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Due diligence and compliance reviews protect assets — deadlines, fragmented information, and changing requirements make it harder to complete them thoroughly
Define scope with clarity, start aligned
Due diligence requests often arrive under pressure with vague parameters or shifting requirements, forcing teams to clarify expectations reactively instead of establishing clear boundaries upfront. Set precise scope and requirements from the beginning, so your review is focused, defensible, and complete.
Gather data with confidence, reduce gaps
Critical documents and data are scattered across systems, parties, and formats, making it difficult to confirm you're working from complete, accurate information. Consolidate materials efficiently and validate completeness so you don't discover missing pieces too late in the process.
Assess risk with precision, support decisions
Stakeholders need clear conclusions about legal exposure and compliance gaps, not just raw findings buried in dense documents. Deliver structured risk assessments backed by authoritative sources that enable confident decision-making across the organization.
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End-to-end due diligence and compliance workflow
- Define
- Collect
- Assess
- Document
Define scope, entities, and requirements
Determine who or what needs to be reviewed, why the diligence is required, and which legal or regulatory obligations apply.
What you can achieve by using CoCounsel Legal:
- Identify entities, transactions, or activities requiring review.
- Clarify jurisdictional, regulatory, and contractual requirements with guidance from Practical Law's expert-maintained compliance frameworks.
- Establish the appropriate depth of diligence based on risk profile and business objectives.
- Create consistent intake processes that capture the right details before review begins.
Collect and validate information
Gather relevant documents, data, and background information needed to assess legal and compliance risk.
What you can achieve by using CoCounsel Legal:
- Assemble contracts, corporate records, policies, and disclosures across your document repositories and external sources.
- Validate completeness and relevance of materials using AI-powered document analysis.
- Organize inputs into structured working sets that support efficient review.
- Access trusted compliance resources from Practical Law to benchmark against industry standards and regulatory expectations.
Assess legal, regulatory, and risk indicators
Identify legal risks, compliance gaps, and red flags that could impact the transaction or relationship.
What you can achieve by using CoCounsel Legal:
- Analyze agreements, filings, and disclosures with AI-powered issue spotting and contract review capabilities.
- Identify obligations, exposures, and inconsistencies across document sets with precision.
- Compare findings against legal and regulatory standards grounded in Practical Law guidance and Westlaw case law.
- Surface risk indicators efficiently — from buried indemnification clauses to compliance gaps — so nothing critical is missed.
Document findings & compliance-ready outputs
Deliver clear, defensible diligence outputs that support decision-making and stand up to internal or external scrutiny.
What you can achieve by using CoCounsel Legal:
- Generate diligence summaries, issue lists, and risk assessments directly within Microsoft Word.
- Produce documentation aligned to compliance expectations with full source attribution to Practical Law and Westlaw content.
- Preserve rationale and supporting sources for audit trails and legal proceedings.
- Deliver executive-ready outputs that translate legal findings into business impact and recommended next steps.
Accelerate due diligence with AI-powered analysis grounded in Practical Law and Westlaw compliance expertise
CoCounsel Legal
Transform due diligence workflows by integrating legal research, document analysis, and compliance frameworks into one solution. Built on the authoritative content of Practical Law and Westlaw, CoCounsel Legal helps legal teams complete diligence reviews faster, identify risks more thoroughly, and produce audit-ready documentation — all while maintaining the rigor required for high-stakes transactions and regulatory compliance.
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Frequently asked questions
CoCounsel Legal supports a wide range of due diligence workflows, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transaction reviews, vendor and third-party risk assessments, regulatory compliance audits, corporate governance reviews, and ongoing contract portfolio management. The solution adapts to various diligence contexts and complexity levels.
CoCounsel Legal integrates with Practical Law's expert-maintained checklists, templates, and compliance frameworks, helping teams apply consistent standards across reviews. AI-powered analysis ensures similar issues are identified consistently across document sets, while structured workflows guide teams through repeatable processes regardless of deal size or complexity.
All analysis and recommendations in CoCounsel Legal are supported by citations to authoritative sources, including Practical Law guidance and Westlaw case law, statutes, and regulations. The solution provides transparent links to source materials, ensuring your diligence findings are defensible and verifiable.
CoCounsel Legal integrates with Microsoft Word, popular document-management systems, and your existing matter-management platforms. Teams can conduct due diligence using familiar tools while benefiting from AI-powered analysis and direct access to our trusted legal content — without disrupting established processes.