Looking for an alternative to Josef for legal AI?
Josef is an Australian legal automation platform with strong form and workflow automation capabilities. If you also need AI legal research, document review, and drafting assistance, Quillio provides a broader legal AI toolkit.
Quillio complements workflow automation with comprehensive AI legal capabilities — research across all AU/NZ jurisdictions updated weekly, intelligent document review, drafting assistance, automated chronologies, and voice-to-text dictation. All with Australian data sovereignty.
What Josef does well
Josef is an Australian-founded legal automation platform that enables law firms and legal teams to build interactive forms, automate document generation, and create workflow automations without coding. It is well-regarded for helping firms productise their legal services and streamline repetitive processes. Josef has strong roots in the Australian legal market and understands the local landscape.
Australian-founded with deep understanding of the local legal market
Australian-founded with deep understanding of the local legal market
Strong no-code workflow automation and interactive form building capabilities
Strong no-code workflow automation and interactive form building capabilities
Enables firms to productise legal services and create client-facing automation tools
Enables firms to productise legal services and create client-facing automation tools
Why Australian lawyers consider alternatives
AI legal research
If your firm needs AI that can research Australian case law and legislation across all jurisdictions — not just automate forms and workflows — you may need a platform with built-in legal research capabilities.
Intelligent document review
If you need AI that can analyse contracts, briefs, and legal documents to extract insights and flag issues, you need a platform with document review capabilities beyond form automation.
Drafting assistance with legal context
If you want AI that can help draft letters of advice, submissions, and contracts with jurisdiction-aware legal knowledge, you need AI drafting tools trained on Australian law.
Comprehensive AI legal toolkit
If you need research, review, drafting, chronology creation, and dictation in one platform alongside your practice management system, a comprehensive legal AI may complement your existing automation.
What Quillio offers instead
AI legal research across all AU/NZ jurisdictions
Research Australian and New Zealand case law, legislation, and regulatory materials across all jurisdictions, updated weekly.
Intelligent document review
Upload contracts, briefs, or legislation for AI analysis that understands Australian legal context and jurisdiction.
AI drafting assistance
Draft letters of advice, submissions, contracts, and affidavits with AI trained on Australian legal writing conventions.
Automated chronology creation
Upload documents and Quillio extracts dates, events, and facts into structured chronologies automatically.
Voice-to-text legal dictation
Dictate file notes, instructions, and observations — Quillio converts them into structured legal notes.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Quillio | Josef |
|---|---|---|
| AI legal research | Full AU/NZ research across all jurisdictions | Not a research platform — focused on automation |
| Document review | AI legal document analysis | Document generation from templates |
| Drafting assistance | AI drafting with legal knowledge | Template-based document assembly |
| Workflow automation | Integrated with PMS for legal workflows | Strong no-code workflow builder |
| Data sovereignty | Australian-hosted — SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 | Australian-founded platform |
| Practice management integrations | Smokeball, Clio, LEAP, Actionstep & more | Integrations with various platforms |
| Voice dictation | Yes — structured legal notes | Not available |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android | Web-based platform |
How to switch
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Start your free trial
Sign up for Quillio with no credit card. Test AI research and document review capabilities that complement your existing Josef workflows.
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Try legal research
Run research queries across Australian jurisdictions to see how AI research can supplement your automated document workflows.
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Test document review
Upload a contract or brief and compare Quillio's AI analysis with your existing document processes.
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Decide on complementary or replacement use
Many firms use Quillio for AI research and review alongside Josef for form automation. Others find Quillio covers both needs. Test and decide what works best.
Frequently asked questions
Can Quillio replace Josef?
Quillio and Josef serve different primary functions. Josef excels at form automation and workflow building. Quillio excels at AI legal research, document review, and drafting. Some firms use both, while others find Quillio's broader AI capabilities sufficient for their needs.
Does Quillio offer workflow automation?
Quillio focuses on AI legal research, document review, drafting, chronology creation, and dictation. It integrates with practice management systems for workflow connectivity but is not primarily a workflow automation builder.
Is Quillio also Australian-based?
Yes. Quillio offers full Australian data sovereignty with all data processed and stored within Australia. It holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications.
Can I use both Quillio and Josef?
Yes. Many firms use Josef for client-facing form automation and document assembly, and Quillio for AI research, document review, and drafting. The platforms can complement each other.
How does Quillio's research work?
Quillio provides AI legal research across all 8 Australian jurisdictions plus NZ and Federal courts, updated weekly. It returns verified citations from real legal databases with jurisdiction-aware results.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Quillio offers a free trial with no credit card required. Test AI research, document review, and drafting on your own matters.
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