See how your firm is actually using AI. Then govern it with confidence.
CounselGuard helps law firms move from uncontrolled AI experimentation to measurable, defensible AI adoption. Start in observe-only mode, then guide, enforce, and prove, only where needed.
AI adoption is happening faster than firm governance.
You have the tools. What you do not have is a clear, current picture of how they are actually used, and proof that your policies are holding.
- 01You licensed the tools, but nobody knows who actually changed their workflow.
- 02Lawyers are using approved and unapproved AI side by side.
- 03AI policies exist, but no one can show whether they are followed.
- 04Clients are asking how AI is used on their matters.
- 05Innovation teams need adoption data, not anecdotes.
- 06Risk teams need evidence, not policy PDFs.
What we cover
7
Frameworks tracked
Coverage grows as new rules land.
20+
AI tools cataloged
A living inventory firms can keep accurate.
1 packet
Audit-ready evidence
Pull a single bundle when a client or regulator asks.
Microsoft Copilot+ many more in the catalog. Coverage grows with the firms we work with.
Features
What CounselGuard does
Each feature is tied to a job your governance team already has.
ChatGPT
OpenAI · Drafting
Trains on input
No
Security
SOC 2
Sarah Chen
Perplexity
Perplexity AI · Research
Trains on input
Unknown
Security
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David Okonkwo
AI Tool Registry
Every tool carries a status that enforces itself: approve, restrict, or prohibit.
Activity Monitoring
Every AI session captured in real time, firm devices and personal browsers alike.
Client and Matter Rules
Clients, matter types, and matter numbers each carry rules the browser enforces.
Usage Analytics
AI adoption across the firm by tool, office, and person. Real usage data, not surveys.
Compliance Frameworks
Frameworks across the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe, tracked obligation by obligation.
A Live Trust Page
Approved tools and policies on a public page clients can visit, with access controls.
Use your security stack. CounselGuard governs the legal layer.
Microsoft Purview, Netskope, and CASB tools protect enterprise data and control which applications people can access. CounselGuard is built for what happens inside the AI interaction: clients, matters, jurisdictional obligations, client restrictions, and the defensible reporting your firm is asked to produce.
Your security stack tells you an AI tool was accessed. CounselGuard tells you whether that use was appropriate, compliant, and defensible.
We recently rolled out AI tools across the firm, including CoCounsel and Claude. CounselGuard has been a lifesaver. We can see who is adopting the tools, what they are using them for, and we can trust that our people are not violating the AI policies we just put in place.
Who it is for
Built for every team responsible for AI at the firm.
AI governance is not one team's job. Innovation wants adoption, risk wants control, IT wants it to fit their stack, and leadership wants the whole picture.
CounselGuard gives each of them the view they need from the same system of record.
“Show us which teams are adopting AI, where the gaps are, and what real usage looks like.”
Innovation and KM
“Apply firm, client, matter, and jurisdictional rules with a defensible record behind every decision.”
Risk and General Counsel
“Add legal-specific governance on top of our existing security and DLP stack.”
CIO and Security
“Give us one picture of AI adoption, risk, and readiness across the firm.”
Managing Partners and COOs
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the questions firms ask before signing on. If yours is not here, talk to us and we will tell you straight.
Firms where AI is already in use and someone, a GC, a risk partner, a CIO, is the one who has to answer for it. Most of our users sit in the 50–1,500 lawyer range, in jurisdictions that have started writing rules (US, EU, Canada, UK). If nobody at your firm is being asked AI questions yet, you don't need us yet.
Resources
Resources for AI governance teams
Checklist
May 14, 2026
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Ryan Dankoff
AI governance starter checklist for law firms
A one-page playbook: inventory tools, map rules, set policies, track training, plan for audits.
Frameworks
May 6, 2026
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Ryan Dankoff
ABA Opinion 512: what it actually means for your firm
A plain-English read on the ABA's AI guidance and what to put in place this quarter.
Practice
Apr 28, 2026
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James Gu
How to inventory the AI tools your firm is actually using
A repeatable approach: agent + extension, partner sign-offs, and what to do about shadow tools.
Ready to see what your firm's AI use really looks like?
Book a 30-minute demo, or start with the observe-only rollout.