AI training for law firms in Australia
Square1 Ai trains small law firms in Australia to use AI well: drafting, document review, chronologies and client updates. Live online on Zoom in your working hours, from A$149 a person for a team of five or more, with every exercise built on the work your firm already does and the rules Australian businesses work under.
One published price for every team, no team discount. Plus tax where it applies. Square1 Ai is not a registered training organisation (RTO).
Where AI is already changing legal work in Australia.
The training starts with the roles AI touches first, inside the rules Australian small law firms already work under.
Drafting submissions and checking citations
In NSW courts generative AI may be used to prepare written submissions, but the author must verify in the document that every citation exists, is accurate and is relevant, and that check cannot be done only with an AI tool. The solicitor has to know how to verify authorities by hand and where AI is banned outright.
Chronologies, indexes and document summaries
Practice Note SC Gen 23 expressly allows AI to build chronologies, indexes and witness lists and to summarise documents and transcripts. The paralegal must know that subpoenaed material and anything under a suppression order cannot go into an AI tool unless the platform keeps it private and does not train on it.
Supervising AI use across the practice
The Law Society of NSW, the WA Legal Practice Board and the Victorian Legal Services Board issued a joint statement telling lawyers to keep client confidentiality, use AI for lower-risk tasks and be open with clients and courts. The principal needs a written AI policy and a sign-off step so every AI-assisted document is checked by a lawyer.
Reviewing contracts and drafting client updates
Conveyancing teams use AI assistants to summarise contracts for sale and draft client update emails. They need to know the OAIC's advice is not to enter personal information into public AI tools, so buyer and seller details stay out of free chatbots.
The rules your training has to respect
Court practice notes now set hard limits on AI in litigation, and the professional duties of confidentiality, competence and fair costs apply to every AI-assisted task, as the NSW, WA and Victorian regulators have said.
- Supreme Court of NSW Practice Note SC Gen 23 (commenced 3 Feb 2025): AI must not generate the content of affidavits, witness statements or character references (para 10); expert reports need prior leave (para 20); citations in AI-assisted submissions must be verified, and not solely by AI (paras 16-17); suppressed or subpoenaed material must not be entered into AI unless the platform is private and does not train on it (para 9A)
- Joint statement on AI by the Law Society of NSW, Legal Practice Board of WA and Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner: lawyers must maintain client confidentiality, act competently and diligently, give independent advice and charge fair, reasonable and proportionate costs when using AI, and should limit AI to lower-risk tasks
- OAIC, Guidance on privacy and the use of commercially available AI products (21 Oct 2024, updated 17 Jan 2025): best practice is not to enter personal information into publicly available generative AI tools; entering it is a use or disclosure under APP 6, and APP 10 accuracy duties apply to AI outputs
Four ways to train a team in Australia.
One published price each, in Australian dollars, for every company in Australia. Most teams start with live online seats; a Sprint builds one AI workflow with you.
Live online
A$149a person, team of five or moreLive courses on Zoom in AI, cyber security, no-code automation and more. An instructor teaches; Nova grades every exercise and project.
Live on Zoom, booked on your city’s time.
In person
A$2,500a day, up to 20 peopleAn instructor in your offices for a day or a series, hands-on with your team’s own work.
On request in Australia: the same day rate, plus travel.
Sprint
A$4,990fixed price, four weeksWe pick the workflow worth building first and build it with your people while we teach them. It ends with a pilot and a 30-question test.
Built with your team inside your own accounts, run online.
Train + build
A$14,900fixed price, twelve weeksWe train your team and build the workflows, automations and AI features your business runs on, alongside them.
Training live online, in-person days on request, building alongside your team.
After Train + build, the optional Grow plan is A$2,490 a month. A Sprint’s fee counts toward Train + build if you continue within 30 days.
Live online, on your city’s clock.
Australia runs on five clocks in summer. Sessions are booked on the time of the office that hosts the team; in-person days are arranged on request.
In person, on request
In-person training outside Sri Lanka is arranged on request: the same day rate of A$2,500 for up to 20 people, with travel and accommodation quoted on top before you book.
