Clause library-powered drafting in Word

At ILTACON, Litera will preview how deterministic redlines, firm-approved precedent, and agentic change management work together

CHICAGO – Aug. 18, 2026 – Litera, the Legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, announced new capabilities that connect contract drafting and negotiation in one trusted Legal AI workflow. From sourcing firm-approved precedent and building the first draft to comparing versions, understanding risk and proposing response language, Litera keeps the work connected instead of forcing lawyers across separate tools. The announcement includes new Lito workflows, Litera’s award-winning Legal AI agent, in Microsoft Word and Litera for Windows, a modern desktop experience that brings Litera’s Legal AI platform directly to a user’s computer.

July brings CoCounsel Legal closer to the tools legal teams already rely on and further into the everyday moments where they work. This month’s releases center on two themes: a more connected platform that reaches into firm document repositories like NetDocuments and Smokeball, and tools built for how legal teams actually work, from importable playbooks to an agentic contract review experience. Read on for what’s new.

June marks a major leap forward headlined by early access to the next generation of CoCounsel Legal in the U.S. as well as major releases that push agentic capabilities into more jurisdictions and more of the everyday moments where lawyers are already working. From cross-border research and citation-level verification to a clause library reaching new markets, this month’s innovations reflect our ongoing commitment to Agentic AI grounded in deep legal expertise, and tools built for how modern legal teams actually work.