Daniel J Escott
@aiinlaw.ca
Canadian Lawyer;
#LegalTech Writer and #AI Consultant;
Captain, Royal Canadian Air Force;
Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence Risk & Regulation Lab;
LLM Candidate, Osgoode Hall
Email: Daniel@AIinLaw.ca
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/danieljescott
#LegalTech Writer and #AI Consultant;
Captain, Royal Canadian Air Force;
Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence Risk & Regulation Lab;
LLM Candidate, Osgoode Hall
Email: Daniel@AIinLaw.ca
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/danieljescott
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Daniel J Escott
@aiinlaw.ca
· Mar 4
Canadian AI LegalTech Companies
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🤖When #LegalTech gets caught in a #TradeWar!
For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know!
🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know!
🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Excited to be in #SanFrancisco this week (Tues-Sat)!
I'll be repping Formic AI, pitching and attending the Legal Innovators California conference.
If you're in SF and want to chat about explainable, secure AI in law, I'd love to connect!
#LegalTech #AI #SF #LegalInnovators #StartupLife
I'll be repping Formic AI, pitching and attending the Legal Innovators California conference.
If you're in SF and want to chat about explainable, secure AI in law, I'd love to connect!
#LegalTech #AI #SF #LegalInnovators #StartupLife
June 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Excited to be in #SanFrancisco this week (Tues-Sat)!
I'll be repping Formic AI, pitching and attending the Legal Innovators California conference.
If you're in SF and want to chat about explainable, secure AI in law, I'd love to connect!
#LegalTech #AI #SF #LegalInnovators #StartupLife
I'll be repping Formic AI, pitching and attending the Legal Innovators California conference.
If you're in SF and want to chat about explainable, secure AI in law, I'd love to connect!
#LegalTech #AI #SF #LegalInnovators #StartupLife
Today!
Just touched down in #Ottawa, looking forward to running a workshop on the responsible use of #AI in high-risk legal institutions at the #CIAJ Future of Administrative Law roundtable!
Still need to register? Slide in last-minute here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-...
#AdminLaw #AIinLaw
Just touched down in #Ottawa, looking forward to running a workshop on the responsible use of #AI in high-risk legal institutions at the #CIAJ Future of Administrative Law roundtable!
Still need to register? Slide in last-minute here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-...
#AdminLaw #AIinLaw
National Administrative Law Week (2025 Edition) | Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
Join your colleagues from across Canada in person or online for this third edition of the National Administrative Law Week, organized jointly by CIAJ and the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribuna...
ciaj-icaj.ca
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If you're interested in the intersection of #AI and #AdminLaw, I'll be a panelist at the AI in Administrative Law roundtable in Ottawa on June 5!
Link to register: www.imakeanonlinedonation.org/ciaj-icaj/M-...
#AIinLaw #AdministrativeLaw #JudicialReview #Tribunals
Link to register: www.imakeanonlinedonation.org/ciaj-icaj/M-...
#AIinLaw #AdministrativeLaw #JudicialReview #Tribunals
Canadian Institute for the administration of Justice (CIAJ)
Become a member! Through participation of its members, CIAJ fosters excellence and leadership in the administration of justice and helps preserve a strong and independent judiciary.
www.imakeanonlinedonation.org
May 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you're interested in the intersection of #AI and #AdminLaw, I'll be a panelist at the AI in Administrative Law roundtable in Ottawa on June 5!
Link to register: www.imakeanonlinedonation.org/ciaj-icaj/M-...
#AIinLaw #AdministrativeLaw #JudicialReview #Tribunals
Link to register: www.imakeanonlinedonation.org/ciaj-icaj/M-...
#AIinLaw #AdministrativeLaw #JudicialReview #Tribunals
Thrilled to announce that this Fall I will be starting my PhD in Law at @osgoodenews.bsky.social! 🥳 Will be researching how #AI can boost #accesstojustice in Canada while protecting fairness, #explainability & #judicialindependence. Let's go! ⚖️🤖🇨🇦
#Law #PhD #LegalTech #AccessToJustice #A2J #AIinLaw
#Law #PhD #LegalTech #AccessToJustice #A2J #AIinLaw
April 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thrilled to announce that this Fall I will be starting my PhD in Law at @osgoodenews.bsky.social! 🥳 Will be researching how #AI can boost #accesstojustice in Canada while protecting fairness, #explainability & #judicialindependence. Let's go! ⚖️🤖🇨🇦
#Law #PhD #LegalTech #AccessToJustice #A2J #AIinLaw
#Law #PhD #LegalTech #AccessToJustice #A2J #AIinLaw
"How's the election in Canada going?" You may ask...
