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Marketing 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 lawCommon practice pitfalls: How to avoid them
Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LawPRO) was created to insure lawyers against legal malpractice claims. Most (though not all) claims are brought by a lawyer’s own client and include an allegation that the lawyer made a mistake or did not meet the standard of care expected when delivering legal services. No lawyer is immune to a… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Admin dismissals/Rule 48, Articles, Communications Errors, Features, Inadequate Investigation, Law students/new lawyers, Time ManagementWhat I wish I knew in law school
Midway through their articling terms at LawPRO we asked Raymond Ashurov and Rahim Andani to reflect on their law school experiences and how they relate to their early working experiences. Keep an open mind Many students enter law school with a preconceived plan of courses and the area of law in which they want to… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, Law students/new lawyers, New Lawyer Issue, New LawyersWhat new lawyers need to know about LawPRO’s mandatory professional liability insurance
These FAQs answer some of the more common questions we hear from newly-called lawyers. The answers will help you determine if you need insurance coverage (or whether you’re exempt) and the steps you need to take to get your LawPRO insurance coverage in place. What is professional liability insurance? Professional liability insurance is designed to… Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, LAWPRO policy, New LawyersLinkedIn dos and don’ts for law students
With over 460 million users in more than 200 countries (including at least a million lawyers) and web traffic that ranks it as the 18th most visited site on the planet, LinkedIn is the social networking tool of choice for professionals. LinkedIn (LI) can also be useful to law students in a number of ways…. Read More »
Categories: 2017 Student Issue No 5, Articles, Legal Technology, Marketing, Tech TipsProgram changes for 2017
Quick summary: Base premium for 2017: $2,950 (reduced from $3,350) Your coverage while working on secondment Lawyers employed by designated government agencies Reports to the Law Society of Upper Canada Auto-renewed policies to reinstate certain coverage options Base premium reduced For 2017, the base premium will be set at $2,950 per member, a reduction of… Read More »
Categories: 2016 October - Insurance Issue 2017, LAWPRO Magazine, LAWPRO policy2017 coverage for lawyers in private practice
Standard insurance coverage The base program Eligibility: Required of all lawyers1 providing services in private practice.3 Coverage limit: $1 million per claim/$2 million in the aggregate (i.e., for all claims made in 2017), applicable to claim expenses, indemnity payments and/or costs of repairs together. Standard deductible: $5,000 per claim, applicable to claim expenses, indemnity payments… Read More »
Categories: 2016 October - Insurance Issue 2017, Articles, LAWPRO policy2017 coverage for exempt lawyers
in-house corporate counsel government lawyers, educators and others not in active private practice retired lawyers, estate trustees, emeritus lawyers, judges and others no longer practising law legal aid clinic lawyers (not directly employed by Legal Aid Ontario) lawyers who engage in only occasional practice in Ontario and are resident in a Canadian jurisdiction other than… Read More »
Categories: 2016 October - Insurance Issue 2017, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policyOn parental leave from your private practice? Relax, you’re covered
Lawyers about to become parents sometimes ask about their coverage while on parental leave. The answer is simple: if a lawyer was in private practice before taking the leave and was covered under the Program policy, and then suspends private practice for “family (or illness) reasons” (with intention to return) for up to five years,… Read More »
Categories: 2016 October - Insurance Issue 2017, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policy