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Find a Canadian Lawyer: Quick Search

Use this form to find a law office in Canada by TYPE OF LAWYER, CITY, COUNTY, and PROVINCE/STATE. You are required to select a TYPE OF LAWYER from either the Personal Users or Business Users drop down menus and a STATE/PROVINCE to complete your search.

To find a specific Canadian lawyer or firm by NAME, select the SEARCH BY NAME link. To search using additional criteria, such as LANGUAGE or COUNTRY, select the MORE SEARCH OPTIONS link.

  • Select TYPE OF LAWYER (Required)
    Select a TYPE OF LAWYER from either the Personal Users or Business Users drop down menus (chose only 1), OR if you do not find the type of lawyer you are looking for in either drop down menu, enter your legal term in the open field.

    Example: Selecting Family from the Personal Users drop down menu will provide a list of Canadian law firms who might deal with one or more of the following areas:
    Family Law
    Adoptions
    Child Custody
    Child Support
    Divorce
    Domestic Violence
    Visitation Rights

  • Enter CITY (Optional)
    Narrow your search by entering the CITY where you wish to locate a law office.

  • Select PROVINCE/STATE (Required)
    Select a PROVINCE OR STATE from the drop-down menu. U.S. States are listed first followed by Canadian Provinces.

  • SEARCH
    After determining your desired criteria, select SEARCH or hit the enter key. The system displays a list of the law offices that match your criteria. You may then browse through those listings or modify your search and resubmit it.

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Find A Lawyer: Search by Name

This form allows you to search for a specific LAWYER NAME or FIRM NAME by NAME, CITY, COUNTRY and STATE/PROVINCE.

  • Enter NAME (Required)
    Enter either a Canadian LAWYER NAME or FIRM NAME in the appropriate fields.

    Search Tips for NAME Searching:

    • Try to enter the exact spelling of the Canadian lawyer or firm you wish to find. For LAWYER NAME, common nicknames are included in your results.
    • Canadian Lawyer Name Search Example: Stephen Jones
      - This search will return listing with Stephen, Steven, Steve.
    • The search is NOT case sensitive or order specific.

    • In either the FIRM NAME field, you can use boolean operators or wildcard characters to narrow or broaden your search.

    Boolean Operators:

    • Use the "OR" connector when entering multiple items like variations in the spelling of a name. Using an OR connector broadens your search.

    • Canadian Firm Name Search Example: Smith OR Jones
      - This search will yield results with the names Smith or Jones, but not both in the same entry.

    • Use "AND" to include more than one search term. Using AND narrows your search.

    • Firm Name Search Example: smith AND jones
      - This search will return listings with Smith and Jones in each entry.

    • If you're comfortable using Boolean operators you can use AND and OR in the same search.

    • Firm Name Search Example: Smith AND (Nelson OR Jones)
      - This search will return listings with Smith and Nelson and Smith and Jones.

    Wildcard Characters:

    • Use the "%" or "*" symbols as wildcard characters. You can use either before or after the text you wish to find. Be aware that using wildcards will usually return numerous listings which will take time to display.

    • Search Example: eri%
      - This search will include all names and spelling variations that begin with "eri." Results:
      Erik
      Erica
      Erin

    • Search Example: *thy
      - This search will find all words that end in "thy." Results:
      McCarthy
      Kathy
      Timothy

  • Enter CITY (Optional)
    Narrow your search by entering the CITY where you wish to locate the particular lawyer or firm.

  • Enter COUNTRY (Required)
    Enter the COUNTRY or select All Countries. The default is United States of America.

  • Enter STATE/PROVINCE (Optional)

  • SEARCH
    After determining your desired criteria, select SEARCH or hit the enter key. The system displays a list of the law offices or lawyers that match your criteria. You may browse through the listing or modify your search and resubmit it.

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Find A Canadian Lawyer: More Search Options

This form allows you to search for a FIRM, LAWYER or both LAWYERS & FIRMS by selecting the appropriate radio button. LAWYERS & FIRMS is the choice by default. You will need to enter a TYPE OF LAWYER from either the Personal or Business drop down menu, a COUNTRY, and/or STATE/PROVINCE.

