CoCounsel Legal: AI built for city and county attorneys
From contract review to ordinance drafting – one integrated legal AI solution that works everywhere municipal attorneys work, without compromising security or accountability to taxpayers.
City and county attorneys face unique challenges daily
Administrative task overload
Administrative tasks overwhelm 39% of government legal departments, diverting attention from strategic legal guidance to Council and departments.
Accelerate document review and drafting with 40% faster contract summarization and AI-assisted ordinance drafting, saving each attorney an average of six to nine hours per week for higher-value advisory work.
High outside counsel costs
Limited budgets, combined with complex matters, force reliance on outside counsel at more than $300 per hour, straining municipal finances and reducing funds available for public services.
Handle more matters in-house with comprehensive research and drafting support, reducing outside counsel dependency and demonstrating measurable cost savings to City Manager and Council.
Contract and ordinance drafting bottlenecks
Departments wait days or weeks for routine contract reviews and ordinance drafts, delaying municipal operations, vendor relationships, and policy implementation.
Generate first drafts of contracts, ordinances, resolutions, and policies in minutes, saving up to 200 hours per attorney per year on initial drafting and enabling faster response to departmental needs.
Complex legal research across diverse practice areas
City and county attorneys must provide accurate guidance on employment law, land use, procurement, civil rights, and more—often in unfamiliar areas — with zero tolerance for incorrect advice to elected officials.
Conduct reliable research in any practice area grounded in trusted Westlaw and Practical Law content, reducing research time by 43% while enhancing confidence in advice provided to Council and departments.
Municipal criminal prosecution caseloads
City and county attorneys managing misdemeanor and ordinance violation prosecutions face high case volumes, tight court deadlines, and limited staff — with no margin for error in public-facing proceedings.
Prepare stronger cases faster with AI-assisted drafting of charging documents, motions, and plea agreements, and conduct rapid case law research to support consistent, defensible prosecution decisions.
Reduce outside counsel costs while expanding in-house capacity with CoCounsel Legal
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CoCounsel Legal supports municipalities of every size and complexity
For small cities and counties
Handle everything from zoning to employment law with limited resources
Managing diverse legal matters across all practice areas with a small staff and tight budgets increases the risk of oversights, delays, or expensive outside-counsel reliance when unfamiliar issues arise.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Conduct reliable legal research in unfamiliar areas — employment law, land use, procurement — without extensive training.
- Summarize contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and vendor proposals to identify key terms and risks quickly.
- Draft first-pass ordinances, resolutions, and policy documents grounded in trusted legal content.
- Compare existing ordinances across jurisdictions to ensure your municipality stays current with evolving standards.
For mid-sized cities and counties
Streamline workflows and manage growing complexity with consistency
Handling increased case volume and specialized matters while managing staff turnover creates workflow inefficiencies and inconsistent work product across the department.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Speed routine contract review by identifying standard provisions, deviations, and potential red flags.
- Check cited authority in legal memos to confirm accuracy and current law before presenting to City Council.
- Create standardized templates for recurring matters, including employment agreements, service contracts, and development agreements.
- Surface inconsistencies in policy documents to ensure departmental alignment and reduce legal risk.
For metropolitan-adjacent municipalities
Compete for talent and handle sophisticated matters efficiently
Managing complex development, intergovernmental coordination, and high-stakes litigation while competing with private firms for attorney talent requires private-sector-level tools and efficiency.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Analyze complex real estate and zoning matters with comprehensive research across multiple legal doctrines.
- Compare arguments and authority across jurisdictions in civil rights and employment litigation.
- Support sophisticated contract negotiation and drafting for public-private partnerships and major procurements.
- Improve efficiency in specialized workflows — FOIA responses, public records, ethics opinions — without compromising rigor.
For all municipal legal departments
Reduce outside counsel costs and demonstrate value to stakeholders
Every city and county faces pressure to justify legal expenditures, reduce outside counsel dependency, and demonstrate efficient use of taxpayer resources while maintaining high-quality legal support.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Handle more matters in-house by accelerating research, drafting, and document review capabilities.
- Provide faster responses to departmental legal questions, reducing delays in municipal operations.
- Support junior attorneys and paralegals with AI-assisted guidance, reducing supervision burden on senior staff.
- Track time savings and efficiency gains to demonstrate return on investment (ROI) to City Manager, Council, or Board.
Why you can trust CoCounsel Legal
CoCounsel Legal is built on the trusted legal authority of Westlaw and Practical Law, with government-grade security standards, cost-effective pricing, and dedicated training for public-sector legal teams.
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