The partnership connects the business and practice of law for small to mid-size law firms, by bringing together Smokeball’s practice management platform and Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal.
CHICAGO , March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Smokeball, the premium cloud-based practice management platform for small to mid-size law firms, and Thomson Reuters, a global content and technology company, today announced a partnership to provide a comprehensive legal technology ecosystem connecting the business and practice of law.
The partnership will combine Smokeball’s industry-leading practice management tools and AI matter assistant with Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal, the AI solution for authoritative legal research, document analysis, and drafting, into one integrated customer experience. Legal professionals will be able to leverage this partnership to deliver exceptional outcomes for their clients while saving time and reducing administrative tasks.
No other combination of technology in the small to mid-size law firm market brings together this depth of legal content and AI capability with this breadth of practice management functionality.
“CoCounsel Legal is an agentic AI solution purpose?built for legal professionals, and we partnered with Smokeball because they provide a premium practice management software that’s already an essential part of the operating stack,” said Aaron Rademacher, general manager, Small Law Firms, Thomson Reuters. “Together, we’re creating a solution in the market that combines a premium business-of-law platform with industry-leading practice-of-law content and solutions – a combination that simply hasn’t existed until now.”
“Smokeball has always been focused on giving small to mid-sized firms the operational infrastructure to compete at the highest level,” said Hunter Steele, CEO, Smokeball. “By partnering with Thomson Reuters, we’re connecting the operational layer of running a practice with trusted legal content, analysis, and drafting tools. Our clients will be able to get, do, research, and bill their work in one place—powered by AI that understands both the mechanics of running a firm and the substance of legal work.”
Partnership Details
Smokeball and Thomson Reuters are working together to create a seamless pathway for joint customers in the U.S. to access CoCounsel Legal—including Westlaw Advantage and Practical Law Dynamic Tool Set—and Smokeball through the platforms they already rely on.
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