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National law firm Holding Redlich is rolling out Thomson Reuters’ legal research platform, Westlaw Advantage, across its five offices located throughout Australia.
Holding Redlich has integrated Thomson Reuters’ legal research platform, Westlaw Advantage, into its nationwide operations, aiming to boost efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance the overall quality of its legal services.
Through this strategic partnership, nearly 500 lawyers across the firm’s five offices – including Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns – will now be leveraging the AI-powered platform in their day-to-day work.
In a statement, the national law firm explained that the main reason for the platform’s rollout is to “reduce the time required to complete complex legal research tasks”, with its capabilities allowing practitioners to work with “greater speed and precision”.
Westlaw Advantage brings together authorised law reports, verified legal materials, and secondary commentary, allowing lawyers to conduct research within a single, integrated environment.
The platform also links outputs directly to citable authorities, providing transparency and traceability in legal research.
Keren Smith, chief knowledge officer at Holding Redlich, expressed that as AI-generated content becomes increasingly common, the firm’s adoption of Westlaw Advantage ensures its lawyers can rely on authorised sources to keep their research accurate, current, and court-ready.
“In an environment where AI-generated content is becoming more prevalent, it is critical that the materials underpinning legal advice are accurate, current and recognised by the courts,” Smith stated.
“The ability to work directly from authorised law reports and verified secondary materials gives our lawyers greater confidence in the integrity of their research and the advice that follows.”
The national law firm explained that the move builds on its existing technology investments, further enhancing the functionality of tools already integrated into its workflows.
Smith added that the adoption also reflects Holding Redlich’s shift from experimenting with AI to making it a daily tool in legal research while stressing that lawyers remain fully accountable for verifying any AI-assisted outputs.
“We are moving from experimentation to operational use of AI within our legal research workflows,” Smith noted.
“These tools are now a functional part of how matters are researched and progressed, but accountability remains entirely with the lawyer. It is essential that any AI-assisted output can be verified, checked and relied upon.
“Westlaw Advantage enhances that judgement by improving access to high-quality materials, but the analysis, advice and responsibility remain with the practitioner.”
