Google is expanding its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform into the legal sector with new tools designed to help law firms automate routine and complex work while keeping sensitive data secure.
The new Gemini Enterprise for Legal offering integrates with legal software and data platforms and includes AI agents capable of handling specialised legal and administrative functions with limited human oversight.
The move comes as law firms accelerate their adoption of generative AI for legal research, drafting filings and managing clients and cases as they look to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Google Cloud product director Amrita Mehrok said the platform is designed to give law firms flexibility in choosing between AI models embedded within the platform.
The company said the platform will also connect securely with legal technology platforms from Thomson Reuters, as well as legal AI developers Harvey and Legora.
Several major law firms including Weil Gotshal, Cleary Gottlieb, Freshfields and Williams & Connolly are collaborating with Google on Gemini Enterprise for Legal.
Weil Gotshal co-managing partner Jonathon Soler said clients increasingly expect their lawyers to use AI and take advantage of its efficiencies.
Cleary Gottlieb managing partner Jeffrey Karpf said the firm’s collaboration with Google would allow it to “be involved in the creation of useful tools for law firms deploying AI.”
The legal push adds to Google’s broader expansion of Gemini Enterprise, which was launched for business customers in October as the company seeks to deepen its presence in corporate AI. Google said it is also introducing industry-specific tools for financial services, with more sectors expected to follow.
Google faces growing competition in the legal AI market, with Anthropic also expanding its enterprise offering for law firms. Thomson Reuters, which operates the Westlaw legal research database, recently launched its own large language model, Thomson 1.0, trained on its legal research content.