The amount of times I've had to explain to people this week that their *opinion* on whether or not a policy proposal is blatantly unconstitutional doesn't change the fact that it is in fact unconstitutional makes me want to auto-defenestrate.
The amount of times I've had to explain to people this week that their *opinion* on whether or not a policy proposal is blatantly unconstitutional doesn't change the fact that it is in fact unconstitutional makes me want to auto-defenestrate.
April 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"How's the election in Canada going?" You may ask...
The amount of times I've had to explain to people this week that their *opinion* on whether or not a policy proposal is blatantly unconstitutional doesn't change the fact that it is in fact unconstitutional makes me want to auto-defenestrate.
The amount of times I've had to explain to people this week that their *opinion* on whether or not a policy proposal is blatantly unconstitutional doesn't change the fact that it is in fact unconstitutional makes me want to auto-defenestrate.
Undermining judicial independence and dismantling constitutional principles is not how to make your political agenda seem less tyrant-ish
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#JudicialIndependence #LawSky #Canada #Election
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#JudicialIndependence #LawSky #Canada #Election
Conservatives pledge to appoint stricter judges as part of tough-on-crime campaign promises
Judicial appointments are not often debated or detailed on the campaign trail. The Globe asks the Liberals and Conservatives about their proposals
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April 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Undermining judicial independence and dismantling constitutional principles is not how to make your political agenda seem less tyrant-ish
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#JudicialIndependence #LawSky #Canada #Election
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#JudicialIndependence #LawSky #Canada #Election
New Brunswick is illustrating how to put people at the heart of digital justice ⚖️✨ In my latest article, I unpack how a $32.7M investment in technology and meaningful reform aims to make justice more accessible.
Check it out here 👉 www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art...
#AccessToJustice #JusticeReform
Check it out here 👉 www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art...
#AccessToJustice #JusticeReform
Leading digital justice transformation: New Brunswick puts users at centre | Daniel J. Escott - Law360 Canada
In August 2023, I had the distinct privilege of co-organizing the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) New Brunswick Access to Justice Summit at the University of New Brunswic...
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April 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New Brunswick is illustrating how to put people at the heart of digital justice ⚖️✨ In my latest article, I unpack how a $32.7M investment in technology and meaningful reform aims to make justice more accessible.
Check it out here 👉 www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art...
#AccessToJustice #JusticeReform
Check it out here 👉 www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art...
#AccessToJustice #JusticeReform
If Pierre Poilievre will let his staff rough up and threaten members of the media while he's campaigning, it's not hard to imagine the way he'd run Canada. His inspiration is an American tyrant, and it shows.
canadianjournalist.ca/poilievre-ca...
canadianjournalist.ca/poilievre-ca...
Poilievre Stop in Fish Plant Smells | Canadian Journalist
Conservative Party of Canada election campaign stop in a fishing village in Newfoundland turns into a spectacle of party animosity towards media coverage.
canadianjournalist.ca
April 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If Pierre Poilievre will let his staff rough up and threaten members of the media while he's campaigning, it's not hard to imagine the way he'd run Canada. His inspiration is an American tyrant, and it shows.
canadianjournalist.ca/poilievre-ca...
canadianjournalist.ca/poilievre-ca...
If the @americanbar.org and the US #Lawsky community are not out on the streets enforcing regime change after this, the practice of law and the administration of justice in the United States is a farce. This is an insult to the fabric of justice, and an assault on any who dare question Fuhrer Trump.
I had not had this as a consequence of Paul, Weiss’ cowardice, but I should have.
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Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court Lawyers
www.whitehouse.gov
March 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If the @americanbar.org and the US #Lawsky community are not out on the streets enforcing regime change after this, the practice of law and the administration of justice in the United States is a farce. This is an insult to the fabric of justice, and an assault on any who dare question Fuhrer Trump.
🚨 Mutual Recognition of Law Licenses? 🚨
With Canada calling for nationwide credential recognition, the legal profession must grapple with self-regulation, mobility, and what it means to practice law.
Read the full article here: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #A2J #Lawsky #Law360Canada
With Canada calling for nationwide credential recognition, the legal profession must grapple with self-regulation, mobility, and what it means to practice law.
Read the full article here: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #A2J #Lawsky #Law360Canada
Mutual recognition of law licences: A step toward greater access to justice? | Daniel J. Escott - Law360 Canada
Canada’s first ministers have made a strong commitment to eliminating internal trade barriers, including the mutual recognition of professional credentials across provinces. While this effort is large...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🚨 Mutual Recognition of Law Licenses? 🚨
With Canada calling for nationwide credential recognition, the legal profession must grapple with self-regulation, mobility, and what it means to practice law.
