Responsible AI and Defensible Legal Practice for Canadian Immigration Lawyers, Brought to you by Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc.

As Generative AI (GenAI) transitions from a novelty to a multibillion-dollar industry staple, the stakes for Canadian immigration practitioners have never been higher. This webinar provides a roadmap for integrating AI into your practice without compromising your professional standing or client data.

Join CILA on Wednesday May 27 for a 90 minute webinar, brought to you by Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc., that will cover these topics and more:

• The AI Landscape: From Hype to High Stakes An overview of the rapid evolution of legal-specific GenAI over the past 24 months. We’ll discuss why “generic” tools (like basic ChatGPT) differ from professional legal platforms and how the industry has matured to meet lawyer-specific needs.

• The “Defensible” Practice: Lessons from Recent Case Law We will analyze recent real-world judicial rebukes of “AI hallucinations” in court filings. Learn how to shield your practice from the risks of inaccurate citations and ensure your submissions meet the scrutiny of both adjudicators and the Law Society.

• Data Sovereignty & Ethics: Where is Your Client’s Data? Not all clouds are created equal. We’ll break down:

  • Data Hosting: Understanding the physical location of servers (Canada vs. US/International).

  • Processing vs. Storage: Navigating strict client mandates on data residency.

  • Confidentiality: How to ensure your inputs aren’t training public models.

• Prompt Engineering & Critical Judgment Practical strategies to get the best out of GenAI. We will cover “Human-in-the-loop” workflows—learning to identify when an output is subtly misleading and applying the “smell test” to AI-generated legal reasoning.

• Building Your Firm’s AI Constitution A guide to developing internal AI guidelines that balance innovation with professional responsibility. Learn how to draft policies that address disclosure, billing for AI-assisted work, and junior associate supervision.

Featured Panelists

We are honored to welcome two leading practitioners who will share their frontline expertise:

• Dr. Horace King, CEO, Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc.: Dr. Horace King (Chaowu Jin, PhD) is a former professor of law and a legal-technology entrepreneur. He’s now working as commercial arbitrator and RCIC. With 30 years of legal experience, Dr. King holds a PhD in Business Law from Peking University and an LL.M. in International Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Dr. King is a member of the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) and ADRIO. A pioneer in legal technology, Dr. King previously founded LawInfoChina, one of the earliest online legal information platforms, which secured major licensing agreements with LexisNexis. Today, as the Founder and CEO of Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc., his work focuses on addressing the legal profession’s need for structured, verifiable, and governance-grade artificial intelligence infrastructure.

• Erin Kanygin, Strategy & Innovation Advisor, Stewart McKelvey. Erin is a Strategy & Innovation Advisor at Stewart McKelvey, partnering with lawyers and clients to modernize legal service delivery through process redesign and technology adoption. Recognized for industry leadership, Erin was named Legal Operations Professional of the Year (2024) by Lawyers Weekly in Australia and was nominated as a Digital Transformation Champion (2025) by Digital Nation. She advises on technology adoption and change enablement to help teams deliver work that is more streamlined, innovative, and client centered. Erin earned her JD at Melbourne Law School, is admitted as a lawyer in Australia, and – after 9.5 years living and working there – has returned to Canada to bring this experience to Stewart McKelvey and clients across Atlantic Canada.

Program Details

Date: Wednesday May 27, 2026

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Registration: Free for CILA Members and Law Students; Open to eligible Non-Members ($100 per ticket).

Register now to secure your spot!

About Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc.

Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc. provides governance-grade legal reasoning infrastructure designed specifically for lawyers and adjudicators. Unlike generic generative AI chatbots that produce “black box” answers, Lextar AI makes legal analysis transparent, traceable, and defensible. The platform structurally aligns specific case facts directly with statutory provisions, maps exact citations, and detects evidence gaps. By automating the most intellectually demanding parts of legal practice while maintaining a fully auditable logic trail, Lextar AI eliminates the “verification burden.” We empower legal professionals to safely integrate AI into their practices without compromising their duty of competence, client confidentiality, or professional responsibility.