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Overview

Practical Law offers a comprehensive legal research platform with expert guidance, annotated templates, and workflow tools to help professionals work efficiently. While some advanced users note its content may be less detailed for highly specialized tasks, its practice notes, document automation, and frequent updates ensure accurate, time-saving legal support.

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Overall Rating

Based on 4 users reviews

5

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Starting Price
Custom

Practical Law Specifications

Document Management

Document Automation/Assembly

Workflow Automation

Legal Research Integration

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What Is Practical Law?

Practical Law is a legal technology solution designed to provide attorneys with actionable, expert-vetted guidance. It goes beyond traditional research by offering practical tools such as up-to-date standard documents and plain-language practice notes that explain complex issues. This helps legal professionals quickly master unfamiliar topics and jumpstart the drafting process, saving valuable time and reducing the risk of errors for law firms and corporate legal departments of all sizes.

Practical Law Pricing

Practical Law pricing is structured across three categories as detailed under:

Law Firm:

  • Practical Law Drafting and Negotiating: starting at $279.20/month
  • Practical Law Premium: starting at $430.40/month
  • Practical Law Multi-Practice Premium with Dynamic Tool Set: starting at $496.00/month

Business:

  • Practical Law US: starting at $633.65/month
  • Practical Law Connect US: starting at $1,557.05/month
  • Practical Law Connect US Dynamic: starting at $1,861.05/month

Government:

  • Practical Law Basic: starting at $133.00/month
  • Practical Law Essentials: starting at $184.00/month
  • Practical Law Premium: starting at $265.00/month
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Disclaimer: The pricing is subject to change.

Practical Law Integrations

The software supports integration with multiple systems and platforms, such as: 

  • Microsoft Teams
  • HighQ
  • BA Insight
  • iManage LLC
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Who Is Practical Law For?

Practical Law is used by a wide range of legal, corporate, and professional organizations, including:

  • Law firms
  • Corporate legal departments
  • Government agencies
  • Academic institutions

Is Practical Law Right For You?

Practical Law is an ideal solution for legal professionals seeking actionable, expert-vetted guidance to perform legal work confidently. Its strength lies in a rich repository of practical knowledge, curated by over 650 attorneys. The platform helps firms manage risk and navigate complex cybersecurity and data privacy compliance. Recognized by The National Law Journal and New York Law Journal, it is a trusted, scalable solution.

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Practical Law Features

Practical Law accelerates access to trusted legal content through Search & Summarize, a CoCounsel AI experience. Users can ask natural-language questions and receive concise, synthesized summaries with links to the most relevant Practical Law resources, leveraging the expertise of over 650 attorney-editors.

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The platform helps users complete research faster with an interactive Knowledge Map. Legal professionals can explore related topics and resources within the Practical Law collection, gaining a comprehensive view of matters, uncovering potential issues, and connecting relevant content efficiently to improve accuracy and streamline workflows.

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The software eliminates starting from scratch by providing annotated templates with embedded drafting notes. Users can access clause-by-clause guidance, ensuring accuracy and consistency in legal documents. Practical Law templates save time while supporting high-quality drafting for contracts, agreements, and other key legal materials.

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Practical Law offers Practice Notes written by attorney experts to save time and provide clear guidance. Users receive concise, high-level overviews and detailed analyses on specific topics. All notes are designed to be read in twenty minutes or less, supporting faster decision-making and research efficiency.

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The software streamlines drafting by using Contract Express-powered guided questionnaires. Legal professionals can create custom agreements and contracts quickly, then download fully editable Word documents. Practical Law ensures that the automated process produces accurate, tailored documents while reducing manual effort and improving drafting consistency.

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Pros And Cons of Practical Law

Pros

  • Comprehensive legal resources enhance research efficiency

  • Standard documents and clauses streamline drafting processes

  • Practice notes provide clear, expert-written guidance

Cons

  • Abundant resources can make finding information slower

  • Interface could be improved for easier navigation

Practical Law Reviews

Total 4 reviews

5

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John M.

Not Specified, 500+ employees

5.0
October 2023

Plenty of resources, easy navigation

Pros

I can't think of anything I don't appreciate about this platform. Whatever challenge comes up, there's always guidance available and usually way more resources than I expected. The interface is easy to navigate and has saved me tons of time.

Cons

Haven't really found anything to complain about yet, honestly everything has been working pretty well for me.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

10

Value for money

10

Customer Support

10

Functionality

10

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Anonymous

Not Specified, 101-500 employees

5.0
August 2023

Practical, customizable templates and agreements

Pros

The accuracy when it comes to delivering legal insights is impressive. I really appreciate the practical templates and pre built agreements that come ready to use, plus you can customize them to be quite dynamic.

Cons

So far, I haven't come across anything I really dislike about it.

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Ease of use

10

Value for money

9

Customer Support

10

Functionality

9

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Maria P.

Not Specified, 1-10 employees

5.0
March 2023

easy navigation with helpful legal guidance

Pros

Everything has been pretty great for me and I appreciate how easy this platform is to navigate, plus the comprehensive guidance it offers for legal matters really stands out. The law templates and resources available make tackling specific areas much more manageable. The contact forms are also well designed which makes it simple for me to get information on various legal issues.

Cons

I haven't encountered any issues that bother me at this point, everything seems to be working smoothly.

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Ease of use

10

Value for money

10

Customer Support

9

Functionality

10

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Practical Law offers an API.

No, Practical Law does not have a dedicated mobile app. However, users can access its content on the go through Thomson Reuters’ other mobile platforms, such as the Westlaw mobile app and ProView, which provide legal research and eBook access across devices.

Practical Law supports integration with multiple platforms, including iManage LLC, BA Insight, Microsoft Teams, and HighQ.

Practical Law pricing is organized into three categories. For law firms, plans start at $279.20/month for Drafting and Negotiating, $430.40/month for Premium, and $496.00/month for Multi-Practice Premium with Dynamic Tool Set. Business plans begin at $633.65/month for US, $1,557.05/month for Connect US, and $1,861.05/month for Connect US Dynamic. Government plans start at $133.00/month for Basic, $184.00/month for Essentials, and $265.00/month for Premium. Get a detailed Practical Law cost breakdown to make an informed decision.

Practical Law provides customer and technical support via phone and email, along with product training resources and user guides.

Practical Law features are used by law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and academic institutions.

Practical Law software primarily supports English.