McInnes Cooper Deploys LexisNexis Protégé™︎ to Advance Legal Innovation
Published:
January 20, 2026
McInnes Cooper continues to lead in legal innovation strategy with the firmwide deployment of Protégé, an advanced AI-powered tool integrated within the Lexis+ research platform. Protégé enhances the firm’s ability to deliver efficient, high-quality legal work by streamlining research, drafting and document analysis, while maintaining McInnes Cooper’s commitment to security, confidentiality and responsible AI adoption.
As an early Canadian collaborator on Lexis+AI, McInnes Cooper’s input helped refine and enhance the offering. By implementing Protégé, the firm continues to support its lawyers with tools that improve speed, clarity and consistency across workflows.
“Adopting Protégé is another step in McInnes Cooper’s innovation journey, enabling smarter document review, quicker legislative updates, and consistent, high‑quality drafting,” says James Mosher, Chief Innovation Officer at McInnes Cooper.
The rollout of Protégé follows a successful pilot led by the firm’s Chief Innovation Officer, James Mosher, aligning with McInnes Cooper’s multi-year innovation strategy and adoption of secure generative AI tools. These efforts combined with ongoing governance, training and cross-firm collaboration, continue to position McInnes Cooper as a national leader in innovative service delivery.
McInnes Cooper’s commitment to innovation has been recognized by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America, where the firm was shortlisted in 2024 and 2025.
The firm provides strategic advice for AI integration to clients through contract review and negotiation, policy documentation, and risk assessments. Additionally, McInnes Cooper’s MC Training supports workplaces with AI governance training. For more information visit: Legal Training & Workshops | MC Training | McInnes Cooper
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