Access to Justice
AI for Justice: Empowering legal nonprofits
Amplify the impact of your organization — for both urgent needs and long-term transformation
The justice gap in America is only growing wider
92%
of the civil legal problems faced by low-income Americans go unaddressed, including securing and protecting basic needs such as housing, education, health care, income, and safety.
1 in 2
requests for help from legal services organizations are turned away due to limited resources, and even when they can assist, these groups can only fully resolve 56% of the problems they’re able to address.
$260M
in cuts to legal service organizations in America are anticipated by the end of 2026, meaning these vital providers will be forced to serve nearly 3 million fewer people, including 454,000 children.
Making the right AI tools accessible to legal nonprofits can profoundly impact this gap
The game-changing AI tools used by government agencies, global firms, and top corporations shouldn’t be out of reach for nonprofit legal service organizations – that’s why we offer CoCounsel to them at a subsidized rate.
Multiply your impact and transform your organization
Accelerate your work with a comprehensive AI solution that helps you securely complete complex research, document analysis, and drafting all in one place. Harnessing our unique combination of advanced AI and trusted legal content, CoCounsel guides you through workflows from start to finish, empowering you to move faster, work more thoroughly, and serve more people. We’ve collaborated with dozens of organizations nationwide to accelerate their work, developing step-by-step guides and on-demand training for applying CoCounsel to their nonprofit work so they can get value from day one.
Quickly determine disability eligibility
Every second matters for clients who need disability benefits to make ends meet. AI legal tools make it possible to quickly and accurately determine whether a client satisfies the criteria for disability benefits and uncover evidence that strengthens their case.
Analyze disability applications with CoCounsel
Watch how CoCounsel can evaluate a client’s medical records, compare their history to disability eligibility criteria, and determine what additional information is needed to improve their chances of a successful disability claim.
See how legal nonprofits are using AI tools to make a difference
Making resources go further for vulnerable communities
Professional-grade legal AI tools such as CoCounsel make it possible for legal nonprofits to help more people than ever before without adding overhead.
See how Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino has used CoCounsel to double the number of hotline calls they can handle, providing even more vital help to the vulnerable in their community when dealing with issues including domestic violence, homelessness prevention, and guardianship.
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Time-saving tools make a life-changing impact
One innocent person behind bars is one too many. Access to legal AI tools makes it possible for nonprofit to help more wrongfully convicted people gain the freedom they deserve.
Using CoCounsel, The Innocence Center’s small team has tripled its number of filings to free the unjustly imprisoned. It helps them do more thorough work in less time. Learn how they’ve transformed their operations, boosting productivity without increasing staff, budget, or burnout.
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CoCounsel is making a difference across the range of legal non-profit work
With using CoCounsel, now I have my own trusted legal assistant, to help me with the complicated cases we aid veterans with, many of which deal with property division and child custody. CoCounsel is an amazing tool and we've been really grateful to have it. Because it pulls from verified information, I know its output is reliable, making my work better and enabling me to be absolutely confident in the assistance I’m giving our clients.
Julie Goodson
Staff Paralegal, Veterans Legal Institute
CoCounsel organizes all the facts for me, giving me more time to do the deeper thinking, the substantive work. I can go directly to advocating for my clients by applying my legal knowledge to those facts, preparing arguments, drafting briefs, and responding to opposing parties’ arguments. I go to court feeling more prepared and confident in my approach. And I can use all that saved time not just to better represent my clients, but to represent more of them.
Kemi Mustapha
Supervising Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
CoCounsel helped me successfully defend clients against unjust evictions from federally subsidized housing when landlords violated federal regulations. It helped me research the issues and prepare pleadings to challenge the landlords’ claims.
Kristi Murray
Senior Staff Attorney, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society
Explore more access to justice resources
Press release
Learn more about how legal nonprofits have been achieving notable results with CoCounsel
Blog
Thomson Reuters Institute reports on access to justice issues
Podcast
Thomson Reuters Head of Innovation for Legal discusses AI for legal aid and pro bono services
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