About the Legal Research Assistant
Your Smart Legal Research Partner
The Legal Research Assistant is Sabinet's AI-powered solution designed to simplify and accelerate legal research. It brings together authoritative legal sources in one intuitive interface, enabling you to ask questions and receive accurate, referenced answers instantly.
What You'll Find Here
The assistant integrates with Sabinet's core legal content collections:
- National Legislation - All updated and consolidated South African Principal Acts, Rules, and Regulations from 1910 to present, including amendments.
- Provincial Legislation - Acts and Ordinances applicable in each province, with regulations from 1910 to present, including historical versions.
- Municipal By-laws - Full-text access to by-laws in force across all nine provinces from 1995 to present.
- Judgments - Reported and unreported judgments from all South African courts. Historical and current case law, continuously updated.
- Law Journals Collection - Scholarly articles from leading South African law journals. Extensive historical archives and current issues. Browse journals
How to Subscribe
To unlock full access and advanced features:
- You will need a subscription to both:
- The legal product source as well as
- The Legal Research Assistant.
- Create a MyDiscover Profile – This is mandatory for access and enables personalised features like saved searches, alerts, and briefcases.
- Contact us to subscribe.
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Why MyDiscover?
Your MyDiscover profile allows you to:
- Save queries and organise research in briefcases.
- Track subscription products linked to your institution.
- Access query history and refer back anytime.
Contact Sabinet Support
For enquiries about subscription as well as creating a MyDiscover account:
- Email: info@sabinet.co.za
- Phone: +27 (12) 643 9500
- Support: FAQ - Access & Subscriptions