Category: LAWPRO Magazine
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Renewing Your Coverage for 2021
Q. How do I renew my insurance coverage? A. Filing your renewal application online is quick and easy: 1) Go to lawpro.ca and click on the yellow “LOGIN” box on the right side of the page 2) Log in with your Law Society number and confidential online password. If you cannot remember that password or… Read More »
Categories: 2020 October – Insurance Issue 2021, Articles, LAWPRO policyA 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 Issue