Looking for a legal-specific alternative to Microsoft Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot offers impressive Office 365 integration for general productivity. If you need verified Australian legal research, jurisdiction awareness, and purpose-built legal features, Quillio is designed specifically for legal practice.
Quillio is built for AU/NZ lawyers — trained weekly on local case law and legislation, providing verified citations with every research result. It integrates with your practice management system, offers a Word add-in, and keeps all data within Australia.
What Copilot does well
Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant integrated across the Microsoft 365 suite — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. It excels at helping professionals draft documents, summarise emails, create presentations, and manage workflows within the Microsoft ecosystem. Copilot uses the context of your Microsoft 365 data to provide personalised, productivity-focused assistance.
Deeply integrated across the entire Microsoft 365 suite — Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint
Deeply integrated across the entire Microsoft 365 suite — Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint
Uses existing Microsoft 365 data and context for personalised productivity assistance
Uses existing Microsoft 365 data and context for personalised productivity assistance
Already included in many enterprise Microsoft 365 subscriptions, reducing additional costs
Already included in many enterprise Microsoft 365 subscriptions, reducing additional costs
Why Australian lawyers consider alternatives
Verified legal research
If your practice needs AI that provides verified, accurate Australian case citations from legal databases — not just general writing assistance — you need a platform trained on legal sources.
Australian jurisdiction awareness
If you need research that understands Australian court hierarchies and jurisdictional boundaries across all states and territories, you need a legal-specific platform.
Data sovereignty for legal matters
If your firm needs guarantees that client data is processed and stored within Australia (not just within a Microsoft data centre region), a platform with explicit AU sovereignty is required.
Legal-specific workflow features
If you need automated chronology creation, legal document review, and jurisdiction-aware research rather than general productivity features, a purpose-built legal AI provides these capabilities.
What Quillio offers instead
Verified AU/NZ legal citations
Every research result cites real, verified Australian and New Zealand cases and legislation. Not just general AI writing assistance.
Purpose-built legal features
Automated chronology creation, legal document review, jurisdiction-aware research, and voice-to-text dictation for legal notes.
Australian data sovereignty
All data processed and stored within Australia on Australian-owned infrastructure. SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 certified.
Practice management integration
Integrates with Smokeball, Clio, LEAP, Actionstep, and other AU systems — plus a dedicated Word add-in for legal drafting.
Weekly legal updates
Trained weekly on new AU/NZ legislation, case law, and regulatory updates across all jurisdictions.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Quillio | Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Legal citation accuracy | Verified citations from AU/NZ legal databases | General AI writing — no legal database access |
| AU/NZ case law coverage | All jurisdictions, updated weekly | No legal-specific knowledge base |
| Data sovereignty | Australian-owned infrastructure — data stays in AU | Microsoft Cloud — various data centre regions |
| Legal document review | Purpose-built for contracts, briefs, legislation | General document summarisation |
| Practice management integrations | Smokeball, Clio, LEAP, Actionstep & more | Microsoft 365 ecosystem only |
| Chronology creation | Automated from uploaded legal documents | Not available |
| Voice-to-text for legal dictation | Yes — structured legal notes | General dictation in Word |
| Mobile app for legal work | iOS and Android with legal features | Microsoft 365 mobile apps |
How to switch
- 1
Start your free trial
Sign up for Quillio with no credit card. Try legal research queries that Copilot cannot answer with verified citations.
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Install the Word add-in
Add Quillio's Word add-in alongside Copilot. Use Quillio for legal drafting and research directly within Word.
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Connect your practice management system
Link Quillio to your Australian PMS (Smokeball, Clio, LEAP, Actionstep) for workflow integration beyond Microsoft 365.
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Use each tool for its strengths
Keep Copilot for general Office productivity (emails, presentations, spreadsheets). Use Quillio for verified legal research, document review, and legal-specific tasks.
Frequently asked questions
Can Microsoft Copilot do legal research?
Copilot can help draft and summarise documents in Word, but it is not trained on legal databases and cannot provide verified Australian case citations. For legal research requiring source verification, a purpose-built legal AI is needed.
Does Quillio work inside Microsoft Word?
Yes. Quillio offers a dedicated Microsoft Word add-in for legal drafting and review. You can use it alongside or instead of Copilot for legal-specific work within Word.
Is Copilot safe for confidential legal work?
Microsoft has enterprise data protection features, but Copilot does not offer the explicit Australian data sovereignty guarantees of a SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified legal platform where data never leaves Australian infrastructure.
Can I use both Copilot and Quillio?
Absolutely. Many lawyers use Copilot for general Office 365 productivity (emails, spreadsheets, presentations) and Quillio for legal research, document review, chronology creation, and work requiring verified citations and data sovereignty.
How does Quillio pricing compare to Copilot?
Quillio offers transparent per-user pricing published on the website with a free trial. It is a separate subscription from Microsoft 365, designed specifically for legal professionals who need capabilities beyond general AI productivity.
What legal features does Quillio have that Copilot lacks?
Quillio offers verified AU/NZ legal citations, jurisdiction-aware research across all Australian courts, automated chronology creation, legal document review, practice management integrations, voice-to-text legal dictation, and full Australian data sovereignty.
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