Read the full article here: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #A2J #Lawsky #Law360Canada
With Canada calling for nationwide credential recognition, the legal profession must grapple with self-regulation, mobility, and what it means to practice law.
Read the full article here: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #A2J #Lawsky #Law360Canada
Thrilled to announce that I will be presenting at the @allard.ubc.ca AI & Law Symposium on crafting practical regulatory frameworks for the use of #AIinLaw!
🔗 More Info & Registration: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
#AccessToJustice #A2J #LegalTech #Lawsky #AI
🔗 More Info & Registration: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
#AccessToJustice #A2J #LegalTech #Lawsky #AI
March 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thrilled to announce that I will be presenting at the @allard.ubc.ca AI & Law Symposium on crafting practical regulatory frameworks for the use of #AIinLaw!
🔗 More Info & Registration: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
#AccessToJustice #A2J #LegalTech #Lawsky #AI
🔗 More Info & Registration: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
#AccessToJustice #A2J #LegalTech #Lawsky #AI
No. No more "pause", no more moving goal posts. #Canada has had enough of living under the looming threat of a trade war that Vice President Trump is clearly afraid of. Canada should keep our tariffs until this stops for good
What's wrong, bud? I thought you didn't need anything we had? Too scared?
What's wrong, bud? I thought you didn't need anything we had? Too scared?
March 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
No. No more "pause", no more moving goal posts. #Canada has had enough of living under the looming threat of a trade war that Vice President Trump is clearly afraid of. Canada should keep our tariffs until this stops for good
What's wrong, bud? I thought you didn't need anything we had? Too scared?
What's wrong, bud? I thought you didn't need anything we had? Too scared?
Is our perspective of #LegalTech wrong?
In my latest #substack piece, I suggest that we reframe not only how we view legal technology, but how we view legal process design as a whole.
Link: substack.com/@danieljesco...
#Lawsky #CivPro #AccessToJustice #A2J
In my latest #substack piece, I suggest that we reframe not only how we view legal technology, but how we view legal process design as a whole.
Link: substack.com/@danieljesco...
#Lawsky #CivPro #AccessToJustice #A2J
Reframing Legal Technology
From institutional efficiency to user-centric access to justice
substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Is our perspective of #LegalTech wrong?
In my latest #substack piece, I suggest that we reframe not only how we view legal technology, but how we view legal process design as a whole.
Link: substack.com/@danieljesco...
#Lawsky #CivPro #AccessToJustice #A2J
In my latest #substack piece, I suggest that we reframe not only how we view legal technology, but how we view legal process design as a whole.
Link: substack.com/@danieljesco...
#Lawsky #CivPro #AccessToJustice #A2J
For anyone who needs to hear this today:
I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
March 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
For anyone who needs to hear this today:
I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
🤖When #LegalTech gets caught in a #TradeWar!
For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know!
🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know!
🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Canadian AI LegalTech Companies
docs.google.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🤖When #LegalTech gets caught in a #TradeWar!
For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know!
🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know!
🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The struggle is being halfway through your thesis and writing great ideas for articles in your to-do list.
#HelpMeFocus #IDontWantToFocus
#HelpMeFocus #IDontWantToFocus
March 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The struggle is being halfway through your thesis and writing great ideas for articles in your to-do list.
#HelpMeFocus #IDontWantToFocus
#HelpMeFocus #IDontWantToFocus
🚨 New article in #Law360Canada! 🚨
Legal tech should empower users, not just streamline courts. Too often, it reinforces barriers instead of breaking them. How do we shift to a user-centred approach?
Read more: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #AccessToJustice #UserFirst
Legal tech should empower users, not just streamline courts. Too often, it reinforces barriers instead of breaking them. How do we shift to a user-centred approach?
Read more: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #AccessToJustice #UserFirst
Reframing legal technology: From institutional efficiency to user-centric access to justice - Law360 Canada
Legal practitioners and courts have long anticipated the transformative potential of technology in law. From digitized case management systems to artificial intelligence-driven legal research tools, t...
www.law360.ca
March 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🚨 New article in #Law360Canada! 🚨
Legal tech should empower users, not just streamline courts. Too often, it reinforces barriers instead of breaking them. How do we shift to a user-centred approach?
