Anthropic Expands Push Into Legal Industry With New AI Tools

Anthropic PBC is taking steps to help legal professionals carry out more tasks using its Claude chatbot, months after the startup helped spark a steep selloff in software stocks by quietly introducing a narrower set of features.

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a dozen new tools, or plugins, intended for attorneys, law students and others in the legal sector. One feature, called “commercial counsel,” is meant to take on work like reviewing vendor agreements; another tool is intended to help with studying for the bar exam.

The company also announced ways to connect its Claude chatbot with software from other firms that are commonly used in law, such ...