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Ontario solo lawyers use Atticus to review documents, transcribe meetings, check conflicts, generate legal drafts, and stay ahead of every deadline — without hiring more staff.

No credit card · All data stored in Canada · LSO Rule 3.3 compliant

10 sec

Conflict check

9am ET

Daily briefing

8

Ontario matter templates

$149/mo

All-in pricing

How Ontario Lawyers Use Atticus AI

Practical AI use cases that solo and small firm lawyers use every day.

Document Review & Summarization

Upload any PDF, DOCX, or Word document. Atticus reads it and produces a plain-language summary, extracts all parties, key dates, dollar amounts, case references, deadlines, and action items. No manual review of 50-page contracts line by line.

Saves 1–3 hours per document

Meeting Transcription

Record client calls or court proceedings on your phone. Upload the audio file. Atticus transcribes it and extracts all commitments, deadlines, and next steps. Never miss what was agreed in a client meeting.

Saves 30–60 min per meeting

AI Legal Drafts

Generate demand letters, settlement proposals, wills (SLRA-compliant), Powers of Attorney (Substitute Decisions Act), Statements of Claim/Defence (Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure), Affidavits, Notices of Motion, and engagement letters — grounded in your actual case files.

Saves 2–4 hours per draft

Conflict of Interest Checking

Type a prospective client name. Atticus searches all existing clients, matters, companies, and parties extracted from every document in your practice. AI analyzes the results and returns a severity rating with plain-language reasons in under 10 seconds.

Saves 15–30 min per check

Daily Practice Briefing

Every weekday morning at 9am ET, Atticus sends you a briefing: overdue deadlines, what's due today, what's due this week, overdue invoices, and any negative trust balances. No more opening five apps to start your day.

Saves 20–30 min every morning

Semantic Search Across Case Files

Ask Atticus "What did Smith say about the closing date?" or "Which matters involve a non-compete clause?" and get answers drawn from your actual documents — not keyword matches, but AI understanding of meaning.

Saves hours searching manually

AI and LSO Professional Obligations

The Law Society of Ontario permits lawyers to use AI tools subject to their professional obligations, including Rule 3.3 (confidentiality), Rule 3.1 (competence), and supervision of non-lawyer work.

Atticus is designed for LSO compliance:

  • Built-in AI consent disclosure on first login (Rule 3.3 awareness)
  • All client data stored in Canada (Railway Canadian infrastructure)
  • Data processing agreements with all AI sub-processors (Anthropic, OpenAI, Voyage AI)
  • Client data never used to train AI models
  • Lawyer reviews and approves all AI-generated drafts before sending
  • PIPEDA-compliant

This is informational only and not legal advice about your professional obligations. Consult the LSO and your professional liability insurer.

Common Questions

Is it ethical for Ontario lawyers to use AI?

Yes, with appropriate disclosure and oversight. The LSO permits AI use. Atticus is built to help meet your obligations: it discloses AI use, stores data in Canada, doesn't train on client data, and requires lawyer review before AI output is sent to clients.

Can AI replace a legal assistant for an Ontario solo lawyer?

For many administrative tasks — yes. Document review, meeting notes, deadline tracking, conflict checks, draft letters — Atticus handles these. For tasks requiring judgment, supervision, or client relationships, a lawyer is still essential. Atticus frees you to focus on those.

What AI model does Atticus use?

Atticus uses Claude (Anthropic) for document summarization, entity extraction, chat, and legal draft generation. OpenAI Whisper for audio transcription. Voyage AI (voyage-law-2) for semantic search embeddings. All data is processed under data processing agreements.

How accurate is AI legal document summarization?

Atticus extracts structured data (names, dates, amounts, deadlines) with high accuracy. AI-generated summaries and drafts require lawyer review. The system is a first-pass tool that saves hours — not a replacement for lawyer judgment.

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14-day free trial. All features. No credit card. Ontario lawyers are using AI with Atticus today.