Lawson Lundell, British Columbia’s largest law firm, with over 230 lawyers across four offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Kelowna, and Yellowknife, specializes in business law with deep expertise in corporate matters, real estate, labor and employment, and business litigation. As the firm continued to grow and attract top talent, leadership recognized that staying competitive meant embracing AI not just as an experiment, but as a strategic imperative.

“It’s about attracting and retaining the best and brightest lawyers, especially the next generation, and making sure we have the best tools to equip them from day one.鈥� 听said Clifford Proudfoot, KC, Managing Partner, Lawson Lundell. 鈥淏ut ultimately, it’s about our clients.”

“We’re already seeing expectations for AI use in many of our client agreements” said Derrick Li, COO and CFO, Lawson Lundell.

After piloting multiple AI solutions, Lawson Lundell selected 抖阴成年 for its unique combination of Westlaw鈥檚 authoritative legal content, enterprise-grade security, and seamless integration of the content and AI workflow capabilities. The decision was also influenced by the fact that 80% of the Am Law 100 choose 抖阴成年, as well as their strong Canadian presence and consistent relationship management.

“There’s significant resources required from an R&D perspective to stay ahead in AI,” Li explained. “In the race to dominate Legal AI, I would bet my money on 抖阴成年.”

CoCounsel’s ability to support research, drafting, and document analysis within a unified, intuitive platform allows Lawson Lundell to reduce tool sprawl while maintaining the high standards of accuracy and reliability the firm’s clients expect. With guided onboarding, best-practice templates, and enterprise governance built in, the firm is well-positioned for rapid, responsible adoption across all practice areas.

“I almost feel like a kid at a toy store,” Li said. “I’m most excited about equipping every single articling student, paralegal, and lawyer with AI solutions. This will be the first group that will have AI from day one, and it will be fascinating to see how that changes how lawyers approach client solutions.”

Lawson Lundell plans to roll out CoCounsel firmwide alongside its own internally developed AI tools, creating a comprehensive AI ecosystem designed to serve both legal professionals and support staff. The firm has established an AI committee and pilot groups to ensure thoughtful implementation and maximize value realization.

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Lawson Lundell choisi CoCounsel de 抖阴成年 pour offrir une valeur client am茅lior茅e et renforcer la nouvelle g茅n茅ration de professionnels juridiques

Alors que l’intelligence artificielle (IA) transforme le paysage juridique, Lawson Lundell LLP se positionne 脿 l’avant-garde de l’innovation en int茅grant 听CoCounsel de 抖阴成年 脿 l’茅chelle de l’entreprise. Cette d茅cision refl猫te l’engagement du cabinet 脿 茅quiper ses professionnels du droit avec des outils de premier ordre tout en r茅pondant aux attentes 茅volu茅es des clients dans une 猫re ax茅e sur l’IA.

Lawson Lundell, le plus grand cabinet d’avocats de Colombie-Britannique, avec plus de 230 avocats r茅partis dans quatre bureaux 脿 Vancouver, Calgary, Kelowna et Yellowknife, se sp茅cialise dans le droit des affaires avec une expertise approfondie en mati猫re d’entreprise, d’immobilier, de droit du travail,听 et de litiges commerciaux. Alors que le cabinet continue de cro卯tre et d’attirer les meilleurs professionnels, la direction a reconnu que rester comp茅titif signifiait adopter l’IA non seulement comme une exp茅rience, mais comme une n茅cessit茅 strat茅gique.

芦 Il s’agit d’attirer et de retenir les meilleurs et les plus brillants avocats, en particulier la prochaine g茅n茅ration, et de s’assurer que nous avons les meilleurs outils pour les 茅quiper d猫s le premier jour 禄, a d茅clar茅 Clifford Proudfoot, KC, associ茅 directeur de Lawson Lundell. 芦 Mais en fin de compte, il s’agit de nos clients. 禄

芦 Nous voyons d茅j脿 des attentes pour l’utilisation de l’IA dans bon nombre de nos accords clients 禄, a d茅clar茅 Derrick Li, COO et CFO de Lawson Lundell.

Apr猫s avoir test茅 plusieurs solutions d’IA, Lawson Lundell a choisi 抖阴成年 pour sa combinaison unique de contenu juridique autoritaire de Westlaw, de s茅curit茅 de niveau entreprise et d’int茅gration transparente des capacit茅s de contenu et de flux de travail d’IA. La d茅cision a 茅galement 茅t茅 influenc茅e par le fait que 80 % des Am Law 100 choisissent 抖阴成年, ainsi que par leur forte pr茅sence canadienne et leur gestion coh茅rente des relations apr猫s vente.

