Practical Law: legal resources for Australian lawyers
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Navigate the law with confidence and clarity
Favoured by firms and legal departments across practice areas – from M&A to dispute resolution – Practical Law's legal guidance tools make it easy to get up to speed fast in a new or complex area of law.
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Early access to GenAI in Practical Law is now available. Use conversational AI to quickly search and summarise content and receive validated answers and extensive resources to help you deliver expert advice faster than ever before.
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Industry-leading practical resources updated within 48hrs of a material change in the law, providing Australia's legal professionals with resources they can rely on, leveraging the expertise of over 700 legal writers.
Practical online legal resources
- Unlock access to nearly 5000 Australian resources maintained by a team of expert local legal writers to ensure content reflects current law and practice.
- Draft with confidence using up-to-date precedents and standard clauses with detailed drafting notes included.
- Seamless integration with Westlaw Australia and Westlaw Precision Australia puts related primary law at your fingertips.
Dynamic visualisation tool
- Visually navigate the Practical Law collection with knowledge maps based on expert analysis of related topics, issues and projects.
- Get a complete picture of your matter and identify issues you may have missed so you can complete your research faster.
Jump start your legal research
- Get started with generative AI, now available across US and UK content sets. The Australian content set will be added in early 2025.
- Quickly get up to speed with conversational AI and receive synthesised summaries in minutes, sources included.
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29,000+29,000+ resources globally
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200,000+hours spent creating new resources
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290,000+hours spent maintaining resources
What is great about Practical Law is that it gives context around a particular area of law. Whether it’s real estate or M&A, our lawyers can find everything they need in one spot. 
Sarah Jacobson
Director of Knowledge Management
MinterEllison
