Responsible AI in Legal Research 
Apr 10th, 2025

NetLaw: Aids accuracy, ethics, and compliance 

NetLaw is a premier legal research information service providing access to consolidated, up-to-date South African National legislation. Sabinet has launched the new value-added subscription functionality namely the NetLaw AI Research Assistant which is designed to enhance legislative research through an interactive chat-based search and discovery experience, helping legal professionals, academics, businesses, and government discover relevant legislative documents quickly and efficiently by prompting the AI with questions.  

Sabinet National Legislation Service (NetLaw) provides comprehensive and up-to-date legislation for National compliance by providing access to all updated and consolidated South African acts, regulations, and rules. Discover automatically generates links to relevant legislation, news, research articles, and journal publications, providing users with a comprehensive view by connecting them to additional resources and context. The service offers advanced search and filtering capabilities, allowing users to quickly find specific legislation by subject with detailed filtering options.  

By putting their trust in Sabinet, companies can confidently use NetLaw’s What’s New feature to stay updated on legislative changes and amendments without the need to perform manual searches.  

Additional benefits include: 

  • Timely legislative updates: Continuous updates on new and amended legislation. 
  • Weekly newsletters: Concise summaries of new legislative updates sent directly to users’ inboxes. 

NetLaw enhances legal research with structured navigation tools, including chronological and alphabetical lists of acts, allowing users to find legislation by date. Additionally, its visualised linked content provides a clear representation of relationships between legislation and related documents. These features make NetLaw an invaluable resource for researchers, academics, and legal professionals seeking comprehensive and efficient legal information. 

Embrace the future with AI-powered legal research 

Sabinet now also offers the option for a subscription to its AI-powered legal research tools to streamline legal research and compliance processes. The integration of responsible AI into legal research, exemplified by Sabinet’s NetLaw AI Research Assistant, marks a significant advancement in the legal profession. By prioritising accuracy, ethical integrity, and compliance, NetLaw empowers legal professionals to navigate South Africa’s legislative landscape with confidence and efficiency. As AI continues to evolve, embracing such responsible tools is essential for maintaining the high standards of legal practice. Visit Sabinet’s website to learn more and experience the future of legal research today. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal research, but responsible AI usage is crucial to maintaining accuracy, ethical integrity, and regulatory compliance. Sabinet has introduced its NetLaw AI Research Assistant, exemplifying how AI can be leveraged responsibly to enhance legal workflows without compromising trust or quality. NetLaw AI Research Assistant has cutting-edge AI features, a user-friendly interface, and unmatched legislative coverage. The answers generated by the NetLaw AI Research Assistant are acquired from Sabinet–hosted information only, ensuring accuracy and reliability.

How does the NetLaw AI Research Assistant accelerate legal research? 

The NetLaw AI Research Assistant accelerates legal research by automating time-consuming tasks. It instantly searches through large volumes of national legislation documents, and identifies relevant legislation for review, reducing manual review time. 

Ensuring transparency, bias mitigation, and reliable information sources 

Responsible AI in legal research requires transparency, mitigation of bias, and reliance on authoritative information sources. By maintaining a clear record of data provenance and ensuring compliance with South African legislative standards, Sabinet ensures its NetLaw AI Research Assistant upholds the highest levels of reliability, reinforcing its role as a dependable legal research assistant tool as it uses Sabinet’s NetLaw credible information source as answers on questions asked. This approach eliminates risks associated with unverified or biased data, providing legal professionals with trustworthy, up-to-date, and contextually accurate information. 

The NetLaw AI Research Assistant is a reliable starting point for your research, providing a guide to the relevant legislation. With document-specific inquiries, users can interact with the AI assistant within a document or its related documents, gaining deeper legal understanding without the need for manual cross-referencing. Additionally, the export functionality allows users to email chat conversations, and links to relevant legislation to themselves or other subscribers, ensuring seamless knowledge-sharing. 

Subscribe to both NetLaw as well as the NetLaw Research Assistant to benefit from quick and accurate legislative research.

Join the future of legal research by contacting Sabinet today.  

Sabinet | Press Office