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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).

 

 


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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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

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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.

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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.

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Tips for Wills & Estates Lawyers (2022)

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

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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.

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Family Law Tips (2022)

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

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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 »

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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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Working Together, Remotely – Managing and Leading Through COVID and Beyond (2021)

Leading lawyers and expert law practice advisors share lessons learned and tips to date from our rapid shift to virtual practice, with a focus on how we can make our practices work better for ourselves, our teams and our clients.

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Preparing for Pro Bono: Tips for Successfully Delivering Pro Bono Services (2021)

LAWPRO brings you this webinar, initially presented for Pro Bono Students Canada volunteers, to help lawyers successfully deliver pro bono services.

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La fraude et cybercriminalité (2020)

Présentateur: Raymond Leclair, Vice-président, Affaires publiques

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Diversity, Inclusion and Cultural Competence to Reduce Risk (2020)

Learn about the importance of diversity, inclusion and cultural competence for the legal profession, and how issues related to a lack of cultural competency can contribute to a claim

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Claims risks for commercial lawyers acting on the purchase or sale of a business (2020)

LAWPRO and the Hamilton Lawyers Association present a webinar about the risks when acting on the purchase or sale of a business

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Common claims and how to avoid them (2020)

Understand the leading common claims and when they occur, with examples of specific different risks by areas of practice.

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Real estate fraud: Keeping up the fight (2020)

Join Nadia Dalimonte, Manager, TitlePLUS Claims and Counsel, as she reviews various types of fraud, and provides tips and resources to help you avoid them.

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Land Acknowledgement

The offices of LAWPRO are located on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples. Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. LAWPRO respects and acknowledges the histories, languages, knowledge systems, and cultures of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit nations.

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