Looking for AI capabilities beyond Clio's built-in features?
Clio is a well-established practice management system with growing AI capabilities. If you need deeper AI legal research with Australian jurisdiction coverage, comprehensive document review, and advanced drafting, Quillio integrates with Clio to extend your toolkit.
Quillio integrates with Clio and adds comprehensive AI legal research across all AU/NZ jurisdictions (updated weekly), advanced document review, jurisdiction-aware drafting, automated chronologies, and voice dictation. Use both together for the best results.
What Clio does well
Clio is a leading cloud-based practice management system originally built in Canada, now used by law firms globally. It provides matter management, time tracking, billing, client intake, and document management. Clio has been steadily adding AI features to its platform, helping lawyers with tasks like document summarisation and time entry suggestions.
Well-established cloud practice management platform trusted by firms globally
Well-established cloud practice management platform trusted by firms globally
Comprehensive practice management suite — matters, billing, time tracking, client intake, and documents
Comprehensive practice management suite — matters, billing, time tracking, client intake, and documents
Growing ecosystem of integrations and steadily expanding AI capabilities
Growing ecosystem of integrations and steadily expanding AI capabilities
Why Australian lawyers consider alternatives
Deep Australian legal research
If you need AI that can research AU/NZ case law and legislation across all local jurisdictions with verified citations, you may need a dedicated legal AI platform beyond what a PMS's built-in AI offers.
Advanced document review
If you need AI that can deeply analyse complex legal documents with Australian jurisdiction awareness, a dedicated legal AI provides greater analytical depth.
Australian data sovereignty
If your firm requires all AI processing to occur within Australia on Australian-owned infrastructure, you need a platform with explicit AU data sovereignty guarantees.
Comprehensive AI legal toolkit
If you need automated chronology creation, legal voice dictation, jurisdiction-aware drafting, and deep research in addition to practice management, a dedicated legal AI fills those gaps.
What Quillio offers instead
Deep AU/NZ legal research
Research across all 8 AU jurisdictions + NZ + Federal courts, updated weekly with verified citations.
Integrates with Clio
Quillio connects with Clio — keep your practice management and add dedicated AI legal capabilities alongside.
Full Australian data sovereignty
All AI processing within Australia. SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001. Data never leaves Australian soil.
Automated chronology creation
Upload documents and extract dates, events, and facts into structured chronologies automatically.
Voice-to-text legal dictation
Dictate file notes and Quillio converts them into structured legal notes for your matters.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Quillio | Clio |
|---|---|---|
| Practice management | Not a PMS — integrates with Clio | Full cloud practice management platform |
| AI legal research | Comprehensive AU/NZ research, verified citations | Growing AI features for PMS tasks |
| Document review | Advanced AI document analysis | Basic document management and summarisation |
| Data sovereignty | Australian-hosted — data stays in AU | Cloud hosting — check data centre location |
| AU jurisdiction coverage | All 8 AU jurisdictions + NZ + Federal | Not jurisdiction-specific |
| Chronology creation | Automated from uploaded documents | Not available |
| Voice dictation | Yes — structured legal notes | Not available |
| Microsoft Word add-in | Yes — legal drafting in Word | Document management features |
How to switch
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Keep Clio — add Quillio
You don't need to leave Clio. Quillio integrates with it to add deeper AI research, review, and drafting capabilities.
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Start your free trial
Sign up for Quillio with no credit card. Connect to your Clio account and test on your active matters.
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Run legal research
Test jurisdiction-specific research queries to see how Quillio's dedicated legal AI compares with Clio's built-in features.
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Expand as needed
Start with research, then explore document review, drafting, chronologies, and dictation. Scale usage to match your needs.
Frequently asked questions
Does Quillio replace Clio?
No. Quillio integrates with Clio. Keep Clio for practice management (matters, billing, clients) and add Quillio for dedicated AI legal research, document review, drafting, chronologies, and dictation.
How does the Clio integration work?
Quillio connects with your Clio account, allowing you to access AI research and document capabilities alongside your existing practice management workflow. Check the integrations page for details.
Is Quillio better than Clio's AI features?
They serve different purposes. Clio's AI assists with practice management tasks. Quillio is a dedicated legal AI platform offering deep AU/NZ research, advanced document review, and jurisdiction-aware drafting — complementary rather than competing capabilities.
Does Quillio offer Australian data sovereignty?
Yes. All data processed and stored within Australia on Australian-owned infrastructure. SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 certified.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. No credit card required. Connect to Clio and test on your own matters.
What does Quillio add to my Clio workflow?
Verified legal research across all AU/NZ jurisdictions, advanced document review, AI drafting assistance, automated chronology creation, voice-to-text dictation, a mobile app, and a Microsoft Word add-in.
Try Quillio free — no credit card.
Test it on your own matters. Compare the results. See if it fits your practice. No commitment, no sales calls, no procurement cycle.
Start your free trial