Casenoter

Casenoter is an Australian legal technology company based in Wollongong, established to revolutionise how legal professionals manage their research. Founded by John Wilson, a lawyer with over three decades of experience at the Australian bar, the platform addresses a prevalent pain point within the legal industry: the fragmentation and inaccessibility of legal research across diverse platforms and subscriptions. Wilson developed Casenoter out of his own need for a streamlined solution, aiming to provide a permanent, searchable library for all legal findings.

The core offering of Casenoter is a legal research management application designed for lawyers, law firms, chambers, and study groups. This innovative software enables users to capture and organise content from virtually any online legal resource, including major platforms like Westlaw, Lexis, AustLII, and various court websites, as well as PDFs. Its primary differentiator lies in ensuring that legal research, once compiled, remains the property of the user, irrespective of firm changes or subscription cancellations. The system allows for research to be structured intuitively by matter, topic, or any preferred method, facilitating instant retrieval through comprehensive search and browse functionalities.

Casenoter prides itself on a philosophy centred around genuine user benefit and trust. It operates on a robust AWS Infrastructure, ensuring enterprise-grade security, reliability, continuous backups, and encryption of all data. Importantly, Casenoter explicitly states it does not sell or share user data, upholding strict privacy standards crucial for legal professionals. The company is also a registered R&D Entity with AusIndustry, underscoring its commitment to ongoing innovation and development in legal technology. Its approach to customer engagement includes a generous three-month free trial, or free access during its 'Early Access' phase, with a clear policy of no credit card requirements to start and no lock-in contracts for subsequent subscriptions, reflecting their desire for users who truly benefit from the service.

Under John Wilson's guidance, Casenoter aims to transform the legal research workflow, ensuring that the frustrating experience of re-doing research due to inability to locate past findings becomes a relic of the past. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing legal tools, enhancing their utility rather than replacing them, by making all collected information universally findable.