When every case is someone's freedom, you can't afford to miss what matters
Deliver the thorough defense every client deserves, even with 200 cases on your desk — surface constitutional issues earlier, prepare suppression motions faster, and spend less time buried in discovery
Public defenders face relentless pressure
Discovery review overload
Police reports, body-worn camera transcripts, forensic records, and prior testimony — critical details are buried across thousands of pages, and missing one can change the outcome of a case.
Review and summarize discovery documents up to 53% faster by summarizing police reports, charging documents, and witness statements. CoCounsel Legal uses AI grounded in Westlaw and Practical Law to surface key facts faster.
Motion drafting under constant deadlines
From suppression motions to bail arguments, drafting must be fast, accurate, and defensible, often under severe time pressure.
Reduce drafting time with AI-generated motion drafts grounded in Westlaw and Practical Law. CoCounsel Legal provides verified starting points; you apply professional judgment, strategy, and advocacy to make them courtroom ready.
Managing facts across complex cases
Public defenders navigate timelines, witness statements, evidentiary gaps, client trauma history, social service coordination, immigration consequences, collateral consequences — often across more than 70 active felony cases and daily misdemeanor arraignment calendars.
Turn fragmented information into case clarity with AI-generated summaries, timelines that are built 79% faster, and issue-spotting that strengthens preparation and courtroom confidence.
Make the most of every resource and spend more time defending your clients with CoCounsel Legal
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CoCounsel Legal: Built for the way public defense is practiced
Overwhelming caseloads, faster progress
Move through discovery and research more efficiently so your team can spend less time buried in documents and more time with clients and in court.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Accelerate discovery review and surface key facts faster.
- Complete legal research in minutes, not hours.
- Stay current on evolving case law and procedural changes.
Complex, multi-issue cases, stronger preparation across every matter
Bring clarity and structure to complex records and legal issues — even as cases escalate and timelines compress.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Automatically generate timelines and case summaries.
- Identify legal issues and evidentiary gaps earlier.
- Draft and refine motions with trusted legal grounding.
High-stakes advocacy and trial preparation, defend with confidence
Prepare stronger arguments under pressure with AI grounded in authoritative legal content.
How CoCounsel Legal can help:
- Organize facts into a clear, defensible narrative.
- Support arguments with verifiable legal authority.
- Respond quickly to last-minute filings or new evidence.
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.
Explore our insights and resources
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino case study
When this California legal aid organization serving low-income residents started using CoCounsel Legal, they discovered they could handle twice as many urgent hotline calls and onboard 20% more cases, without hiring additional attorneys.
Familiar challenges amid growing uncertainty
This Thomson Reuters Institute report has shown that government legal professionals are still committed to quality work but face a familiar set of challenges and increasing uncertainty about the current direction of the judicial system in general.
Humanization: The transformational impact of AI in courts
AI tools have enabled court and government employees to focus more on human interactions in their work and provided learning opportunities to improve equity and reduce bias in judicial outcomes.
Do more with less without cutting corners or lowering the standard
Public defenders are constantly asked to do more with less while upholding the highest standards of their profession. CoCounsel Legal provides the tools, workflows, and content to make it possible.
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