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Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO) is owned by the Law Society of Upper Canada and is licensed to provide professional liability insurance and title insurance in numerous jurisdictions across Canada. Through its malpractice insurance program, LAWPRO insures over 25,000 practising lawyers in Ontario, as well as providing them with risk and practice management information under the practicePRO banner.
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Incivility: Practical Consequences for You and Your Client
Debate about lawyers’ incivility – whether it’s on the increase, whether it’s worthy of concern, how it should be handled – caught the attention of many of us in 2012. The subject continues to be discussed, and we can expect to hear more about it in the coming months and years. But high-profile cases aside,… Read More »
Categories: Risk Management StrategiesLAWPRO Magazine archives: Strategic resourcing – Thinking differently about delivery of legal services
Strategically sourcing legal services may not be a new phenomenon, but the current economic downturn, coupled with the growing realization that the legal profession needs to rethink its business model to survive in the long term have put one such option – outsourcing – in the spotlight, say two outsourcing providers. Both Gavin Birer, president… Read More »
Categories: Legal Technology, Law Practice ManagementMentoring Real Estate Lawyers
Are you in need of a mentor? Would you mentor someone if you had the time? Here is a possible solution for both. The OBA’s Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate has undertaken a mentoring initiative on their web site, www.lawyersworkinggroup.com. This mentoring initiative is set up so that everyone can participate with little… Read More »
Categories: Real EstateFrom LAWPRO Webzine – Surprise: Land Titles doesn’t guarantee lot dimensions!
This article is excerpted from a longer review of topics in real estate law presented by Bob Aaron at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s 2013 Sole and Small Firm Conference in Toronto, Ontario on May 23, 2013. A decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in February may have settled the thorny question of… Read More »
Categories: Real EstateWorking Group on Lawyers and Real Estate’s documents for the purchase of a condominium
The Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate has established a sub-committee to consider the work undertaken in the purchase of a condominium. The Subcommittee is working on various documents to assist real estate lawyers and their purchasers in a resale condominium transaction and intend to consult with and obtain a broad range of comments… Read More »
Categories: Real EstatePlan your CPD year and maximize your learning
Lawyers in Ontario are now familiar with the Law Society’s requirement that they complete a minimum number of hours of continuing professional development programming each year. As the law grows ever more complex, CPD supports lawyers’ ongoing competency and helps them build practical skills that will can benefit both their clients and their own careers…. Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementLAWPRO Magazine archive: Protecting client data – 11 steps to take when using technology
The Law Society of Upper Canada’s Practice Management Technology Guideline specifically reminds lawyers to address concerns about client confidentiality, security, disaster management and technological obsolescence, and that a certain level of lawyer competence in the security of technology is necessary to comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct. This article offers a checklist of 11… Read More »
Categories: Legal Technology, Law Practice ManagementLAWPRO releases 2012 Annual Report
On May 1st, 2013, LAWPRO held its Annual General Meeting and released its 2012 Annual Report, available here. The report includes the company’s financial statements and Management Discussion and Analysis, including a report on operations for the 2012 year. The results and report are prefaced by remarks from both Susan T. McGrath, chair of the… Read More »
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