justice. AI can cut open hours of paperwork and focus on what's really important. They can either secure medical care for a family or protect someone's home, standing with a survivor in court. said Pablo Ramirez, executive director of the San Bernardino Legal Aid Association.
“We're not just doing more work. We're doing better jobs. That means more innocent people get out of prison faster.” Michael Semink, executive director of the Innocence Center, has been added.
“I have my own trusted legal assistant to help out in complex cases supporting veterans through the AI Justice Program.” said Julie Goodson, a staff paralegal at the Veterans Law Institute.
Beyond Efficiency: Justice for All
The AI for Justice program provides strong evidence of how Thomson Reuters is offering a mission to ensure a future judicial system that provides equitable access to justice for all.
“If legal nonprofits have the knowledge of specialized AI tools and how to deploy them, they provide urgent help to more people than ever before. It proves that advanced AI applied to common legal tasks by informed domain experts creates a scalable blueprint to widen access to legal representation and narrow down gaps in justice that deviates.” Safadi said. “We are looking at the beginning of the legal service revolution that is taking place today.”
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*Legal Services Corporation Datahttps://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/justice-gap-research
Thomson Reuters I for Justice Program:
Launched in October 2024, the Thomson Reuters AI for Justice Program focuses on leveraging professional-grade AI law assistant Thomson Reuters Cocounsel, working with legal nonprofits to unlock powerful AI use cases. Thomson Reuters is committed to promoting a deeper understanding of AI and promoting its effective and safe use. Participants in the program's legal innovator incubator class will receive support and training in the use of coconcells to expand their capabilities and close important justice gaps in underserved communities. Program participants and early adopters include several statewide and local leaders in legal aid delivery, as well as many more organizations across the United States dedicated to providing important legal aid.
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