Litera's Lito: Another Agent in the Growing AI Army

Remember when AI meant ChatGPT. You asked. It answered. Sometimes with brilliance,

sometimes with BS.

That time has passed.

Agentic AI is the new alpha. It does not wait. It does not sit still. It acts. It initiates. It anticipates.

Litera just launched Lito, their latest digital associate inside the Litera One ecosystem.

Not a plug-in. Not a gimmick. A full-fledged AI agent embedded across the drafting, proofing, and research tools lawyers already use.

It claims to understand voice commands. It processes multiple modes of input. These are fancy ways of saying it listens and types. Just like every other AI now promising to revolutionize law.

But Lito might actually deliver.

Instead of one-off tasks, it tackles workflows. It pulls from precedent, firm documents, and drafting history. It suggests before you ask. It edits while you breathe.

And most important, it does not require attorneys to switch platforms or rewire habits. It embeds itself into the rhythm of their work. That is the secret to survival in legal tech. Integration over invention.

Lito enters a crowded arena. Harvey is already swinging. CoCounsel has traction. Henchman is gaining ground. Most will fade. A few will flourish.

If Lito can stay quiet, stay useful, and stay accurate, it will matter.

Soon, lawyers will not talk about AI as a concept. They will speak of agents like colleagues. Some helpful. Some forgettable. A rare few indispensable.

Lito wants to be the latter.

Frederick Shelton is a Legal Agentic AI Consultant to law firms, legal MSO's and funds, on subjects which include legal AI, ABS models, MSO's and M&A. He can be reached at fs@sheltonsteele.com