The legal AI war is no longer just a top-tier fight.

Maddocks has announced an enterprise-wide rollout of Harvey, its specialist legal AI platform, after a structured pilot across 13 practice teams. And Holding Redlich has partnered with Legora, embedding the platform across its Property and Corporate & Commercial practices.

Two law firms. Two rivals. One clear signal: mid-tiers are the next battleground.

At Maddocks, the pilot numbers were hard to ignore. 70% of participating lawyers ran queries daily, 88% returned week after week, and partners across every participating team actively engaged with the platform.

Ashleigh Whitaker, Australian Country Manager at Harvey, said Maddocks posted “one of the highest engagement scores we have seen in our Australian law firms’ trials.”

Across town, Holding Redlich ran its own pilot before signing with Legora. More than 30 lawyers stress-tested the platform against real transactional work, including M&A due diligence, post-completion management and real estate transactions.

Until now, the battle has played out mostly at the top end. Harvey counts Mallesons, G+T and Ashurst among its Australian clients. Legora has landed Allens and MinterEllison. But with Maddocks, Holding Redlich and HWLE now in the mix, both platforms are pushing hard into the next bracket.

The race to lock up Australia’s mid-tier is officially underway.

Source: Holding Redlich, Harvey