Announcements
AvoidaClaim wins Clawbie for Best Practice Management blog
AvoidaClaim.com is pleased to be one of the winners of the 2012 Clawbies, which honour the best in Canadian law blogs. We won for Best Practice Management blog. Click here to see the full list of winners and runners-up. There are some great blogs listed that you will definitely want to bookmark! Here is the… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsParticipate in the Law Society of Upper Canada’s future of articling webcast and live discussion
The Law Society of Upper Canada just released the final report of the Articling Task Force, Pathways to the Profession: A Roadmap for the Reform of Lawyer Licensing in Ontario. This Task Force was formed to address concerns about the articling program, and in particular relating to the growing number of unplaced licensing candidates. The… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsLAWPRO CPD Premium Credit is now the LAWPRO Risk Management Credit
In 2002 practicePRO launched the LAWPRO CPD Premium Credit. It was a way to encourage lawyers to attend programs we felt had a strong risk management component by rewarding them with a $50 credit (up to $100 in any policy year) on their insurance premium. In that first year we approved 12 CPD programs with… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsAmendments to the Federal Child Support Guidelines (New child support tables)
The Department of Justice just announced that the Federal Child Support Guidelines (Federal Guidelines) have been amended to update the Federal Child Support Tables (Federal Tables) used to determine child support amounts. These amendments will come into force on December 31, 2011. The 2006 Federal Tables must still be used to determine child support owed… Read More »
Categories: Announcements, Family LawLaw Society of Upper Canada releases Guidelines for Law Offices Searches
The Law Society of Upper Canada has just released an updated version of its Guidelines for Law Office Searches. These Guidelines are intended to inform you of best practices and steps that can be taken to protect the solicitor-client privilege of your clients in the event of a search and seizure of your law office…. Read More »
Categories: Announcements, Practice Aids, Law Practice ManagementToronto Civil Court Lists now available on the Internet
The Toronto Lawyers’ Association announced today that they will be providing internet access to the Toronto Civil Court lists. Currently you can access Trials, Pre-Trial & Case Conferences, Motions and Masters’ Motions. The Commercial and Bankruptcy Lists will be available soon. The TLA aims to have the next day’s list posted by 5 pm each… Read More »
Categories: Announcements, Civil LitigationLAWPRO looking to hire a corporate writer and policy analyst
LAWPRO is looking to hire a corporate write/policy analyst with legal experience. The position reports to the Communications Director. This person will work closely with company executive, the communications and risk management departments to plan, research, write and edit a broad range of assignments for external and internal stakeholders including: policy and position papers, speeches,… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsAvoidAClaim.com Wins 2010 CLawBies Award for Best Practice Management Blog
I was very pleased and honoured to see AvoidAClaim win the 2010 CLawBies award for the Best Law Practice Management blog. The Canadian law blog or “blawg” scene is vibrant and growing and the CLawBies recognize year’s best Canadian law blogs. You can see a full list of 2010 CLawBies winners and runners-up here. The… Read More »
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