芦 Il faut des ressources importantes du point de vue de la R&D pour rester en t锚te dans l’IA 禄, a expliqu茅 Li. 芦 Dans la course pour dominer l’IA juridique, je parierais sur 抖阴成年. 禄

La capacit茅 de CoCounsel听 脿 soutenir la recherche, la r茅daction et l’analyse de documents au sein d’une plateforme unifi茅e et intuitive permet 脿 Lawson Lundell de r茅duire la prolif茅ration des outils tout en maintenant les normes 茅lev茅es de pr茅cision et de fiabilit茅 attendues par les clients du cabinet. Avec une int茅gration guid茅e, des mod猫les de meilleures pratiques et une gouvernance d’entreprise int茅gr茅e, le cabinet est bien positionn茅 pour une adoption rapide et responsable dans tous les domaines de pratique.

芦 Je me sens presque comme un enfant dans un magasin de jouets 禄, a d茅clar茅 Li. 听听听听芦 Je suis le plus enthousiaste 脿 l’id茅e d’茅quiper chaque 茅tudiant stagiaire, parajuriste et avocat avec des solutions d’IA. Ce sera le premier groupe 脿 avoir l’IA d猫s le premier jour, et il sera fascinant de voir comment cela change la fa莽on dont les avocats abordent les solutions pour les clients. 禄

Lawson Lundell pr茅voit d茅ployer CoCounsel 脿 l’茅chelle de l’entreprise aux c么t茅s de ses propres outils d’IA d茅velopp茅s 脿 l鈥檌nterne, cr茅ant un 茅cosyst猫me d’IA complet con莽u pour servir 脿 la fois les professionnels du droit et le personnel de soutien. Le cabinet a 茅tabli un comit茅 d’IA et des groupes pilotes pour garantir une mise en 艙uvre r茅fl茅chie et maximiser leur investissement.

In today鈥檚 environment, firms are being asked to do more with less, navigating tighter deadlines, increasing complexity, and growing client expectations. At 抖阴成年, we are bringing auditors advanced audit technologies, with our newest audit solutions increasing efficiency and accuracy.

But simply adding more AI is not enough. To truly transform audit, AI must be grounded in the same trusted methodology that has underpinned quality audits for decades. That means embedding clear, defensible audit steps; linking them to authoritative guidance; and applying them consistently across engagements鈥攚hile still giving firms the benefits of automation, full-population testing where appropriate, and richer insights from their data.

That’s why Fieldguide and 抖阴成年 are partnering to provide 抖阴成年 PPC audit methodology, delivered through , within Fieldguide鈥檚 agentic AI platform. Together, we鈥檙e giving firms a unified system to apply the trusted methodologies they already use within intelligent, automated workflows鈥攊mproving quality, efficiency, and client value, all without switching systems or re-entering data.

For decades, firms have relied on 抖阴成年 PPC audit methodology to pass peer review with confidence. Delivered through Guided Assurance, PPC provides trusted frameworks that define quality and compliance across the profession. Those frameworks spell out not only what needs to be done, but also how to document and support that work in a way that stands up to inspection, peer review, and litigation.

Fieldguide鈥檚 agentic AI platform is purpose-built for audit and advisory. By bringing professional-grade AI agents directly into practitioners鈥� daily workflows, the platform streamlines execution, enhances quality, and gives firms the capacity to focus on higher-value client work.

This partnership marks an important milestone for the profession鈥攗niting trusted guidance with intelligent execution to help firms deliver higher-quality work at scale. Beyond individual audit procedures, Fieldguide鈥檚 agentic AI platform orchestrates end-to-end workflows, connecting evidence, documentation, risk assessment, and reviewer oversight so firms gain both efficiency and stronger governance across engagements.

抖阴成年 is excited to extend the automation benefits of Fieldguide鈥檚 agentic AI platform to firms using Guided Assurance. Through this partnership, auditors can apply cutting-edge automation alongside the PPC methodology they already know and trust, without having to fundamentally change how they work. It reflects 抖阴成年 commitment to delivering a highly automated, AI-driven audit methodology鈥攑owered by our own innovations and collaborations with leading technology providers鈥攁nd to bringing Fieldguide鈥檚 capabilities to the many firms that rely on PPC.

Out of the box, firms can leverage:

• Dynamic risk assessments and audit programs that adapt to engagement context and autonomously complete full workflows. With PPC methodology embedded directly in Fieldguide, AI agents interpret the guidance alongside client evidence for faster, higher-quality execution.
• Automated diagnostics and validation checks that proactively identify inconsistencies or missing evidence, strengthening quality control at every stage.

