Microsoft built an AI agent for lawyers in Word. Let’s hope it doesn’t go berserk.

Microsoft launched a Legal Agent in Word for U.S. Frontier users on Windows, bringing contract review and edit suggestions into Copilot.

The tool can compare versions, flag risks, and propose tracked changes with citations and safeguards.

The move could speed legal workflows, but past AI mistakes show the danger of hallucinated or fabricated citations.

That makes human verification essential, since errors in legal documents can lead to serious professional or court consequences.