Adieu (adieu.ai) creates AI paralegals for Australian family law firms, automating financial disclosure document sourcing, disclosure schedule preparation, balance sheets, and consent order applications. ‘1-Click Disclosure’ feature uses a simple web interface even ‘tech challenged’ clients can use (per law firm Allwright Bourke). Claims 7-minute average client contact time for initial disclosure vs traditional 2-4 week paralegal chasing process. Founded 2015 in Springwood, Queensland by Andrew Wight (CEO). 4 employees, 119 LinkedIn followers. Verified social enterprise (SEWF). Won ALPMA Thought Leadership Award 2018. ALPMA 2025 Summit lists Adieu as ‘part of LEAP’ — suggesting integration/partnership with LEAP Legal Software, the dominant Australian practice management platform. Prof. Parkinson’s paper indicates ~$300 cost passed to clients as disbursement. Multiple academic citations: Zeleznikow (2021, 82 citations), Macquarie Law Journal, Waye (2020). Referenced in Australian Joint Select Committee on Family Law System (2019) and National Legal Aid submission. VM Family Law principal (Adieu Legal partner) won Lawyers Weekly Regional Lawyer of the Year. Australian Privacy Principles (APP) compliance stated on website.
Key Capabilities
- Automated disclosure sourcing: AI paralegals source financial documents from clients, reducing the manual chase for bank statements, superannuation records, and property valuations
- Disclosure schedule preparation: Generates disclosure schedules and balance sheets from sourced documents
- Consent order applications: Prepares consent order applications based on disclosed financial information
Who It’s For
Designed for family law practitioners in Australia — solicitors and paralegals handling mandatory financial disclosure in separation and divorce matters. Targets firms looking to increase capacity without adding headcount.
What We Haven’t Verified
- “7 minutes to initial disclosure” claim not independently verified
- “$2.5M in additional billable work” claim methodology not disclosed
- Pricing not publicly available
- Availability outside Australia not confirmed
- No G2, Capterra, or Reddit reviews found
- AI methodology and models powering the “AI paralegal” not publicly documented
Workflows
Based on practitioner evidence, Adieu is used in these workflows:
What practitioners struggle with
Real frustrations from legal professionals — the problems Adieu addresses (or should address). Sourced from practitioner reviews, Reddit threads, and case studies.
Small firm creates the same lease, will, motion to dismiss, or discovery request from scratch every time — no forms library, no document automation, and setting up templates in most PM tools requires a consultant
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