Clark Hill Signs Enterprise AI Agreement With Thomson Reuters After Two Years of Governance Development

Clark Hill, a national law firm, has announced a firmwide enterprise agreement with Thomson Reuters that provides access to Next Gen CoCounsel, Westlaw Advantage, and Practical Law, three of the company's most advanced legal AI capabilities. The agreement is framed as part of Clark Hill's broader strategy to become one of the legal industry's most advanced and responsibly governed adopters of generative AI.

Unlike many AI platform announcements, Clark Hill's rollout follows more than two years of systematic preparation: planning, evaluation, pilot programs, governance framework development, and attorney training were all completed before the enterprise agreement was finalized. The firm's approach deliberately extends beyond technology acquisition to include security, ethics, and long-term attorney development.

Key Takeaways

• Clark Hill now has firmwide access to Thomson Reuters' Next Gen CoCounsel, Westlaw Advantage, and Practical Law, a bundled deployment covering legal research, AI-assisted drafting, and practical guidance tools in one enterprise agreement.
• The firm's two-year preparation period reflects an approach to AI adoption that prioritizes governance and education alongside capability access, treating responsible AI use as a competitive differentiator rather than a compliance checkbox.
• Clark Hill's CEO John Hensien stated that the firm's responsibility to clients requires leading on AI while upholding the highest standards of quality and ethics.

The announcement adds to a growing pattern of professional services firms formalizing enterprise AI strategies with named vendors, governance frameworks, and structured training programs rather than ad hoc tool adoption.

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