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ChatGPT (OpenAI) review for Australian law firms
General-purpose AI assistant — increasingly adopted in legal practice
Pricing and product features can change. This profile is general information, not a vendor quote or professional recommendation.
ChatGPT (OpenAI) overview
ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is a widely used AI assistant capable of understanding and generating human-like text. Legal professionals use it for drafting documents, summarising information, legal research assistance, and case analysis. It is reported to be among the most widely used AI tools in Australian law firms. Enterprise versions provide enhanced security and privacy controls, with zero data retention for API calls.
Key capabilities
ChatGPT's broad applicability covers a wide range of legal tasks from drafting to research assistance. The GPT-4o model introduces multimodal capabilities, allowing processing of text, images, and audio. Enterprise-grade security and privacy controls are available for business users. An extensive ecosystem of legal-specific custom GPTs has been developed by third parties. Australian law firms should note the regulatory discussion regarding hallucinations and confidentiality obligations when using AI in legal practice.
- Legal Document Drafting
- Contract Review & Analysis
- Legal Research Assistance
- Document Summarisation
- Litigation Preparation Support
- Client Communication Drafting
- Multimodal Input (text, image, audio)
- Custom GPTs for Legal Tasks
- Enterprise Security & Privacy
- API Access
Pricing information
Free tier. Plus: approximately A$31/month. Enterprise: approximately A$93/user/month (minimum 150 seats, 12-month contract). API: $2.50 USD/million input tokens (GPT-4o).
Best suited to
Legal professionals and law firms seeking to automate routine tasks, enhance document drafting, and augment legal research capabilities
Integrations
Various third-party legal tech platforms, Custom integrations via API, Specialised GPTs for legal tasks
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