Outsourced Legal Research For Canadian Lawyers
LexOutsource provides legal research, writing and analysis support to lawyers throughout Canada. We have experience drafting everything from short opinion letters to detailed memoranda of law, from complex trial and appellate factums to simple motions and statements of claim.
In all cases, we guarantee a high quality legal product at a reasonable rate. By combining comprehensive experience in legal research, writing and analysis, with a deep understanding of provincial and federal laws throughout Canada, and knowledge of other major jurisdictions legal systems, we can address your most complex queries and deliver innovative advice that is critical to the success of your clients.
Our legal professionals average approximately 10 years of experience. They have served more than 500 law firms nationwide, on over 5000 cases.
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Legal Research
Covering statutes, case-law and secondary sources of federal and provincial law, as well as several foreign jurisdictions.

Legal Writing
Drafting legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, factums, written submissions, memoranda of law, and summaries.

Legal Analysis
Applying the law and offering ideas and strategies to ensure the best possible outcomes on your matters.
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Legal research and document preparation are two other areas where an outfit like LexOutsource can provide value to law firms. Legal research is essential to successful outcomes but time-consuming, says founder and CEO Irshad Motala. “Which lawyer wants to spend hours attempting to uncover a ‘needle in the haystack’ precedent when they already have so much pressing work on their plate?” says Motala.
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A Review of the Legal Position in Canada and Other Common Law Jurisdictions Irshad Motala, LLB. CEO, LexOutsource – Legal Research, Writing and Analysis for Canadian Lawyers There is significant uncertainty regarding the tenant’s obligation to pay rent where trade from the leased premises becomes impossible due to the mandatory closure of non-essential businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the one hand, the tenant cannot meaningfully enjoy use of the leased premises and derives no income from the leased premises during a mandatory closure. The tenant may also be deprived of the knock-on benefits associated with consistent foot traffic through a vibrant shopping centre. In such a situation, it could appear inequitable for a tenant to be expected to pay rent. However, there are also equitable arguments which favour the landlord: (a) The landlord has not deprived the tenant of the right to trade. The COVID-19 pandemic is a natural disaster and the ensuing restrictions placed on trade do not stem from the landlord. (b) The tenant retains possession of the leased premises. For instance, the tenant’s trade fixtures and inventory remain in the leased premises. Therefore, the situation is akin to the tenant temporarily ceasing business for staff training or to take stock, without moving out of the leased premises. Thus, the landlord should not be responsible for non-use of the leased premises by the tenant, where such non-use is caused by events unrelated to the landlord. (c) The tenant’s continued possession of the leased premises is beneficial to the tenant. For instance, the tenant does not have to pay additional moving and storage costs for... Read More >>>Freelance Legal Research: A Solution to a Law Firm’s Constraints
Let’s face it: Legal research and writing can be a time-consuming endeavour. After all, which lawyer wants to spend hours attempting to uncover a “needle in the haystack” precedent, when they already have so much pressing work on their plate? This is especially so when there are so many different legal research resources which may need to be scanned to find the “right” case. Indeed, one judge aptly described the predicament faced by lawyers in the following terms: “For a lawyer at the top of her field the work hours are often intense. Lawyers in a competitive work environment can regularly be required to work in very long continuous stretches up to ten or 12 or more hours per day on end, often continuing into the weekends and evenings. These working hours often involving considerable stress, for example, as urgent legal research is needed, or documents need to be negotiated and drafted for the impending closing of a corporate transaction, or preparation for direct or cross-examination of witnesses is needed each night and weekend prior to and during a trial.”[i] In addition, conducting quality legal research often requires incurring significant expenditure (over and above the time-limitations). Free legal research resources have inherent limitations, with one judge accepting “that although CanLII can be a useful free resource, it is less reliable for noting up older cases.”[ii] Premium legal research resources can come at a prohibitive cost. For instance, in one case, it was noted that a British Columbia law firm was paying “Westlaw $1,666.67 per month for access to the legal resource database”.[iii] Often, the monthly subscription costs for premium... Read More >>>Some Of Our Clientele







