Thomson Reuters Takes CoCounsel Legal Global with Cross-Border Research Across 100+ Countries

Thomson Reuters Addresses Growing Cross-Border Legal Complexity

Thomson Reuters is expanding CoCounsel Legal globally with a new Multinational Profile capability that consolidates legal content from more than 100 countries and territories into a single AI-powered workflow1

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. The next generation of CoCounsel Legal will become available to customers in more than 90 countries and territories throughout 2026, with initial rollouts planned for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom1

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. This expansion addresses mounting pressure on legal professionals to navigate requirements spanning multiple countries and legal systems while maintaining professional standards1

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Multinational Profile Transforms Cross-Border Legal Research

The Multinational Profile fundamentally changes how legal professionals conduct multi-jurisdictional research. Previously, researching cross-border legal questions required leaving CoCounsel Legal to find, evaluate, and reconcile information from multiple sources across jurisdictions, with no guarantee any met professional standards1

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. The new capability enables legal teams to research legal requirements across countries, compare key differences, identify issues requiring local advice, and trace every finding to its underlying source without switching tools or rebuilding context2

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. David Wong, Chief Product Officer at Thomson Reuters, explained the challenge: "Ask any lawyer whose work crosses borders what slows them down and you will hear the same answer: the research tools stop at the border"1

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Fiduciary-Grade AI Grounds Platform in Trusted Authority

The Multinational Profile draws on Thomson Reuters' globally trusted legal content and vetted official legal and regulatory sources, delivering responses that legal professionals can examine, verify, and act on2

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. This capability leverages what Thomson Reuters has built over 175 years: authoritative legal content across jurisdictions, trust in its Fiduciary-Grade AI technology, and commitment to serving the legal profession globally1

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. Legal teams gain better-informed foundations for cross-border analysis while retaining full visibility into sources behind answers and the ability to identify where deeper review or local counsel is required2

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Enhanced Capabilities Support Complete Legal Workflows

The next generation of CoCounsel Legal introduces market-leading research that combines advanced AI with trusted Westlaw and Practical Law content to produce comprehensive legal research reports surfacing key authorities, relevant precedents, and actionable insights1

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. Matter-specific workspaces bring together firm documents, legal department materials, precedents, and institutional knowledge, with context preserved across tasks and matters to support more informed analysis1

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. Tabular analysis enables attorneys to conduct bulk document review and ask questions simultaneously, with results delivered in dynamic, filterable tables with supporting references linked to source materials for source validation2

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. The platform integrates with document management systems and productivity tools, though available integrations vary by country1

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Phased Global Rollout Begins with Key Markets

The next generation of CoCounsel Legal is available now in the United Kingdom, with general availability expected globally in countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates by the end of October 20262

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. The Multinational Profile will become available to customers in the United States, Europe, UK, Canada and Australia throughout October2

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. Steve Savage, Partner and CTO at Gosschalks, noted after beta testing: "The next generation of CoCounsel Legal is a leap forward in both functionality and quality of output, grounded in the authority of Westlaw and Practical Law"1

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. Not every capability is available in every geography initially, and availability will continue to expand1

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Watch for how legal professionals adopt agentic workflows that preserve context across matters, potentially reducing time spent on legal and compliance research while improving accuracy. The platform's ability to identify when local counsel is needed may reshape how firms allocate resources on cross-border matters. As Thomson Reuters expands availability throughout 2026, monitor whether competitors respond with similar multi-jurisdictional capabilities or whether Thomson Reuters' 175-year content advantage creates a sustainable moat in AI-powered legal research.