AI for planning and environment lawyers that cites its sources
topicAI reads the matter file alongside the planning instruments and live government data for the actual lot, then drafts in your firm's own template. Every answer links back to the document or clause it came from.
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Built for planning law, not just document search
Grounded in planning law and your matter
Ask about a SEPP or LEP clause, a DA condition or what a plan actually shows. The answer cites the legislation or the exact document and page, side by side.
Site planning snapshot
Zoning, height, floor space ratio, heritage, flood and bushfire for the lot, mapped against the actual boundary and exported as a branded report.
Letters of advice from the file
Drafted from the matter's confirmed facts in your firm's template and tone. Anything unconfirmed is left as a clear placeholder, never invented.
Peer review before anything goes out
Send a draft to a colleague for sign-off inside the matter before a client or the other side sees it.
A client portal for every appeal
Clients follow each stage of a Class 1 appeal or DA, see what's needed from them and upload documents, with plain-English updates.
Email filed to the matter
Connect Outlook once and relevant emails and attachments are matched to the right matter automatically.
Compare documents automatically
Upload versions of plans or reports and topicAI finds the figures and clauses that changed.
Case-relevant research
The Global Assistant brings in relevant planning news and reference material alongside your own documents.
Confidential by design
Each firm's matters are fully partitioned, hosted in Australia and never used to train shared models.
How planning lawyers use topicAI
Open the matter
Add the client, the site address and the documents, or let Outlook file them.
Ask the file
Plain-English questions, cited answers from the file and the instruments.
Draft in your template
Letters of advice and reports from confirmed facts, peer reviewed in the matter.
Keep the client close
A branded portal tracks each stage and tells you when they've read your advice.
Questions planning lawyers ask us
Is topicAI a legal research database?
No. It answers from your own matter documents, the planning instruments and live government planning data, and surfaces relevant case law and news. Every answer cites its source so you can verify it before relying on it.
Will drafts match our firm's style?
Yes. Letters are drafted in your firm's template, letterhead and tone, from facts confirmed in the file. Export as branded PDF or Word.
Where is our data stored?
Your documents and data are hosted in Australia on Microsoft Azure, with encrypted AI processing on Microsoft's enterprise Azure platform. Each organisation's data is fully partitioned and is never used to train shared AI models.
How much does topicAI cost?
Up to 5 users is $249 a month and 6 to 15 users is $399 a month (AUD). Every feature is on every plan, there's no sign-up fee, and you can cancel any time. Larger teams, talk to us. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial.
Can we try it on a real job first?
Yes. Start the 30-day free trial, pick your profession when you sign up and topicAI sets itself up with the right terms, tools and data. Point it at a real file to see if it suits your team.
Try it on a real job
Start a 30-day free trial, pick your profession and point it at a real file.
Up to 5 users $249/month · 6 to 15 users $399/month (AUD) · every feature on every plan · Pricing