AI for Lawyers
Curated picks for contract review, legal research, drafting and intake — from 397 tools we benchmark.
Top 10
Hand-picked. Same catalog the wizard ranks against — these are the ones that consistently land for this role.
The most versatile AI assistant — great for any task, free to start
Versatile assistant for drafting, client emails and quick research.
Anthropic's AI — outstanding at analysis, long documents, and careful reasoning
Best for long legal documents (200k context) — review, summarise, draft.
Generative AI built specifically for law firms and legal teams
End-to-end legal copilot used by AmLaw firms — drafting, review, research.
Thomson Reuters AI legal assistant — research, review, and draft with cited sources
Thomson Reuters' assistant on top of Westlaw — citation-grade research.
LexisNexis legal research with generative AI — case law, statutes, and more
Native LexisNexis AI — research, brief analysis and drafting in one.
AI contract drafting inside Microsoft Word — suggest clauses in real time
Word-native contract drafting and review for transactional teams.
AI contract review and drafting — built for legal and commercial teams
Contract review with playbooks and clause libraries.
AI-powered contract lifecycle management for legal and business teams
Contract lifecycle management with strong AI review and analytics.
AI-powered search with real-time web access and citations — the new Google
Fast web research with citations — complement to Westlaw/Lexis, not a substitute.
AI legal assistant and chatbot builder for law firms
Indie pick: AI legal assistant and chatbot builder for client intake.
Pricing
Starter
$0-50/mo
ChatGPT Free + Perplexity Free + Spellbook free trial
Solo practitioners and law students. No PHI/confidential client data through consumer tiers.
Pro
$100-300/mo
Claude Pro ($20) + Spellbook ($69) + Perplexity Pro ($20) + LawDroid (varies)
Solo and small-firm lawyers. Spellbook's Word integration is the largest single time-saver for transactional work.
Enterprise
$500+/mo per lawyer
Harvey AI + CoCounsel + Lexis+ AI + Ironclad + ChatGPT Enterprise
AmLaw firms and in-house legal teams >10 lawyers. Citation-grade research and CLM platform integrations.
Decision tree
