OpenAI launches astra for law to revolutionize legal AI

OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, a new AI foundation tailored for legal professionals, combining its most powerful model, GPT-6 Astra, with legal-specific tools and settings. The platform enables law firms and legal tech companies to build AI-driven workflows and products. Astra for Law features a legal search index covering over 230 million URLs, including more than 99.9% of U.S. precedential case law from the Free Law Project. It also includes 26 new plugins that integrate with tools like Relativity and Clio. Testing on the Vals AI Legal Research Bench showed Astra for Law outperformed GPT-6 Astra by 40% in correctness, with more comprehensive answers. Law firms can access Astra for Law through Trusted Access in ChatGPT and Codex, with Zero Data Retention and ethical controls. Partners like Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell are developing custom tools for legal workflows, while community plugins from LegalQuants and Skills.law enhance the platform’s capabilities. OpenAI aims to foster an open ecosystem where firms can adapt and build upon AI tools for legal practice.