- Live online from Perth to Hobart from day one
- In-person days quoted with travel before you commit
- The readiness test before, and the Team Impact Report after
| City | Clock | At 1:00 PM in Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, HobartDaylight time until 4 Apr 2027 | UTC+11 (AEDT) | 1:00 PM |
| AdelaideDaylight time until 4 Apr 2027 | UTC+10:30 (ACDT) | 12:30 PM |
| BrisbaneNo daylight saving | UTC+10 (AEST) | 12:00 PM |
| DarwinNo daylight saving | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | 11:30 AM |
| PerthNo daylight saving | UTC+8 (AWST) | 10:00 AM |
Daylight saving runs from 4 October 2026 to 4 April 2027 in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT; Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory keep one clock all year (NSW Government).
AI training in Australia, compared.
Five programmes from Australian providers, as each publishes them. The business schools teach leaders in a room; TAFE NSW and Lumify sell short courses per person.
| Programme | Length | How it is taught | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI for BusinessMelbourne Business School · next 25–26 Nov 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 2 days | In person in Carlton; group pricing on request | A$3,500 a person incl. GST |
| AI for Business LeadersUNSW AGSM · next 23–24 Feb 2027 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 2 days, or 4 weeks virtual | In person or virtual, for individuals | A$2,500–3,950 incl. GST |
| AI Fluency for Directors SprintAICD and the University of Sydney · starts 20 Nov 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 2.5 weeks, 50 hours | Online with 3 live sessions, for directors | A$1,395 incl. GST (A$1,255.50 each for 10+) |
| Introduction to AI in Azure (AI-901T00)Lumify Work · next 15 Jan 2027 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 1 day | Virtual, a Microsoft course for individuals | A$995.50 incl. GST |
| Generative AI and its Business ApplicationsTAFE NSW microskill · enrol any time · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 3–5 hours, self-paced | Online; bulk licences for 10+ staff | A$140 incl. GST (A$0 on sale) |
| Live online or in personSquare1 Ai · the prices on this page | Per course, or a day on site | Live on Zoom or in your offices, every exercise graded by Nova | A$149 a person · A$2,500 a day |
Fees exactly as each provider publishes them, read on their own sites on 19 October 2026, including GST where the provider says so. Dates change, so check before you book.
Four ways Australian companies train a team in AI.
Each one fits a different need. Leaders and the wider team often take different routes.
- Route 1
A business-school short course
Fits when a leader wants two days at Melbourne Business School or UNSW AGSM and a name on the certificate.
Watch for A$3,500 a person at MBS and up to A$3,950 at AGSM, one leader at a time, on the school’s dates.
- Route 2
Nationally recognised training from an RTO
Fits when you need an accredited unit or a funded place, for example a TAFE NSW microskill.
Watch for short self-paced modules rarely change how a team works day to day.
- Route 3
Vendor courses for the tools you already use
Fits when your company is standardising on Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini or AWS and wants people trained on that tool.
Watch for a vendor course teaches the tool, not your workflow; non-technical teams usually need both.
- Route 4
A team trained and measured together (Square1 Ai)
Fits when you want every person placed by a test, taught live, graded on real work and measured again at week 12.
Watch for it takes a few hours a week from each person, and the results depend on them doing the work.
AI training for law firms in Australia: your questions.
How much does aI training for law firms cost in Australia?
Live online courses are A$149 a person for a team of five or more, booked in your working hours. A four-week Sprint that builds one AI workflow with your team is A$4,990, and twelve weeks of Train + build is A$14,900. One published price for every business, plus GST where it applies.
Can we use AI to draft a client's affidavit in NSW?
No. Practice Note SC Gen 23 says AI must not be used to generate the content of affidavits, witness statements or character references, and the document must state that AI was not used. You can still use it for preparatory work such as a chronology.
Do we have to tell clients we use AI?
The NSW, WA and Victorian regulators' joint statement asks lawyers to be transparent with clients and courts where required, and costs must stay fair, reasonable and proportionate. Say how you use AI in your engagement letter and costs disclosure.
Which staff should start first?
Usually the people AI already touches: litigation solicitor, paralegal and principal. A two-minute readiness test places every person, so nobody sits a course pitched at someone else's job.
What does a Sprint build for a law firm?
One workflow your team picks, built with your people inside your own accounts over four weeks: for example a first-draft chronology from a document bundle that a lawyer checks, a contract-summary template, or client update emails drafted from matter notes. It ends with a pilot and a 30-question test, and the fee of A$4,990 counts toward Train + build if you continue within 30 days.
Is this nationally recognised training?
No. Square1 Ai is not a registered training organisation (RTO), so its courses do not lead to a nationally recognised qualification and are not eligible for VET funding. Each person keeps a graded record of their work. If your team needs an accredited unit, choose an RTO such as TAFE.
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