Read more: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #AccessToJustice #UserFirst
Legal tech should empower users, not just streamline courts. Too often, it reinforces barriers instead of breaking them. How do we shift to a user-centred approach?
Read more: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...
#LegalTech #AccessToJustice #UserFirst
Looking for a #MadeInCanada AI-powered #LegalTech tool?
I've assembled (and will endeavour to keep updated) an open-access spreadsheet of Canadian #AIinLaw companies for you and your #Lawsky team to support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If I've missed anyone, just reach out and I'll update it!
I've assembled (and will endeavour to keep updated) an open-access spreadsheet of Canadian #AIinLaw companies for you and your #Lawsky team to support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If I've missed anyone, just reach out and I'll update it!
Canadian AI LegalTech Companies
docs.google.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Looking for a #MadeInCanada AI-powered #LegalTech tool?
I've assembled (and will endeavour to keep updated) an open-access spreadsheet of Canadian #AIinLaw companies for you and your #Lawsky team to support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If I've missed anyone, just reach out and I'll update it!
I've assembled (and will endeavour to keep updated) an open-access spreadsheet of Canadian #AIinLaw companies for you and your #Lawsky team to support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If I've missed anyone, just reach out and I'll update it!
It's time we move beyond guidelines and frameworks. Let's talk about how you should (and shouldn't) use #AI in Law: danieljescott.substack.com/p/beyond-eth...
#AIinLaw #LegalTech #Lawsky
#AIinLaw #LegalTech #Lawsky
February 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's time we move beyond guidelines and frameworks. Let's talk about how you should (and shouldn't) use #AI in Law: danieljescott.substack.com/p/beyond-eth...
#AIinLaw #LegalTech #Lawsky
#AIinLaw #LegalTech #Lawsky
How Outdated Tech Hurts Criminal Courts: now on #Substack!
What happens when #judges from different levels of #court disagree on the value of #LegalTech? Chronic underinvestment where it counts.
Let's talk about it: open.substack.com/pub/danielje...
What happens when #judges from different levels of #court disagree on the value of #LegalTech? Chronic underinvestment where it counts.
Let's talk about it: open.substack.com/pub/danielje...
How outdated tech hurts criminal courts
Higher courts fear virtual shift
open.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How Outdated Tech Hurts Criminal Courts: now on #Substack!
What happens when #judges from different levels of #court disagree on the value of #LegalTech? Chronic underinvestment where it counts.
Let's talk about it: open.substack.com/pub/danielje...
What happens when #judges from different levels of #court disagree on the value of #LegalTech? Chronic underinvestment where it counts.
Let's talk about it: open.substack.com/pub/danielje...
2-2 for #TFClive in DC. Bernadeschi and Corbeneau are a dynamic duo up front, but our midfield loses possession so much it's forcing our back line to try long passes that they're clearly not comfortable with. We need a strong midfield playmaker.
February 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
2-2 for #TFClive in DC. Bernadeschi and Corbeneau are a dynamic duo up front, but our midfield loses possession so much it's forcing our back line to try long passes that they're clearly not comfortable with. We need a strong midfield playmaker.
Halftime for #TFClive and all I can say is Corbeneau is exactly what we needed up front, but it's blatantly obvious he has no support from the midfield. Also painful to watch our backline. Scoring goals is important, but preventing them is even moreso.
February 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Halftime for #TFClive and all I can say is Corbeneau is exactly what we needed up front, but it's blatantly obvious he has no support from the midfield. Also painful to watch our backline. Scoring goals is important, but preventing them is even moreso.
Even just being in the US for a weekend feels like a terrifying anthropological study. Unironic red hat people...
But hey, at least the eggs are... No, wait, #Canada still has cheaper eggs. If only the public here had some service of experts whose job it was to address large-scale social issues...
But hey, at least the eggs are... No, wait, #Canada still has cheaper eggs. If only the public here had some service of experts whose job it was to address large-scale social issues...
February 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Even just being in the US for a weekend feels like a terrifying anthropological study. Unironic red hat people...
But hey, at least the eggs are... No, wait, #Canada still has cheaper eggs. If only the public here had some service of experts whose job it was to address large-scale social issues...
But hey, at least the eggs are... No, wait, #Canada still has cheaper eggs. If only the public here had some service of experts whose job it was to address large-scale social issues...
Taking some time off this weekend for the @torontofc.ca #MLS season opener down in DC 👏 we've got 🇨🇦 flags for days! #TFClive
February 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Taking some time off this weekend for the @torontofc.ca #MLS season opener down in DC 👏 we've got 🇨🇦 flags for days! #TFClive