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Answering your complex coverage questions
LawPRO’s Underwriting & Customer Service (UCS) Department handles applications and renewals for the primary professional indemnity insurance program, which provided coverage to over 26,000 lawyers in 2016. New accounts are established as lawyers are first licensed, existing accounts are amended as lawyers change practice setting or type, and all accounts are renewed each fall. For… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Errors & OmissionsRepairing errors to head off claims
Timely efforts by LawPRO to “repair” errors committed by lawyers save the Ontario bar millions of dollars every year. To preserve these repair opportunities, lawyers should contact us as soon as it becomes clear that a mistake may have been made on a file. LawPRO successfully argues for rectification of a will provision A multi-million… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Civil Litigation, Errors & Omissions, Wills & Estates, Year in ReviewStanding up for lawyers
The great majority of claims reported to LawPRO are either abandoned, settled, or resolved through mediation or arbitration. But if we hope to preserve reasonable and fair limits on the scope of lawyers’ responsibilities, we must occasionally go to court. Our litigation track record is proof of our sound judgment about when to go to… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Year in ReviewAre individuals acting as general counsel to their law firms required to have LAWPRO insurance?
While general counsel have been commonplace in corporate settings for years, it is now becoming more common for law firms to have someone working in a “general counsel” capacity. There is a wide variety in the types of work done by law firm general counsel. Among other things, it can involve advice on human resources… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, FAQs, LAWPRO policyLet’s celebrate! The TitlePLUS program’s 20th anniversary
As the TitlePLUS program celebrates its 20th Anniversary, we pause to reflect on the past while looking forward to a strong and exciting future. From its inception, the TitlePLUS program has always been about more than just title insurance – it addresses the changing realities facing real estate lawyers and consumers and seeks to find… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, TitlePLUSIt’s more than just business – Corporate social responsibility
LawPRO’s continued commitment to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program was reflected in contributions to the profession, to wellness, and to the community. Fostering the legal profession and access to justice In May of 2016, LawPRO personnel attended the Pro Bono Ontario awards gala to honour the contributions of lawyers, law firms, legal departments, law… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Insurance BusinessNot your mother’s law career
Who (or what) inspired you to go to law school? Regardless of their reasons for choosing a legal education, today’s young lawyers can expect that their experiences practising law will be different from depictions of the profession they witnessed growing up. Tablet computers have replaced wheeled trial bags, Skype™ conferences stand in for face-to-face meetings,… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, EditorialsStudent to lawyer: 20 tips for a successful transition
There isn’t a magic formula for mapping out a career in law. You will make some decisions on where you would like to go, but there are many things outside your control which will impact where you end up. Factors such as economic conditions, personal circumstances, and even a bit of luck will affect the… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, Legal Careers, New LawyersMarketing basics
Marketing basics It’s never too early to begin marketing services to existing and potential clients. As you work on a basic marketing plan, consider including the following activities and implementation schedule: Each week: Call a client and just say hi (don’t bill them for the call!). Take at least one current client, potential client, or… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, Law students/new lawyers, Marketing, New LawyersArtificial intelligence and the “self-driving” lawyer
We all look forward to the day when we can jump in a vehicle that will drive itself to our desired destination. And while self-driving vehicles have been in our imaginations for many decades, vehicles from Tesla and others with driving-assistance technology suggest fully autonomous self-driving cars will be a reality in the not too… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, Features, Future of law