Learn how this time savings translates to $60,000 in recovered billable time
Highlights
- CoCounsel Legal saves litigators 240 hours annually, equivalent to six full work weeks.
- Document review time drops from days to under an hour with AI-powered analysis.
- Firms double caseloads without adding staff, achieving 5x return on investment.
Civil litigators face relentless pressure from all directions. Massive document production during discovery requires manual review of thousands of pages. Tight deadlines and overlapping cases mean attorneys must juggle multiple matters simultaneously. Clients expect both cost predictability and rapid responses, while the hourly billing model creates constant tension between thorough work and billable efficiency. Discovery alone presents formidable challenges and concerns, from managing documents from multiple custodians to facing the risk of missing critical evidence.
Every hour saved on document review, drafting, or case preparation directly impacts margins, client satisfaction, and the ability to manage more matters without increasing overhead.
With the assistance of advanced legal AI in CoCounsel Legal, litigators are addressing these pressures and achieving measurable returns. By leveraging CoCounsel Legal, litigators reduce time spent on document review related tasks by an average of 55%, which translates to 240 hours saved annually per attorney — equivalent to six full work weeks. At a $250 per hour billing rate, that represents $60,000 in recovered billable time, or $30,000 in additional revenue potential even at a 50% realization rate.
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Timeline creation drops from hours to minutes
Document review accelerates from days to under an hour
Case capacity doubles without adding staff
Implementation approaches that deliver results
See the returns for your litigation practice
Timeline creation drops from hours to minutes
At Bassford Remele, attorneys say they save six to eight hours daily with CoCounsel, enabling them to provide real-time responses to clients “rather than waiting a day or two or three,” says Jessica Klander, Chief Operating Officer. Clients appreciate the billing efficiencies and see the increased volume of cases the firms is able to handle.
CoCounsel Legal is powered by leading AI and legal expertise — over 1,200 lawyer editors and 1,000 AI specialists continuously build, test and refine it, to ensure it understands how litigation attorneys actually work. The platform builds fact chronologies from document productions by ingesting pleadings, emails, and records, then auto-creating dated timelines with source files attached for instant verification. It unites trusted Westlaw and Practical Law content with advanced AI, handling research, document analysis, and drafting in a single experience that works directly within Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Teams.
Document review accelerates from days to under an hour
Lisa Slotkin, Managing Shareholder at Zarwin Baum, can review thousands of pages in 20-30 minutes instead of a full day thanks to CoCounsel. “What used to take hours, we can do in minutes,” adds shareholder Ross DiBono. This acceleration enables better settlement results and faster, more concise client responses.
CoCounsel Legal’s Tabular Analysis handles bulk document review at scale, allowing firms to batch-analyze thousands of documents and filter by party, date, or issue. The system spots inconsistencies across emails, prior testimony, and interrogatories, conducting discovery gap analysis to scan for missing periods or inconsistent accounts.
For attorneys concerned about professional responsibility, CoCounsel Legal is designed with verification at its core. The platform links not just to cited sources, but to the exact location within each source where information originated. As practitioners note: “We have an ethical duty to double check everything.”
Case capacity doubles without adding staff
Jordan Howlette’s civil rights litigation firm, Justly Prudent, needed to handle extensive discovery across multiple states, work that normally demands a large team. Using CoCounsel, the firm doubled its caseload from 25 to over 50 active matters without adding staff, achieving a 5x return on investment. Howlette went from 16-hour days to manageable hours while handling twice the work.
That kind of leverage comes from offloading the routine: Deep Research moves from research to strategy using Westlaw authority and Practical Law guidance. Drafting tools produce high-quality first drafts within Microsoft Word. Footnotes linking to source information that displays side-by-side with the AI output allows for easy validation, and the Litigation Document Analyzer helps attorneys quickly evaluate potential mischaracterizations and detect non-existent citations before they reach court.
Providing paralegals with Westlaw access through the platform became, in Howlette’s words, “a game changer when looking at ROI from their billable hours.”
Implementation approaches that deliver results
Litigation firms achieving the strongest outcomes train teams thoroughly, create prompt libraries for routine tasks, and offer direct access to research tools. They recognize that AI adoption changes work allocation. Attorneys spend more time on high-value strategic counsel and client relationships while routine research, drafting, and analysis accelerate.
“CoCounsel makes our firm more agile and efficient in every aspect of litigation, handling drafts and analysis so we can focus on advancing our clients’ cases.”
Partner, Slarskey LLC
More than 20,000 law firms and legal departments use CoCounsel, including 84% of the Am Law 100. Howlette’s message to colleagues reflects the shift in thinking: “Do not wait. You have to get on board. If you don’t start now, you’re going to get left behind.”
See the returns for your litigation practice
The time and cost savings from CoCounsel Legal translate directly to practice capacity and client service improvements. Firms handling litigation work — whether civil rights cases, commercial disputes, or defense matters — are finding that the solution enables them to take on more clients, respond faster, and deliver higher quality work without proportional increases in hours worked or staff hired.
For attorneys facing the pressures of document-heavy discovery, compressed deadlines, and client expectations, CoCounsel Legal offers a way forward across the full litigation lifecycle. Discover how the comprehensive AI solution can fit your practice’s needs.
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