Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform, giving lawyers and law firms new tools, accelerating competition among technology companies to meet the legal sector’s demand for artificial intelligence.
The company said its Gemini Enterprise for Legal will help law firms leverage artificial intelligence to manage routine and complex work, allowing lawyers to focus on higher-value services, All while keeping their data safe and confidential.
Gemini Enterprise’s new add-on includes integrations with legal software and data platforms, as well as stable AI agents that Google says can handle specialized legal and administrative functions without significant human oversight.
Alphabet launched Gemini Enterprise for enterprise customers in October, aiming to attract more enterprise customers with its artificial intelligence products. Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet’s fastest-growing businesses.
Beyond the law, Google said on Tuesday it was rolling out industry tools aimed at the financial services industry, with other industry-specific products to follow.
Rival AI companies including Anthropic have also expanded their enterprise offerings in recent months, including in the legal field. Deloitte’s 2026 report on the adoption of artificial intelligence in the legal industry found that law firms are investing heavily in the technology as part of a transformation that is still in its early stages.
Thomson Reuters, which owns the Reuters and Westlaw legal research databases, is one of the competitors for market share in the legal industry. On Monday, it launched a proprietary large-scale language model called Thomson 1.0, which is trained on legal research content and built for professional work. The company says the model is built on open source technology and draws on its decades of “authoritative” legal content.
Google said its platform will connect directly and securely to other legal tech platforms owned by Thomson Reuters, legal AI software developer Harvey, data analytics and technology company LexisNexis and others.
Law firms are rapidly adopting generative AI tools that can assist with legal research, drafting documents, and other legal tasks. Many are also using AI for business operations such as customer and case management, seeking to cut costs and increase efficiency.
Amrita Mehrok, the company’s director of Google Cloud products, said Google’s new product is designed to provide law firms with the flexibility to choose among AI models embedded in the platform.
Some large law firms have formed strategic partnerships with AI providers and in some cases are building their own AI platforms. Google said firms including Weil Gotshal, Cleary Gottlieb, Freshfields and Williams & Connolly are working with the company on the Gemini Enterprise for Legal project.
Jonathon Soler, co-managing partner at Weil Gotshal, said in an interview that clients are increasingly expecting their lawyers to use artificial intelligence and take advantage of its efficiencies.
Cleary Gottlieb managing partner Jeffrey Karpf said the firm’s partnership with Google will allow it to “participate in creating useful tools for law firms deploying artificial intelligence.”
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