Holding Redlich launches firm-wide pilot of Cicero

National law firm Holding Redlich has begun a major pilot of Cicero, an AI litigation platform developed by Australian legal-tech company Automatise. The pilot follows a successful trial in selected matters earlier this year and will initially run across key practice groups, including Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Workplace Relations & Safety, and Construction, Infrastructure & Projects. The rollout spans the firm’s Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra offices.

Cicero is one of the first AI companies globally to achieve a stringent ISO/IEC 42001, an international standard that specifies requirements for managing Artificial Intelligence System within organisations.

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