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LAWPRO STATEMENT ON COVID-19
[Updated May 15, 2020] LAWPRO wants to reassure Ontario lawyers and its other stakeholders that we continue to operate. While calls to our customer service department have slowed down, new claim reports continue to come in at pre-crisis numbers – ten to fifteen each and every day. We have activated our business continuity plan and… Read More »
Categories: AlertsVideo Conferencing Checklist
There are a lot of things lawyers need to keep track of when providing legal services by video conference. This Video Conferencing Checklist (Word document or PDF file) will help you consider the steps you need to take before, during, and after a video conference meeting with a client. This Checklist has been modified from… Read More »
Categories: ChecklistA place for every email and every email in its place: Improving your inbox organization
In a modern law firm, it is not uncommon for the bulk of a file to be located in the lawyer’s inbox. This includes records of client instructions, agreements between counsel, strategy discussions, and scheduling confirmations. This can also include attachments and documents circulated between lawyers and clients that are sometimes never stored in a… Read More »
Categories: Articles, Legal Technology, New Lawyer Issue, Tech TipsPhishing scams: Be the one that got away
Phishing involves the use of an email, text message or phone call that appears to come from a trusted source or institution, vendor or company, but is actually from a third-party impostor. Phishing messages are intended to trick you into giving fraudsters your information by asking you to update or confirm personal or online account… Read More »
Categories: Articles, Cyber dangers, New Lawyer Issue, Tech TipsCommunicating like its 1876: The continuing importance of telephone skills for lawyers
When the Western Union Telegraph Co. famously declined to purchase the telephone patent from Alexander Graham Bell, it was allegedly because they wondered why anyone would want to use such a frivolous and impractical device when a clear and concise written message could just as easily be sent by telegraph. This assessment seems less absurd… Read More »
Categories: Articles, Communications Errors, Content Type, Features, Law students/new lawyers, New Lawyer IssuePlanning to do real estate work? A primer on title insurance and the TitlePLUS program
If you’re planning to do any real estate work when you go into practice, you’ll soon hear about a resource used by many real estate practitioners – title insurance. It’s a type of insurance coverage that lawyers across Canada are telling their clients about to help protect them against some typical problems that might crop… Read More »
Categories: Articles, New Lawyer Issue, Title insurance, TitlePLUS