Extract from Max Christoff’s article, “Why Agentic Integrations Are a Home Run for Lawyers.”
In the legal field, agentic AI is having a breakout season. It’s due in large part to two technical advancements coming together: first, more capable “reasoning” models that can plan multi-step actions that aren’t just a probabilistic question/answer. Second, the ability of models to make use of tools, especially via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard created by Anthropic that enables a wide variety of tools and models to interoperate. When talking about MCP, I often describe it as doing for AI what USB did to (mostly) standardize the prior mess of different cables and plugs. Together, these two advancements bring to lawyers the game-changing benefits of the agentic architecture of Claude Cowork, woven into the way these professionals already work.
This week I am leading the cheering section for Everlaw, which is collaborating with Anthropic through an MCP integration, creating a massive unlock of additional value for our customers.
Our MCP integration is launching as part of Claude for the legal industry, Anthropics’s initiative to connect AI legal tools and ecosystems, with practice-area plugins and partner-contributed skills, while advancing access to justice.
