Anthropic Launches 'Claude for Legal' — 20+ MCP Connectors, 12 Practice-Area Plugins, Thomson Reuters and Harvey Integrations

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Anthropic formally launched Claude for Legal on May 12, its most aggressive vertical expansion to date, with 12 specialized legal plugins (AI governance counsel, litigation associate, contract review) and 20+ MCP connectors linking Claude to Westlaw, Practical Law, Harvey, Everlaw, Box, and DocuSign. Claude now operates across Microsoft 365 apps with shared context, and Anthropic is partnering with Free Law Project and Courtroom5 for access-to-justice initiatives. Lawyers are already Claude's highest-adoption profession after software developers, with a recent legal webcast attracting 20,000+ legal professionals.