As we mentioned in May, Lexum and CanLII are excited to attend the Annual LVI meeting, hosted this year by CyLaw, the Cyprus Legal Information Institute. The 21st edition of the event will take place at the Columbia Venue Centre in Limassol from September 26 to 27, 2024. You can now access the conference details […] Read more
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AI-Powered Case Analysis Added on CanLII for Case Law from New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Northwest Territories
The rollout of AI-powered enrichments to historical case law for Canadian provinces on CanLII continues! After Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island, we are pleased to announce the addition of three new provinces/territories to this list: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Northwest Territories. From now on, AI Analysis tabs will be automatically generated […] Read more
Lexum Team Reaches 50 Employees!
For over thirty years, Lexumians have been dedicated to improving access to legal information. As we pass the 50-employee mark, we take this opportunity to look back at the history of our fantastic team. In 1993, at the Centre de Recherche en Droit Public (CRDP) of the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law, Professor Daniel […] Read more
Lexum Extends its AI Enrichment Services to Legislative Material
Lexum is proud to announce the launch of AI summaries for the legislation of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island on CanLII, extending the case law AI enrichment services we initially announced last year and which already power over 200,000 documents. Here is an example of the ABC Benefits Corporation Act available at: https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/laws/stat/rsa-2000-c-a-1/latest... Read more
AI-Powered Case Analysis Added on CanLII for All Case Law From Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island
In an exciting development for legal professionals and the public alike, CanLII has successfully published AI-powered case analysis for historical case law across the four provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island. This initiative marks a significant step towards enhancing the accessibility and understanding of legal information in Canada. The project has achieved [&hellip... Read more
The Lexum Team is Growing!
The past year at Lexum has been marked by incredible success in using artificial intelligence to manage legal information. We plan to go much further in the coming years. To achieve its ambitions, Lexum is currently expanding its team and opening several new positions: Administration and Accounting Lexum is looking for an Administrative Technician Customer […] Read more
The Call for Paper is Out for the 2024 Law via the Internet Conference in Cyprus, September 26-27
This year’s Law via the Internet (LVI) conference is hosted by CyLaw, the Cyprus Legal Information Institute. The 21st edition will take place at the Columbia Venue Centre in Limassol from September 26 to 27, 2024. The conference website is now accessible at lvi2024.org. The theme of this year’s conference is Free Access and the […] Read more
Gideon Christian and Rosemary Capparelli Join Lexum’s Board of Directors
Two new board members are joining Lexum’s Board of Directors. Dr. Gideon Christian is an Assistant Professor of AI and Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. Before joining the University of Calgary, he worked as a technology lawyer for the Government of Canada within the Federal Department of Justice. Dr. Christian’s research […] Read more
Lexum among Montréal’s Top Employers for 2024
For the second year in a row, Lexum has the pleasure of being distinguished as one of Montreal’s Top Employers for 2024. The Montréal Top Employers Awards recognize private companies and public organizations that have applied best business practices in an exemplary manner and thus achieved remarkable results. Lexum is even prouder that this year’s […] Read more
Embracing Positive Change: Advances in Access to Lawyer’s Disciplinary Decisions
In an era marked by unprecedented advancements in legal technology and a growing emphasis on transparency in the legal profession, positive changes are reshaping the accessibility of lawyers’ disciplinary decisions. Lexum supports and celebrates the initiatives reshaping how disciplinary decisions are shared with the public. One notable example is the CanLII database, where most Canadian [&hellip... Read more