Release2026-10-15

Microsoft launched Copilot for legal. It adds more than 20 legal skills to its AI chatbot. The skills run as plugins for Microsoft Word and Cowork. They help attorneys with legal analysis, drafting and contract review. The launch extends features first shown in Legal Agent this April. It marks a shift toward software with prebuilt skills.

What changed

Legal Agent features were available in Word only.

What it unlocks

Running legal analysis, drafting and contract review inside Word and Cowork.

  • more than 20 legal skills
  • 2 plugins

What you need to act on it

  • Microsoft Copilot access

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