  • Select TYPE OF LAWYER
    Select a TYPE OF LAWYER. You can search on a primary heading to get broad results, or you can search on a secondary-level heading (where available) to obtain more specific results.

    Examples: Searching on Family Law from the Personal Users drop down menu will provide a list of lawyers or firms who might deal with one or more of the following areas:
    Family Law
    Adoptions
    Child Custody
    Child Support
    Divorce
    Domestic Violence
    Premarital Agreements
    Spousal Support
    Visitation Rights

    Searching on Divorce will list lawyers who deal only with divorce cases.

  • Enter CITY (Optional)
    Enter the CITY where you wish to locate a Canadian lawyer or law office.

  • Select STATE/PROVINCE (Required)
    Select a STATE or PROVINCE from the drop-down menu. U.S. States are listed first followed by Canadian Provinces.

  • Select LANGUAGE
    Select a LANGUAGE from the list to identify firms or Canadian lawyers with specific language fluency.

  • SEARCH
    After determining your desired criteria, select SEARCH or hit the enter key. The system displays a list of the law offices that match your criteria. You may then browse through those listings or modify your search and resubmit it.

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Find A Canadian Lawyer Enter Another Legal Term

On both the QUICK and MORE SEARCH OPTIONS (Advanced Search) forms, users have the option to enter in a specific legal term instead of selecting from either the personal users or business user type of lawyer drop down menus. Enter your own TERM (for example, "securities").

Tips for using additional legal terms:

Enter adjacent search terms when you want to find the exact match in a law office listing.

  • Search Example: alternative dispute resolution
  • This search will yield Canadian law offices with lawyers who practice alternative dispute resolution.

Type in the "OR" connector when entering multiple items. Using an OR connector broadens your search.

  • Search Example: custody OR adoption
  • This search will yield listings of Canadian law offices that are associated with custody or adoption, but not necessarily both.

Use "AND" to include more than one search term. Using AND narrows your search.

  • Search Example: custody AND adoption
  • This search will return listings of Canadian law offices that are associated with custody and adoptions.

If you're comfortable using Boolean operators you can use AND and OR in the same search:

  • Search Example: custody AND (adoption OR divorce)
  • This search will return listings of Canadian law offices that are associated with custody and adoption AND custody and divorce.
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Content Search

CONTENT SEARCH gives users the ability to keyword search Canadian-Lawyers.ca articles, tips, Ask A Canadian lawyer archives, community, and more. Enter a term, for example "tort", and select SEARCH. Browse the list of matching articles, message board responses, etc.

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Glossary Help

Find the definition of an unfamiliar legal term from the list of 10,000 words in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, Copyright 2000.

Type in a TERM and select the SEARCH button to view its definition or see related terms. Not all diacritical marks display properly on the web so we've provided the Pronunciation Key at the bottom of the results screen. You can check the key to map the characters to get the pronunciations.

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General Help

LexisNexis Canada has provided a variety of features that will educate you on various legal matters. Whether you are just curious about the law or you need to hire a Canadian lawyer immediately, you can be confident that Canadian-Lawyers.ca will inform you about the legal resources that are available.

Navigation throughout the site is available at the top of each page. Each button represents a main section of the Canadian-Lawyers.ca site. Once in a specific section, using the side navigation buttons will toggle between areas within that section.

There are three main sections of Canadian-Lawyers.ca: Find a Canadian lawyer, Research Legal Topics, Get Legal Tips. Here are general descriptions of the main site sections and their sub-sections:

FIND A LAWYER - search our comprehensive database of our 1 million lawyers and law firms.
Quick Search
More Search Options (Advanced Search)
Search by Name

RESEARCH LEGAL TOPICS
Browse By Topic - Learn more about the areas of Canadian law you are interested in, with articles, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.
Glossary of Legal Terms - search for legal terms, definitions, and pronunciations.

GET LEGAL TIPS - Find out how to hire the right Canadian lawyer
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Tips for Hiring a Canadian Lawyer
Questions to Ask Your Canadian Lawyer

Other site sections include:
CONTENT SEARCH - keyword search our site for related articles, checklists, message boards, chats, newletters, and more.

ABOUT US - Learn about LexisNexis Canada

INFO. FOR LAWYERS - Learn more about listing your firm

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