Tips Tuesday: Optimize CanLII With DarkLII and Reading Pane

For the longest time, I had no idea that there was a reading pane option in CanLII but once I discovered it, it was an absolute game changer. When you perform a search you’ll notice some options on the right hand side. There will be “Clear Filters” “By relevance” and then three icons. The second last icon when clicked on has two options “Default” and “Reading Pane”. Select reading pane and prepare to have your life changed. You’re welcome.

Another fantastic addition to CanLII is “DarkLII” which simply allows you to enable dark mode in CanLII. This was a very welcome feature for me and has saved me a lot of eye strain since I’ve started using it. To turn it on, scroll to the very bottom of your page and click on the icon which says “DarkLII”.

This tip was originally published in 14 Of My Favourite Resources for Articling Students & Junior Lawyers by Charlene Scheffelmair