Practical Law UK

Core Content Features of Practical Law UK include:

Standard Documents and Clauses
These are pre-drafted templates and clauses designed to assist legal professionals in drafting legal documents efficiently. Each document includes integrated drafting notes that provide context and guidance on usage.

Practice Notes
Practice notes offer clear, up-to-date explanations of legal topics and how they apply in practice. They cover a wide range of practice areas and are continually maintained by legal experts to reflect current law and practice.

Checklists and Flowcharts
These tools provide step-by-step guidance on legal procedures and processes. Checklists ensure that all necessary steps are considered, while flowcharts offer visual representations of complex legal workflows.

Country Q&A
This feature provides jurisdiction-specific answers to common legal questions, facilitating comparative legal research across multiple countries. It helps users understand how legal issues are addressed in different jurisdictions.

Content Coverage and Current Awareness
Practical Law UK offers extensive coverage across various legal practice areas, including corporate, finance, property, and tax. The platform provides current awareness tools, such as legal updates and alerts, to keep users informed about recent developments and changes in the law.

Features available in the Dynamic Tool Set with CoCounsel that comes with upgraded subscriptions include: 

Search & Summarise Practical Law
This generative AI-based tool allows users to input natural language questions and receive synthesized summaries of relevant Practical Law resources. It streamlines the research process by providing direct links to pertinent materials.

Knowledge Map
An interactive visual tool that displays related Practical Law resources on a particular topic, helping users to navigate and identify relevant materials efficiently.

Interactive Matter Maps
These are customizable visual guides outlining the steps involved in various legal matters. Each step includes links to relevant Practical Law resources, aiding in task planning and execution.

Quick Compare
This feature enables users to create custom charts that compare legal information across multiple jurisdictions. It assists in identifying differences and similarities in local laws, facilitating comparative analysis.

What's Market Analytics
A tool that allows users to search, compare, and analyze agreements, public deal summaries, and market practices. It provides data-driven insights and visualizations of essential terms in documents and agreements. 

Practical Law was originally founded in London in 1990, and was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2013.