Month: April 2015
Are You Being a Lawyer or Building a Practice?
Jay Harrington, writing in Attorney at Work, describes the journey from student to lawyer as a “well-lit path”, while figuring out the direction of one’s legal career is like venturing off into uncharted territory. There can be many routes to get where you want to be, as long as you have a clear destination in… Read More »
Categories: Career ManagementSurprise! You have a franchise
Are you sure the company for which you’re handling an Ontario commercial transaction is not a franchise? Really sure? Because if you’re wrong, and your client meets the statutory definition of a franchise, the company is bound by the strict disclosure requirements of Ontario’s Arthur Wishart Act. Non-compliance with these can mean that parties entering… Read More »
Categories: Franchise LawCommercial debt collection scam using the names Christopher Simpson and Batts R Us
Four firms in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Christopher Simpson of Batts R Us looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudHow lawyers can avoid the dangers of procrastination
Whether it’s leaving a university essay until the last minute or deciding to sort your sock drawer instead of doing your taxes, procrastination is something everyone struggles with in life. However in your law practice, the results can be more damaging. In the past five years LAWPRO has received nearly 300 claims resulting from ‘procrastination’,… Read More »
Categories: Limitations ClaimsCommercial equipment purchase scam using the names Nick Silva and Bi-Port Engineering
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Nick Silva of Bi-Port Engineering looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Equipment / Inventory Purchase FraudCommercial equipment purchase scam using the names Chao Da and Yuki Precision Company Ltd
Firms in Florida and Ontario have notified us that they received an email from the purported Chao Da of Yuki Precision Company Ltd looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Equipment / Inventory Purchase FraudInside the Lawyer’s Mind Part 4: Sociability
In parts 1 to 3 of this series we discussed the three traits that lawyers score particularly high on in personality assessments: skepticism, autonomy, and urgency. In this post and the next we look at two traits that lawyers score low on: sociability and resilience. In some ways, these are the most surprising findings. The… Read More »
Categories: Risk Management Strategies, Career Management, Law Practice ManagementCommercial debt collection scam using the names Tang Yuk Tim (or Wang Young) and VNL Engineering
39 firms in the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Tang Yuk Tim (or Wang Young) of VNL Engineering looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection Fraud