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Facing stress with mindfulness and being in the moment
Whether it’s a big move across the county, receiving an unexpected medical diagnosis, being awarded a promotion at the firm or something else – it’s likely you’ve faced moments of substantial change in your life. When these changes occur, regardless of if they’re planned or a surprise, they can lead us to feel stressed, overwhelmed,… Read More »
Categories: 2024 June - Time for Tomorrow, Articles, WellnessSuccession Planning for your Legal Practice (2024)
This program will cover what every lawyer and law firm should know to adequately prepare themselves for potential absences from their practice—whether short-term, long-term, or permanent. The program will provide helpful advice on what practitioners should do now to prepare their practice and affairs for when they may need to step away in the future…. Read More »
Categories: CPD, CPD Practice Management, Succession PlanningThe confidence client: Survival tips to prevent fraud
In the nineteenth century, American journalists and law enforcement coined the term “confidence artist” to describe a form of fraud that preys on the trust and credulity of its target. The form these frauds took was always changing but relied on the good faith of the target and either a promise of profit or a… Read More »
Categories: 2024 March - The Confidence Client, Articles, Cyber dangers, FraudOne click and you are out $1 million
Could it happen to you? If you have a trust account, then you’re at risk. We are seeing a sharp increase in social engineering fraud against law firms and their clients, where the goal is to divert funds to fraudsters’ accounts. When money gets diverted, the lawyer and/or the client is out of funds. For… Read More »
Categories: 2024 March - The Confidence Client, Articles, Cyber dangers, FraudClient portals improve information security and client service
What is a client portal? Wikipedia defines the term client portal as “an electronic gateway to a collection of digital files, services, and information, accessible over the Internet through a web browser. the term is most often applied to a sharing mechanism between an organization and its clients.” Why is it important for lawyers to… Read More »
Categories: 2024 March - The Confidence Client, Articles, Firm Management, Legal Careers, Legal TechnologyTitle insurance matters: ‘One of these things is not like the other’
You may recall the title as a lyric from a song in a popular kids show many years ago, reinforcing the benefits of being aware and noticing differences. This same lesson applies when comparing the legal protection coverages offered by other title insurers that compete with the Legal Service Coverage that’s included in TitlePLUS policies…. Read More »
Categories: 2024 March - The Confidence Client, Articles, Real Estate, Title insurance, TitlePLUSVirtual Identity Verification (IDV) service Provider Chart
As of January 1st, 2024, the Law Society of Ontario requires lawyers who only meet with clients virtually to verify their clients’ identity online by authenticating their identification documents, or using an alternate, approved verification method. The virtual authentication of identity is done via technology that does multiple searches/verifications of the client’s identity. The Law Society… Read More »
Categories: Articles, Legal TechnologyBuilding Resilience and Maintaining Mental Health in the Legal Profession (2023)
LAWPRO, in partnership with TLA, welcomes the legal community to join us for our continuing conversation about managing our mental health and building resilience. This session will provide practical advice from those on the frontlines of improving mental health for lawyers. You will hear directly from a clinician at the Member Assistance Program, a Peer-Support… Read More »
Categories: CPD, CPD Wellness, WellnessMaking technology work for you, and not the other way around
Our watch can track our heartbeat when we exercise; our fridge can order a dozen eggs when we’re running low; our cars can drive for us (or at least tell us when we drift out of our lanes); and our phone can recognize our face when we look at it. Every facet of our lives… Read More »
Categories: Legal Technology, New Lawyer IssueInsurance 101 for lawyers: Tips for insuring your practice (2023)
This panel will provide key information for sole practitioners and lawyers managing a practice on understanding and obtaining the different types of insurance available to protect their firm from risk. These experts will explain the how-to of putting the insurance puzzle together—from Errors & Omissions coverage to Executor and Trustee coverage to Commercial General Liability… Read More »
Categories: CPD, CPD Practice Management, LAWPRO policy