Free AI tools like CanLII Search+ are making Canadian legal research more accessible
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BY Robert Diab 4 Jun. 2026
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article discusses the evolution of AI-assisted legal research tools, highlighting that lawyers previously had to choose between expensive options like Westlaw Edge or LexisNexis' Protégé or doing without. It focuses on two new free tools that have changed this landscape: CanLII Search+ (a free AI integration for searching Canadian legal databases) and another tool that works inside Claude or ChatGPT. The article notes that continuous improvements have made CanLII Search+ an even better resource for legal research in Canada, making it smarter, faster, and more accessible.
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Two new tools have changed that. Both are free, and one of them works inside Claude or ChatGPT.
Continuous tweaks have made this an even better tool than when it first appeared.
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