Together, 抖阴成年 and Fieldguide are helping firms navigate the shift to an AI-powered audit with confidence 鈥� grounding automation in the proven guidance auditors rely on. By uniting trusted methodology with intelligent execution, we鈥檙e giving professionals a clear path to higher-quality work, stronger compliance, and the capacity to serve clients at a new level. This partnership marks an important step toward the future of audit: more rigorous, more efficient, and powered by AI built for the profession.

This post was authored by Dave Wyle, General Manager of Audit at 抖阴成年.

抖阴成年 was the first to offer legal customers access to our products and content inside the Microsoft 365 applications they use every day. Now we鈥檙e revolutionizing workflows with integrations in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft SharePoint.

“I really like this format because I don’t have to sign in to a bunch of different platforms, and I can just access it anytime I need it. It does feel more like an assistant rather than like a task-specific tool.” -Legal Counsel

Market leading end-to-end legal drafting

We鈥檙e saving legal customers up to 50% of drafting time with CoCounsel Drafting was our first official integration with Microsoft 365, allowing customers to draft entirely in Microsoft Word while leveraging 抖阴成年 trusted and authoritative legal research and know-how content. This first-of-its-kind integration was hailed by customers, proving we needed further integration to streamline complex workflows and save our customers hours of work.听 Enter CoCounsel on Teams.

World-leading content, right in your Teams chat

Whether 迟丑别测鈥檙别 working with a colleague, or calling a client, legal professionals are always on Teams. We understood the value of being able to access CoCounsel capabilities, from across multiple 抖阴成年 products, like Westlaw Precision, Practical Law and CoCounsel Core into that conversation. Now our legal customers 诲辞苍鈥檛 need to toggle between multiple platforms and tools. They can use CoCounsel for Teams on both desktop and mobile apps to pull the information they need right into chat. And later this year, users will be able to invoke CoCounsel in private mode during live meetings, in the same way they can use Microsoft Copilot in private mode.

In Spring 2025 飞别鈥檒濒 release 鈥淣otifications & Nudges鈥� features to help customers keep up with daily tasks. By receiving timely notifications, users are prompted to revisit and leverage the CoCounsel capabilities in Teams that they might have overlooked, ensuring they make the most of their subscription. Soon, this functionality will be customized to each individual user, suggesting new skills and messages based on the user鈥檚 usage and experience with CoCounsel.听

Making life easier with CoCounsel for Outlook

It was only natural that 飞别鈥檇 introduce CoCounsel鈥�s powerful features into the inbox so many professionals rely on daily. Now lawyers can cut distractions and respond to emails faster with more confident, informed insights by tapping into CoCounsel capabilities directly within Outlook.听

The benefits? Many:

• No more switching between apps: Users can access CoCounsel’s main features without ever leaving Outlook.听听

• Effortless matter intake: Users can create new client matters in seconds! Our AI automatically pulls information from emails to pre-populate forms, slashing manual entry time.听

• Instant legal research:鈥�Users can access Westlaw and Practical Law鈥痙irectly鈥痜rom within Outlook. The most up-to-date information is always at their fingertips.听

• Lightning-fast Knowledge Search:鈥�滨迟鈥檚 easy to find relevant documents and internal knowledge in seconds. No more wasting time digging through files!听

Knowledge Search helps lawyers get a stronger starting point for case work by allowing them to conduct abroad, ambiguous search across multiple repositories simultaneously, including the firm’s DMS, Practical Law, and Westlaw, to produce a collection of relevant documents.

We鈥檙e not done yet!听听

In late Spring 2025, 飞别鈥檒濒 integrate CoCounsel with SharePoint Embedded enhancing efficiency and security in document management. Legal professionals will seamlessly leverage the AI capabilities in CoCounsel directly within their familiar Microsoft 365 environments, eliminating workflow disruptions and enhancing productivity. The automatic content mirroring between SharePoint and CoCounsel knowledge bases ensures information remains current across platforms without manual intervention, saving valuable time and reducing the risk of working with outdated materials.听听

Perhaps most importantly, this integration addresses critical data security concerns by always keeping sensitive documents within the firm鈥檚 control, eliminating the need to upload documents to third-party servers and maintaining compliance with information governance policies. The integration is user-friendly and quick to implement, taking only minutes to get started, which minimizes disruption and allows firms to rapidly benefit from these enhanced capabilities.

As we continue to innovate and expand our partnership with Microsoft, we remain committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower professionals to achieve more. 滨迟鈥檚 just one of the ways 抖阴成年 is poised to revolutionize the way professionals work across various sectors, including Legal, Tax and Accounting, and Tax and Trade. Stay tuned for more exciting developments as we push the boundaries of what’s possible and redefine the future of professional services!