Practice Area · AI + Lawyer

A lawyer's review of the documents you draft with AI.

Send us a document you drafted with AI — an agreement, a SaaS contract, an LOI, a corporate resolution — and we'll review it for a flat fee. We check that it works under Canadian law, that it protects you, and that nothing important has been left out, before you sign.

We're not trying to compete with AI. Draft with whatever tool you like — then, before you sign, send it to us to check. A fixed-fee review turns a quick AI draft into something you can actually rely on, and it costs far less than having the whole thing drafted from the ground up.

AI writes contracts that look right. The trouble is what it can't see: your business, the risk you're actually taking, the leverage on the other side of the table, and the details of Canadian law. It leans on US concepts, invents clauses that sound plausible, and leaves gaps in exactly the spots that matter — and it can't give you advice it stands behind. Closing that gap is a lawyer's job, and it doesn't have to be expensive.

Documents we review.

If you drafted it with AI and you're about to rely on it, it's a candidate for a review.

I.

SaaS & software agreements

Subscription terms, master service agreements, order forms, data processing addenda, EULAs, and reseller terms — vendor-side or customer-side.

II.

Commercial contracts

MSAs, statements of work, NDAs, supply, distribution, and consulting agreements — the everyday paper a business runs on.

III.

Letters of intent & term sheets

The document that locks in price, structure, and exclusivity before the real agreement is even drafted.

IV.

Corporate & shareholder documents

Shareholder agreements, resolutions, incorporations, and minute-book items generated from a template or a prompt.

V.

Employment & contractor agreements

Offers, contractor agreements, IP assignment, and restrictive covenants — where AI most often produces terms that aren't enforceable in Canada.

VI.

Website terms & privacy policies

Terms of use and privacy policies that need to reflect PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25 — not a US template's defaults.

What a review checks.

  • Enforceability under Canadian law. Not US defaults — governing law, jurisdiction, and terms that actually hold up here.
  • Whether it protects you. Risk allocation, indemnities, and limitation-of-liability language that does what you think it does.
  • Missing or dangerous clauses. IP ownership, termination, confidentiality, auto-renewal, and the gaps AI leaves.
  • Privacy & data compliance. PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25 where the document touches personal information.
  • A plain-language redline. Concrete fixes plus short notes on what mattered and why — and a call to walk through it.

Where AI falls short.

AI is fast and often a good starting point. But it doesn't know your business or your risk tolerance, it defaults to US-centric and generic terms, and it can invent clauses and citations that read convincingly and are simply wrong. It also can't give you legal advice or stand behind the result — and anything you paste into a public AI tool may not stay confidential.

A lawyer's review closes that gap: a real opinion, solicitor-client privilege over what you share, and someone accountable for the document you actually sign.

Flat fees, quoted per document.

We quote each review individually, by length and complexity, before any work starts — no hourly meter. A single document, a related set (a financing or a SaaS contract stack), or an ongoing arrangement for teams that generate a lot of documents: send it over and you'll have a fixed number up front.

Legal information, not legal advice. The content of this page is general legal information and does not create a lawyer–client relationship. Every transaction is different — speak with a lawyer about your situation before acting. Fixed fees are confirmed at engagement, after a scope confirmation, and are exclusive of HST and disbursements.

AI & the law, answered plainly.

Can I use AI to draft my contracts?

Yes — as a first draft. AI is useful for getting words on the page quickly, and we'd rather help you use it well than tell you not to. What AI can't do is know your business, weigh the risk you're actually taking, account for the other side's leverage, or give you legal advice it stands behind. The sensible approach is simple: draft with AI, then have a lawyer read it over before you sign or send it. That's what this is.

Is an AI-generated contract legally binding?

It usually can be — a contract doesn't stop being enforceable just because software helped write it. But "binding" is not the same as "protects you" or "does what you think it does." AI-drafted agreements routinely carry US-style clauses that read oddly under Canadian law, limitation-of-liability and indemnity language that doesn't hold up the way the drafter assumed, IP-ownership gaps, missing governing-law and dispute terms, and privacy language that ignores PIPEDA or Quebec's Law 25. A review confirms it's enforceable as intended — and fixes it where it isn't.

Do you rewrite the document or just point out problems?

Both. You get a redline with concrete fixes plus short, plain-language notes explaining what mattered and why, so you can use the document with confidence. If a draft is beyond a light review — the structure is wrong for the deal, or it's the wrong template entirely — we'll tell you, and quote a full redraft separately rather than paper over it.

Is what I send you confidential?

Yes. Once you engage the firm, solicitor-client privilege applies to what you share — which is a meaningful difference from pasting a sensitive agreement into a public AI tool, where your confidentiality depends on that vendor's terms. If confidentiality matters, that alone is a reason to have a lawyer, not just a chatbot, look at the document.

What does a review cost, and how fast?

Flat fee, quoted up front by length and complexity before any work starts — no hourly meter. Most single-document reviews turn around in a few business days; urgent turnarounds can usually be arranged. For teams generating documents regularly, an ongoing plan covers a set number of reviews each month.

What kinds of documents do you review?

SaaS and software agreements, commercial contracts (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, supply, distribution, reseller), letters of intent and term sheets, employment and contractor agreements, shareholder and corporate documents, purchase and sale and financing documents, and website terms of use and privacy policies. If you drafted it with AI and you're about to rely on it, it's a candidate for review.

Let's Talk

Have your AI draft reviewed before you sign.

Send the document and you'll have a flat-fee quote before any work starts — then a redline and plain-language notes you can act on.

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