Microsoft launches Copilot for Legal with more than 20 specialized skills

Oct 15, 2026
Microsoft has added legal drafting, contract review, obligations tracking and case management tools to Copilot, Word and Cowork.
Microsoft launches Copilot for Legal with more than 20 specialized skills

Microsoft launched Copilot for Legal with more than 20 specialized skills for drafting, contract review, obligations tracking and other legal work, according to LawNext. The capabilities are generally available worldwide to Microsoft Copilot customers.

The tools work within Word and Cowork. Copilot can review agreements against legal playbooks, propose edits as tracked changes, draft documents from approved SharePoint precedents, compare terms across files and create case chronologies from emails, meetings and documents.

Microsoft said more than 1,800 users tested its Legal Agent through the Frontier early access program since April. They generated nearly 100,000 edits and retained about seven in ten suggestions. The company did not publish results from an independent legal benchmark.

Plugins from more than two dozen legal technology providers are beginning to reach Microsoft's plugin registry. Partners include Bloomberg Law, Trellis, iManage, NetDocuments, Docusign, Harvey, Legora, Everlaw and Relativity.

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