Smokeball Integrates Westlaw Deep Research into Archie AI
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CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Smokeball, the industry-leading AI legal practice management software, has announced an expansion of its partnership with global content and technology company Thomson Reuters. The partnership will bring Westlaw Deep Research, a legal research tool, directly into Smokeball's Archie AI, enhancing the integration between the two platforms.
According to Hunter Steele, CEO and Co-founder of Smokeball, the integration will streamline the legal research process for law firms.
The integration of Westlaw Deep Research into Archie AI is a significant step in the ongoing partnership between the two companies. Smokeball and Thomson Reuters first announced their partnership in March of this year. Together, the two platforms now deliver legal AI that understands the matter and is grounded in authoritative legal content, ensuring that the work a firm produces rests on both.
Archie, Smokeball's AI matter assistant, will recognize when legal research is needed and run Westlaw Deep Research first. The resulting report will be structured and citation-backed, providing a clear and defensible argument. Every step of the analysis is visible, and every citation links directly into Westlaw, allowing for easy verification. The report will also stay on the matter for future reference.
Smokeball's Archie AI is designed to automate time tracking, document creation, billing, case management, and other administrative work. With Archie, legal professionals can focus more on their clients and communities. The software is built around the needs of the legal profession, with a library of 20,000+ automated legal forms that help cut legal drafting time by up to 87%.
Smokeball, founded in 2012 by legal technology experts Hunter Steele, Jane Oxley, and Bart Vadala, is the industry standard in people-law. The company operates globally from its headquarters in Sydney, with offices in Chicago and London. Smokeball serves more than 7,000 law firms and 34,000 users worldwide, providing a comprehensive suite of tools to support the business and practice of law.
The integration of Westlaw Deep Research into Archie AI is part of a broader strategy to enhance the capabilities of legal professionals. When Thomson Reuters and Smokeball announced their partnership earlier this year, they set out to create a more connected experience where the business and practice of law live in one place. This integration is a major step forward, combining trusted legal research with the workflows lawyers rely on every day, all grounded in Thomson Reuters Fiduciary-Grade AI™ standard.
Smokeball and Thomson Reuters plan to deliver further enhancements to their partnership. A CoCounsel Legal integration in Smokeball is scheduled to come early in 2027. This will continue to build on the existing partnership, providing law firms with a more comprehensive and integrated suite of tools to support their work.