Habeas - the smartest way to research Aussie law with advanced AI

Legal research shouldn’t slow your firm down. Habeas delivers instant, AI-powered summaries, analysis and pinpoint precedent discovery for Australian law. All smokeball subscribers are eligible for a 10% discount to Habeas.

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Habeas is an advanced AI legal research and intelligence platform built for Australian lawyers who want to move faster without sacrificing accuracy. Ask plain-language questions and get instant, cited answers grounded in relevant precedent - no more sifting through databases or wrestling with irrelevant search results. Lawyers use Habeas every day to rapidly identify relevant case law and legislation, generate concise and accurate case summaries in seconds, receive cited answers to complex legal queries, and even draft preliminary legal documents for memos or statements of advice.

What sets Habeas apart as an AI tool is the quality of the underlying legal search algorithm, which achieves an incredibly effective hit-rate in identifying relevant case law and legislation. Habeas is also deeply focussed on the nuances of the Australian legal system, with models trained specifically on local precedents and statutory frameworks. Unlike generic tools, Habeas understands jurisdictional nuance, procedural relevance, and the practical requirements of lawyers - making it trusted by barristers, litigators, and in-house teams alike.

Habeas is intuitive, user-friendly, and designed to fit seamlessly into the lawyer’s workflow. Whether used as a daily research companion or as a rapid response tool for urgent advice drafts and research memos, Habeas empowers lawyers to reclaim valuable hours and elevate the quality of their legal thinking. Firms using Habeas report reduced research times, more accurate and intelligent search over the law, and increased confidence in the quality of their advice. Sign up to our platform for a free trial, or book a demo today and experience how Habeas can transform the way you work.

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One-Click Transfer of Habeas Research to Smokeball Matters

After running a search query in Habeas, lawyers can instantly push key case references, citations, and AI-generated summaries into their active Smokeball matter. This ensures research conducted within Habeas can be immediately captured and transferred into a Smokeball matter as a fully-formatted word document ready future reference.

Natural Language Legal Research (That Actually Works)

Ask a question like, “How is vicarious liability established in the context of psychiatric injury and abuse foster care?” and get accurate, cited answers within seconds alongside a list of references with the exact sub-paragraph from these cases most relevant to your search. With Habeas, there is no need for Boolean logic, clunky filters or endlessly trawling through irrelevant search results because our software understands legal meaning. That means surfacing persuasive or analogous authorities you might have missed using traditional search tools.

Detailed AI-Crafted Case Summaries in Seconds

Paste a judgment or click 'summarise' on one of your search results and get a clear, structured summary designed for legal professionals addressing key legal issues, the facts of the case, the decision made and significant implications of the case. Whether you're briefing counsel, drafting a research memo or scanning for relevance, Habeas turns judgements into immediate summaries, allowing for a quick assessment of their relevance to your research enquiry.

AI Agents for Complex Research and Drafting Tasks

Habeas lets firms design chat-based AI assistants tailored to their specific legal workflows—whether it's deep-diving into legislation, scanning firm precedents, or handling multi-step legal analysis. These assistants can blend primary law with internal documents to provide context-aware guidance, freeing up lawyers for higher-value work.

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