Media Release: Clayton Utz first Australian firm to adopt LexisNexis AI legal research tool

Lexis+AI, a product from global information and analytics provider LexisNexis, will give Clayton Utz lawyers access to the LexisNexis database of legislation, case law and commentary through its conversational AI assistant.

Lawyers now have access to a natural and powerful interface that will provide increased efficiency, accuracy and depth to legal research tasks. The product - the fastest generative AI tool for legal research on the market - will be launched following an Australian trial involving Clayton Utz lawyers earlier this year.

Clayton Utz Chief Executive Partner Emma Covacevich said the firm helped test and develop the product, and was now proud to be the first Australian law firm to adopt Lexis+AI for day-to-day use.

'AI continues to be a real opportunity for law firms - and indeed all businesses - to rethink the way we offer our services,' Ms Covacevich said. 'Products like Lexis+AI, when deployed with appropriate use guardrails, offer efficiencies that haven't previously been possible. And while no AI solution is perfect, the rapid advancements in this space are exciting.'

'We've been trialling AI tools for legal research, document review and drafting, as well as in our business support areas like IT and marketing, and we know that some of our traditionally labour-intensive tasks can be completed more efficiently or effectively when assisted by AI tools. That's what makes Lexis+AI particularly exciting for our lawyers and our clients.'

'We were proud to assist with the development and testing of Lexis+AI. The tool will complement our lawyers' expertise by making legal research easier and more efficient, so we're excited to deploy the product across the firm.'

Greg Dickason, Managing Director of LexisNexis Asia Pacific, said: 'This is a momentous time for the legal industry, and we are delighted to deliver generative AI that will safely and securely accelerate Clayton Utz’s success.'

'Lexis+AI is the fastest generative AI solution with citations linked in its responses, providing trusted legal results backed by verifiable authority. It minimises the risk of invented content and checks citations against its authoritative content to ensure citation validation.'

Lexis+AI will be rolled out to all Clayton Utz lawyers in the coming months.