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Avoiding the wire fraud nightmare – what you need to know to protect yourself and your clients: December 2, 2021
Finding out that money you sent out of trust has gone missing is a lawyer’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately, we are seeing a rise in wire fraud efforts targeting law firms and their clients. Fraudsters have developed several ways to convince lawyers and law clerks to wire funds out of law firm trust accounts to fraudsters’… Read More »
Categories: CPD, Cyber dangers, Fraud, Legal TechnologyTips for Successfully Building Access to Justice into your Law Practice: October 27, 2021
Join LAWPRO and the Toronto Lawyers Association to explore how legal professionals can structure their practices to better facilitate access to justice. Participants will hear from a panel of legal professionals from across the province and various areas of practice, who will share their experiences and tips for building access to justice into everyday practice…. Read More »
Categories: Access to Justice, Communications Errors, Conflicts of Interest, CPD, Firm ManagementWhen You Get a Call About a Will You Drafted… What Is Your Next Step?
You’re sitting at your desk on a typical weekday afternoon when, out of the blue, you get a call related to a will file. As soon as this happens, be wary. Your first instinct may be to try to help. But calls around wills you’ve prepared raise issues around confidentiality and privilege. Trying to recall… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO policy, Online Only, Wills & EstatesIneffective Assistance of Counsel Claims – LAWPRO is here to help
The appeal ground of ineffective assistance by trial counsel is steadily on the rise, as most recently demonstrated by the Ontario Court of Appeal case R. v. Trought, 2021 ONCA 379. Lawyers need to know how to best protect themselves while complying with their ethical responsibilities to their former clients. The first step is to… Read More »
Categories: Criminal Law, Online OnlyWorking Together, Remotely – Managing and Leading Through COVID and Beyond
Leading lawyers and expert law practice advisors share lessons learned and tips to date from our rapid shift to virtual practice, with a focus on how we can make our practices work better for ourselves, our teams and our clients.
Categories: CPDA Discussion: Continuing to Manage – Mental Health, Resilience and Resources
A continued conversation about managing our mental health. This session will address a range of issues, including how we can keep connected, find our mentors and supports, and tips and resources.
Categories: CPD10 Tips to Adapt to the New Contingency Fee Regime
On July 1, 2021 Ontario’s contingency fees will be subject to significant changes, with amendments to both the Solicitors Act and the Law Society Rules of Professional Conduct coming into force. The changes will affect how contingency fees are calculated and will impact how contingency fee matters are managed from marketing and new client intake… Read More »
Categories: Access to Justice, Civil Litigation, Firm Management, Marketing, Online Only, RetainersTaking the gloom out of zoom: Ten teleconferencing tips
It turns out, the class we all needed was “Lawyering by Zoom 101”. It’s clear that remote meetings and videoconferencing are now a permanent part of the legal profession. But while online meetings bring benefits and convenience, they can also bring confusion and frustration. We’ve summarized ten teleconferencing tips to help you be the best… Read More »
Categories: Articles, Student IssueMoving up during lockdown: What it’s like “articling from home”
Congratulations, you finished law school during a pandemic. Here’s your J.D., your mortarboard, and your computer screen and Zoom account through which you will spend most of your first year in the legal profession. This probably isn’t what you were expecting. Lawyers are supposed to take meetings in boardrooms, not at a desk in their… Read More »
Categories: Articles, New Lawyers, Student, Student IssueHow modern lawyers are built from many pieces
The year is 2021. Everyone has a supercomputer in their pocket. Artificial meat is 3D printed in a lab. Somewhere a car is driving itself and a robot is doing a backflip. And, at long last, many courts have finally instituted remote hearings by video conference. The legal system may adapt slowly to changing technology,… Read More »
Categories: Articles, New Lawyers, Student, Student Issue