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OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, a legal-focused version of GPT-6 Astra that combines the model with a case law search index and specialized analysis instructions. The tool scored 54 percent on Vals AI's Legal Research Bench in OpenAI's own testing, up from 38.7 percent for the base model with web search.

Google Cloud has launched Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a preview product that connects its Gemini models to legal software like iManage, DocuSign, Everlaw, RelativityOne, and Harvey via MCP connectors. The tool automates contract review, legal research, and regulatory tracking while respecting existing permission structures.

Anthropic is embedding a statistical watermark in Claude's text output, based on Google's SynthID-Text method, to comply with EU AI Act rules. Critics argue the technique degrades word choice quality, while legal analysts warn it could create new disclosure headaches for law firms.