Risk Management & Claims Prevention
Avoid problems on motions for removal as lawyer of record
LAWPRO defence counsel have reported to us they have seen an increase in motions to be removed as lawyers of record and that these motions are not always going as expected or desired. In some cases motion materials do not have the required evidence, providing either too little information, or too much information (i.e., confidential… Read More »
Categories: Communication Errors, Risk Management StrategiesThousands of pre-2012 matters will be automatically dismissed January 1, 2017
This is an alert LAWPRO sent to litigation lawyers on February 3, 2016. The clock is ticking. Under the new Rule 48.14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, matters commenced before January 1, 2012 that are not set down for trial will be automatically dismissed – without notice to you – on January 1, 2017…. Read More »
Categories: Biggest Claims Risks, Civil Litigation, Limitations ClaimsHelp for lawyers on #BellLetsTalk Day
Today is Bell’s Let’s Talk Day, which has brought publicity to the issue of mental health in Canada. Bell will donate 5¢ to mental health initiatives for every Tweet using #BellLetsTalk, as well as for certain texts and calls (full details at letstalk.bell.ca). LAWPRO understands the importance of mental health and wellness in the practice… Read More »
Categories: Wellness and BalanceLAWPRO Magazine archive: Solo, small and large firms make the same errors
Without even trying, most lawyers could come up with dozens of ways in which big law firms are different from their small and solo firm counterparts. But despite all these differences, the most common malpractice errors at large, small and solo firms are virtually identical. This article illustrate the eight most common types of errors… Read More »
Categories: Biggest Claims RisksNot feeling like yourself? Your Member Assistance Program can help
We know that being involved in the legal profession can be intense, with high expectations and demands. Your Member Assistance Program (MAP) helps you take practical and effective steps to improve well-being. Confidential counselling Within a confidential environment, you can receive counselling for any challenge—whether it’s a first step in facing a possible addiction, or… Read More »
Categories: Wellness and BalanceLawyers: Learn to speak with precision
Marsha Hunter, writing in AttorneyatWork (Stop “Rough Drafting” and Learn to Speak with Precision), asks why lawyers can teach themselves to write with great precision, but when it comes time to speak can often ramble on with run-on sentences, dangling prepositions and dead-end fragments of sentences. Three tips she gives to speak in a tighter,… Read More »
Categories: Communication ErrorsProtecting the Team – A Firm’s Most Valuable Asset – by Keeping Watch
While the primary responsibility for wellness rests with the individual, nothing is more important to a law practice than its lawyers and staff. The “firm” – Big Law or a solo practice – can do nothing without people; the better those people feel, the more productive they will be, and the more profitable the firm… Read More »
Categories: Wellness and BalanceProtecting the Team – A Firm’s Most Valuable Asset – by Nudging Your People to Health and Wellness
While the primary responsibility for wellness rests with the individual, nothing is more important to a law practice than its lawyers and staff. The “firm” – Big Law or a solo practice – can do nothing without people; the better those people feel, the more productive they will be, and the more profitable the firm… Read More »
Categories: Wellness and Balance