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OpenAI Launches Astra for Law for Legal Industry
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In Short: OpenAI introduced Astra for Law, a legal-specific configuration of its GPT-6 Astra model, designed for Am Law 200 firms and legal tech vendors.
OpenAI announced the launch of Astra for Law, a configuration of its latest large language model (LLM), GPT-6 Astra, tailored for legal work. The company said Astra for Law is initially targeted at Am Law 200 firms and legal tech vendors, with plans to expand access over time.
According to OpenAI, Astra for Law includes a dedicated legal search index and custom instructions for legal analysis and writing. The model is not a new AI but a configuration of GPT-6 Astra, with settings, tools, and context tailored for professional legal work.
OpenAI emphasized that Astra for Law will be available soon to API customers, including Harvey and Legora, and offered to selected law firms through a new “Trusted Access” program targeting Am Law 200 firms. This program includes a zero data retention policy for the API and exclusion of ChatGPT Enterprise from human review by anyone at OpenAI.
In addition to Astra for Law, OpenAI announced a series of new plugins designed to make ChatGPT more useful and extensible for legal work, including 26 from vendors such as Thomson, Harvey, Legora, and iManage, and nine built by lawyers and legal engineers, as well as 47 custom skills.
OpenAI’s efforts in the legal industry follow the hiring of Jason Boehmig, cofounder and former CEO of contract lifecycle management company Ironclad, to lead development of products for the legal industry. Boehmig and Sherwin Wu, the OpenAI engineer who has led the development of the legal product, provided a briefing for the media on Astra for Law.
What's confirmed
- On case-law-focused questions, Astra for Law found 24% more reference cases than GPT-6 Astra using web search alone at the highest reasoning effort.
What's still developing
- Related information Show News Legal Technology Follow OpenAI Launches Legal-Specific Configuration of GPT-6 Astra, Its Latest LLM The company said Astra for Law is target at Am Law 200 firms and legal tech vendors, and provided details on its co-development partnerships with Sullivan & Cromwell, Ropes & Gray and Cooley. 5 minute read September 17, 2026 at 04:00 PM By Benjamin Joyner What You Need to Know OpenAI announced Thursday the launch of Astra for Law, a configuration of the company's latest large language model (LLM), GPT-6 Astra, designed specifically for legal work.
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- “Today, we’re introducing Astra for Law: a new foundation for law firms and legal technology companies to build AI products and workflows around their expertise,” the company said in a blog post announcing the product.
- Firms and legal technology companies with access to Astra for Law will be able to build on its foundation without having to assemble and maintain the underlying legal search and instructions on their own, the company said.