Smokeball, industry-leading AI legal practice management software, today announced next phase of partnership with global content and technology company Thomson Reuters. Westlaw Deep Research, Thomson Reuters agentic legal research tool, will be integrated later this month directly within Smokeball's Archie AI.
Integration further connects platforms supporting business and practice of law, giving law firms access to authoritative legal research reports directly where matters live. Attorneys can ask legal research questions within Archie and receive structured, citation-backed report. Behind it, Westlaw Deep Research uses agentic AI to plan and run multi-step research across Westlaw content, so report isn't just sourced; it's reasoned.
When lawyer asks for client letter or brief, Archie's agentic AI recognizes when legal research is needed, runs Westlaw Deep Research first, and builds from resulting report. Every step of analysis visible and every citation links straight into Westlaw so output can be verified. Report also stays on matter for future reference.
Lawyers shouldn't have to waste time switching between matter's context and authoritative research needed to move it forward. With Westlaw Deep Research embedded in Archie, they can bring together facts, documents, and activity surrounding client's case with trusted best in class legal research right where work already happening. Gives firms stronger starting point to validate strategy early, develop defensible arguments, and focus on people who need help.
Smokeball and Thomson Reuters first announced partnership in March of this year. Together two platforms now deliver legal AI that understands matter and is grounded in authoritative legal content so work firm produces rests on both. Embedding Westlaw Deep Research in Archie is substantial step in developing partnership with CoCounsel Legal integration in Smokeball coming early 2027.
When Thomson Reuters and Smokeball announced partnership earlier this year set out to create more connected experience where business and practice of law live in one place. Bringing Westlaw Deep Research into Archie AI is major step forward combining trusted legal research with workflows lawyers rely on every day all grounded in Thomson Reuters Fiduciary-Grade AI standard. This is just beginning of what plan to deliver together.
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Smokeball is powering people-law. Operating globally from our headquarters in Sydney, with offices in Chicago and London, Smokeball is the leader in legal AI and practice management software, serving more than 7,000 law firms and 34,000 users worldwide.
Our technology, such as Archie, our AI matter assistant and our library of 20,000+ automated legal forms that help you cut legal drafting time by up to 87%—is built around you. By automating time tracking, document creation, billing, case management and other administrative work, our platform gives legal professionals more time and headspace to focus on what matters most: their clients and communities.
