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Faster research and drafting, with verified citations.

Law firms and in house teams use AI for research, first drafts, document review and summaries. The stakes are high: confidential client information, legal professional privilege and a duty to the court.

01 / Where AI helps

Opportunities

Document review

Summarise and compare contracts, discovery documents and correspondence.

Drafting

First drafts of routine documents from firm precedents.

Knowledge management

Search the firm's own precedents and advice with citations.

02 / Australian rules to check

What to get right

Court rules on generative AI

Several Australian courts have issued practice notes on generative AI, including the NSW Supreme Court's Practice Note SC Gen 23. Every citation must be verified by a person.

Confidentiality and privilege

Client information sent to an external AI service may risk confidentiality and privilege. Check provider terms carefully, or keep processing in house.

Professional conduct

Law societies have issued guidance reminding practitioners that they remain responsible for their work, whatever tools they use.

This is general information, not legal advice. See our Australian AI compliance guide for the wider landscape and links to official sources.

03 / Getting started

Where to run it

Confidentiality makes legal work one of the strongest cases for self hosted models. A firm can run document search and drafting on its own hardware with no client data leaving the building.

First steps

  1. Set a firm policy on which tools may be used with client information.
  2. Start with internal knowledge search over precedents.
  3. Train staff to verify every authority an AI tool produces.

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