University of Law adopts CoCounsel Core to enhance legal education experience Enhance the learning experience for the next generation of legal talent

To enhance the learning experience for the next generation of legal talent, leading UK law school The University of Law has adopted CoCounsel Core, the professional-grade, generative AI (GenAI) assistant from Thomson Reuters built specifically for the practice of law.

With a history that dates back to 1876, The University of Law is one of the UK's leading professional law schools, with an unrivalled reputation for innovation and excellence in legal learning. The university offers undergraduate courses in law, business, criminology, policing, and psychology, as well as postgraduate courses in law, business, psychology, and education. It is the largest provider of legal education in the UK and has delivered legal training to 91 of the Top 100 law firms.

CoCounsel is a chat-based, professional-grade GenAI assistant that makes quick work of routine tasks, analysing information, and delivering answers so legal professionals can maximise the impact of their time, energy, and expertise. Thomson Reuters has designed it with the technical controls and data governance to meet legal professionals’ ethical and confidentiality obligations.

The university has long used other Thomson Reuters solutions — including HighQ and Document Automation — as part of its educational experience; it is now incorporating CoCounsel Core across a variety of practice areas to educate its students. As a result, the university can better equip students with a comprehensive knowledge and skillset in using revolutionary legal technology. By leveraging core skills, students can create workflows that simulate real-world scenarios lawyers may encounter in practice, enhancing their readiness for future careers.

The abilities of CoCounsel Core represent the legal industry’s most comprehensive set of generative AI tools, designed to help lawyers quickly gather deeper insights and deliver a better work product. No other suite of GenAI legal products offers its breadth of use, depth of content, and reliability of results that save legal professionals as much as 60% of the time they spend on commonly executed tasks.

“We have integrated Thomson Reuters legal solutions into our educational experience for a while now, and adopting CoCounsel Core was a natural next step on that journey,” said Dr. Anna Elmirzayeva, Senior Lecturer and National Head for Legal Technology and Innovation at The University of Law. "Thomson Reuters has been leading the way when it comes to exploring the power of GenAI to enhance the practice of law. Making that technology available to our students will further differentiate our market-leading postgraduate and professional development courses.”