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Tracked Changes, Monday, August 24, 2026

What changed in legal AI · · 2 min read

  1. Thomson Reuters launches Thomson 1.0, its own legal LLM, first inside CoCounsel Legal's Tabular Analysis

    Thomson Reuters launched Thomson 1.0 on August 24, a large language model built on an open-source base and further trained on Westlaw, Practical Law, Checkpoint and Reuters content. It will first power Tabular Analysis in an upcoming CoCounsel Legal release, where administrators can switch the feature to another model. The company says it invested about $40 million over two years. No customer pricing was given.

    Source: LawSites

  2. LexisNexis rolls out agentic drafting in Lexis+ with Protégé that turns one prompt into Word or Excel files

    LexisNexis is rolling out agentic capabilities that work with its Legal Intelligence Engine, Artificial Lawyer reported on August 24. The company says lawyers can describe a goal in plain language, and Lexis+ with Protégé picks the models, agents and sources, then produces review-ready Word, Excel or PowerPoint files. It says authority can be checked through linked citations and Shepard's. No release dates, tiers or pricing were given.

    Source: Artificial Lawyer · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  3. Harvey and PacerPro connect court docket feeds to Harvey's litigation workflows

    Harvey and PacerPro announced an integration on August 24 that gives litigation teams using Harvey access to their firm's court filings and case history. PacerPro captures state and federal filings as they post and links each to its docket. The companies say a new filing, such as a dispositive motion, can start the work with related pleadings and rulings attached. Pricing was not announced.

    Source: LawSites

  4. Newcode raises a $13.5 million Series A for an AI platform that law firms configure themselves

    Newcode announced a $13.5 million Series A on August 24, bringing its 2026 funding to about $20 million. Rel Labs, Relativity's investment arm, joined OnDean Forward, Antiportfolio Ventures and TLTF in the round. Artificial Lawyer describes the product as a configurable AI harness for law firms, with more than 700 MCP connections (links that let AI tools reach other software) and a choice of model and of cloud or local deployment.

    Source: Artificial Lawyer