Mr. Aaron Rademacher reports

SMOKEBALL AND THOMSON REUTERS PARTNER TO CREATE THE PREMIER LEGAL TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM

Smokeball, the premium cloud-based practice management platform for small- to mid-size law firms, and Thomson Reuters Corp., a global content and technology company, have entered 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 artificial intelligence matter assistant with Thomson Reuters's 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, chief executive officer, 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 United States to access CoCounsel Legal -- including Westlaw Advantage and the practical law dynamic tool set -- and Smokeball through the platforms they already rely on.

Initially, Thomson Reuters will launch a real-time data connector that syncs legal documents across platforms, allowing Smokeball users to push documents into CoCounsel Legal in bulk rather than uploading them one by one. Documents will flow directly from Smokeball into CoCounsel Legal, saving significant time and reducing the risk of errors or version mismatches.

Further phases of integration are under way, with the trajectory pointing toward an experience where joint customers can access Thomson Reuters' legal content, AI and know-how tools, combined with up-to-date matter facts and information in one seamless interface.

About Thomson Reuters Corp.

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. The company serves professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government and media. Its products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading provider of trusted journalism and news.