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E&O and R&R: Insurance planning for retirement

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When looking forward to your retirement it’s important to have an idea of what liabilities and activities from your practice will follow you. It’s false comfort to think that just because a claim wasn’t brought prior to retirement means one won’t appear in the future or that you can rely on the coverage that was… Read More »

Categories: 2012 December Resolutions, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy

Insurance matters: Innocent party coverage

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What is it? Innocent Party coverage protects you against the dishonest, fraudulent, criminal or malicious acts or omissions of present or former partners, associates, and employed lawyers in your firm. Is this coverage mandatory? Minimum level Innocent Party coverage (sublimit coverage of $250,000 per claim/ aggregate) is required for all partners practising in association, partnership… Read More »

Categories: 2012 December Resolutions, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy

Insurance matters: Temporary leave of absence

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LAWPRO understands that there may be circumstances in which a lawyer may have to take some time away from the private practice of law due to illness, family issues or other circumstances. Lawyers who temporarily leave the practice of law and do not take any alternate employment may be eligible to apply for exemption from… Read More »

Categories: 2012 December Resolutions, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy

Vicarious directors’ liability?!?!

Everyone knows and accepts that legal partnerships are vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of their partners and employees in the course of the law firm’s business. Most law firms carry on their practices on the basis that their business is the practice of law. Some legal partnerships allow or even encourage their employees… Read More »

Categories: 2012 August Checklists, Articles, Errors & Omissions, Firm Management, LAWPRO policy

Leaving your current law firm

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Lawyers who change firms, contact information, or practice status should notify both LawPRO and the Law society separately of these changes because LawPRO and the Law society maintain separate information databases. Joining a new firm Send an email to LAWPRO Customer Service ([email protected]) and include your new contact information and the effective date of the… Read More »

Categories: 2012 August Checklists, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy, Legal Careers

Mentor with less fear with LAWPRO waiver of deductible

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LAWPRO has long promoted the benefits of mentorship, which flow not only to the mentee, but also to the mentor. Lawyers who have access to experienced mentors benefit from practical advice and information without having to learn “by trial and error.” While many Ontario lawyers give their time generously to more junior members of the… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy, Mentoring

What new lawyers need to know about LAWPRO’s mandatory professional liability insurance

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These FAQs answer some of the more common questions we hear from newly-called lawyers. The answers will help you determine if you need insurance coverage (or whether you’re exempt) and the steps you need to take to get your LawPRO insurance coverage in place. Read on. What is professional liability insurance? Professional liability insurance is… Read More »

Categories: 2012 Student Issue 1, Articles, Law students/new lawyers, LAWPRO policy, New Lawyers

Insurance implications of lawyer transfers & practice structures

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Lawyer mobility is now taken for granted: The days of spending one’s whole career in a single practice setting are long gone. Consider these scenarios: Scenario one: A lawyer previously in practice elsewhere joins a new firm. A claim is made based on work completed at the previous firm, but received only after the lawyer… Read More »

Categories: 2012 January Employment, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy, Legal Careers

When you do legal work involving foreign law or lawyers: Are you covered?

Lawyers and their clients are more mobile than ever before. With the Internet, easy international travel and a global economy, relationships and business transactions – and legal matters and disputes – frequently cross international borders. Handling matters that involve foreign law can increase the risk that you will face a malpractice claim, and can have… Read More »

Categories: 2010 Dec File Retention, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy

Land Acknowledgement

The offices of LAWPRO are located on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples. Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. LAWPRO respects and acknowledges the histories, languages, knowledge systems, and cultures of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit nations.

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