Mark Robertson and J. Harris Morgan, 2018 Since the publication of the second edition of How to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay, new technologies have emerged in timekeeping and billing to help you more easily prepare bills that are clear and informative to your client. This new edition and expanded edition of a practice-proven… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Solo and Small Firm
Sharon D. Nelson, James A. Calloway & Ross L. Kodner, published 2009, 230 pages Worried about the economy? Are you a lawyer out of work? Are you afraid you will be laid off? Are you struggling to manage your firm through a down economy? In a single volume, How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times, will… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Legal Careers, Marketing, Solo and Small Firm
Edited by James D. Cotterman, Altman Weil, Inc., published 2015, 186 pages The revised Sixth Edition of Compensation Plans for Law Firms, provides complete and systematic guidance on how to establish a fair and competitive compensation program for your firm. The book includes workable approaches for compensating partners and associates, as well as other contributors… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Firm Management
Edward Poll, Published 2002, 166 pages with CD-ROM This practical and user-friendly guide provides you with proven strategies and sound advice that will make the process of collecting your fees simpler, easier, and more effective! This handy resource provides you with the framework around which to structure your collection efforts. You’ll learn how you can… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances
LAWPRO has received multiple reports of an email funds transfer fraud targeting Ontario lawyers. Given the similarity of the conversations and the email addresses that are being used, we believe it is the same individual(s) behind this fraud and that there are other firms that have been targeted today, and over the last few weeks…. Read More »
Categories: Alerts, Fraud
The recent changes to the Land Transfer Tax and the new Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) are mandatory starting today: May 8, 2017. To help real estate lawyers take steps to comply with these changes, LAWPRO has assembled a list of answers to the questions we are hearing most frequently (FAQs) from Ontario lawyers on our… Read More »
Categories: Alerts
Each thread in a fabric makes the others stronger and in the fabric that is LawPRO, each employee is a vital strand that strengthens the weave. Our customer service department guides underwriting and applications, our claims department works to contain the standard of care and defend our insureds, our information services protect your data, and… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Editorials
Net premiums: $115.8 million LawPRO net earned premiums in 2016 were $115.8 million. Premiums from the mandatory insurance program were lower than in 2015, though still higher than budgeted. The E&O Fund did not make a premium contribution to LawPRO in 2016 as it did in 2015. And although the number of practising lawyer full-time-equivalents… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Year in Review
Administrative dismissal of actions: Was 2016 the calm before the storm? Claims trends in 2016 seemed to follow now-familiar patterns – certain types of claims increased, others abated, and overall claims costs continue to hover around the $100 million mark. However, in the final months of the year, LawPRO claims personnel saw an increase in… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Year in Review
The year 2016 marked the sixth year in which most insured lawyers paid a base premium of $3,350 for their professional indemnity insurance. As rents and property values continue to climb, and as technology becomes obsolete at an ever-increasing rate, we were proud to be among the few practice expenses NOT growing in 2016. LawPRO… Read More »
Categories: 2017 May - 2016 Annual Review, Articles, Errors & Omissions, Year in ReviewLand 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.
