Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform on Tuesday with new tools for lawyers and law firms, intensifying competition among technology companies for AI demand in the legal industry.
Google said Gemini Enterprise for Legal will help law firms use AI for routine work and complex tasks, allowing lawyers to devote more attention to higher-value professional services while ensuring data security and confidentiality.
New plugins for Gemini Enterprise for Legal support integration with legal software and data platforms and provide a range of AI agents. Google said these AI agents can handle specialized legal and administrative work without extensive human supervision.
Alphabet launched Gemini Enterprise for business customers last October, seeking to attract more enterprise clients through its AI products. Google Cloud has now become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses.
Beyond the legal industry, Google also announced related tools for the financial services sector on Tuesday and plans to release more products targeting specific industries over time.
Competitors including Anthropic have also been steadily expanding their enterprise AI products, including services for the legal industry. A Deloitte report on AI adoption in the legal industry in 2026 showed that law firms are investing heavily in AI technology, while the industry's transformation remains at an early stage.
Thomson Reuters, which owns Reuters and the Westlaw legal research database, is also one of Google's competitors for market share in the legal industry. The company launched its independently developed large language model Thomson 1.0 on Monday. Trained on Thomson Reuters' legal research content, the model is primarily designed for professional work. The company said the model was built using open-source technology and draws on the extensive body of “authoritative” legal content it has accumulated over decades.
Google said its platform will connect directly and securely with other legal technology platforms under Thomson Reuters, as well as products from legal AI software developers such as Harvey and Legora.
Law firms are rapidly adopting generative AI tools to assist with legal research, drafting legal documents, and performing other legal tasks. At the same time, many firms are beginning to apply AI to business operations such as client and matter management, hoping to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Amrita Mehrok, Google's head of cloud products, said the company's new product was flexibly designed around the practical needs of law firms, which can choose among multiple AI models integrated into the platform according to their requirements.
Some large law firms have established strategic partnerships with AI providers, and some have even begun developing their own AI platforms. Google said Weil Gotshal, Cleary Gottlieb, Freshfields, and Williams & Connolly participated in the collaborative development of Gemini Enterprise for Legal.
Jonathon Soler, co-managing partner at Weil Gotshal, said in an interview that clients increasingly want lawyers to use AI and leverage it to improve efficiency.
Jeffrey Karpf, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, said the partnership with Google would give the firm an opportunity to “help create the practical tools law firms need to deploy AI.”