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View our on demand CPD recordings here. Each presentation offers qualifying LSO professionalism hours and is approved for the LAWPRO Risk Management Credit program (which must be declared at MyLAWPRO under the Risk Management Credit section).

The Virtual Legal Practice: From Client Intake to Resolution When Nobody Is in the Same Room (2025)

Join us for an insightful session on things to consider when practicing virtually. This program will cover essential topics such as virtual meeting best practices, ID verification issues, virtual dispute resolution, and examinations for discovery. We will also delve into addressing undue influence and capacity concerns, providing practical strategies to address these issues. Whether you’re… Read More »

Family Law in 2025: Managing risk and building your professional network (2025)

In this practical program attendees will learn to build a professional network to help reduce their malpractice risk. We will cover tips for avoiding the repudiation of settlements and contracts, making the most of in-person and online networking opportunities, effective client screening, and safely giving independent legal advice. Find out who to call when you… Read More »

Real Estate Due Diligence: NOSIs, Easements, Covenants, Fraud, and Common Electronic Registration Issues (2024)

Stay ahead in your real estate practice with this refresher on title searching, fraud, and electronic registrations. This program covers critical updates to Notices of Security Interests (NOSIs) and their impact on due diligence requirements. You will also receive practical tips from TitlePLUS on avoiding current fraud threats and common title issues involving registered easements… Read More »

What They Didn’t Teach You In Law School: Marketing, Management, and Mentorship (2024)

Discover the essential skills that law school didn’t cover. Explore the risks and rewards of marketing in professional services, from digital strategies to leveraging client testimonials. Gain practical management tips, including how to manage up and navigate challenges in a multi-generational workplace. Emphasizing the development of key skills, this program highlights the importance of proactively… Read More »

Professional Civility: Avoiding Costs, Arguments, and Malpractice Claims (2024)

This program will explore the importance of civility in fostering effective relationships with clients, colleagues, and the courts. Leading lawyers and industry experts will discuss how maintaining civility in the workplace and in dealings with opposing counsel, whether in disputes or transactions, can promote efficient and effective resolution of matters, and LAWPRO Claims Counsel will… Read More »

Unlocking Real Estate Wisdom (2024)

Join us as we provide a practical summary of recent legislative developments impacting the industry, ID verification rules and procedures, the CRA’s new trust reporting rules, legal advice for bare trustees, and essential tax considerations impacting real estate practitioners.

Succession 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 »

Practice Tips for Wills and Estates Lawyers (2024)

This program brings together leading practitioners, including LAWPRO senior claims counsel, to provide key tips and explore some of the leading cause of claims in the area of wills & estates. Covering content of particular interest to wills & estates solicitors, the panel will discuss topics such as discovering assets and liabilities when will-drafting, avoiding… Read More »

Client Management and Effective Client Relationships (2023)

Learn from leading advocates about (i) a well-drafted retainer agreement, setting fee expectations, and what to do when the client does not pay; (ii) understanding how diversity and culture can impact communication with clients; and (iii) managing communication and relationship breakdowns when they occur. Download the materials Speakers: Rachel Sachs, Lawyer and Seniors Advocate, Sachs… Read More »

Building 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 »

Top Tips for Advocates (2023)

This program full of practical advice and tips is for advocates from all areas of practice. Learn from leading advocates and LAWPRO counsel about recent developments in areas such as limitation periods, ineffective assistance of counsel, establishing the legal status of clients, and more. Original date: June 22, 2023 Download the materials Speakers Edward Marrocco,… Read More »

Insurance 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 »

Protecting your firm against fraud (2023)

Fraud targeting lawyers continues to be a serious concern for the profession. This program will provide up-to-date information on actual fraud attempts, the types of fraud claims LAWPRO counsel are seeing right now, and how best to avoid these scams. As well, legal and law enforcement experts will provide tips and advice for protecting your… Read More »

Tips for Corporate Commercial Lawyers (2022)

Learn about key risk areas and emerging risks faced by corporate commercial lawyers and how to effectively manage them

Tips for Real Estate Lawyers (2022)

Join our panel featuring leading real estate lawyers and LAWPRO counsel who will share practical tips about key risk areas and how to effectively manage them.

Survival Tips to Prevent Fraud (2022)

Drawing on actual frauds and close calls, this program will review the most recent fraud efforts targeting lawyers, law firms and their clients, and provide practical tips to help you manage these risks.

Tips for Wills & Estates Lawyers (2022)

Learn from leading wills and estates lawyers and LAWPRO counsel about practice trends and tips for success

Tips for Advocates (2022)

Learn from leading advocates from a range of practice areas and from LAWPRO counsel about practice trends and key advocacy tips.

Family Law Tips (2022)

Leading family law lawyers and LAWPRO counsel will share practical tips for family law lawyers

Avoiding the wire fraud nightmare – what you need to know to protect yourself and your clients (2021)

Finding out that money you sent out of trust has gone missing is a lawyer’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately, we are seeing a rise in wire fraud efforts targeting law firms and their clients. Fraudsters have developed several ways to convince lawyers and law clerks to wire funds out of law firm trust accounts to fraudsters’… Read More »

Tips for Successfully Building Access to Justice into your Law Practice (2021)

This program was part of Access to Justice Week 2021. Join LAWPRO, The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) and Toronto Lawyers Association to explore how legal professionals can structure their practices to better facilitate access to justice. Participants will hear from a panel of legal professionals from across the province and various areas… Read More »

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