OBA.org - Articles 2021

Improve Your Professional Online Brand by Using LinkedIn

February 11, 2015
Joey Gault

The author reviews some of the key components required to have a successful LinkedIn profile.

Do-It-Yourself Marketing for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers

February 10, 2015
Michele R.J. Allinotte

Michele R.J. Allinotte discusses firm logos, social networking, blogging, SEO and traditional strategies as elements to a solo and small firm marketing plan on a small budget.

Dangers of Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

February 10, 2015
Stuart E. Rudner

Stuart E. Rudner of Rudner MacDonald LLP discusses the pitfalls of fix term employment contracts. Specifically, without a termination clause, employers ending a contract early will be on the hook for the balance of the term.

It is Time to Raise the Privacy and Security Bar

February 10, 2015
Bob Seeman

This article will help smaller firm lawyers better understand data security issues and also provides some questions to ask of technology providers that offer solutions to our profession.

How the Ryerson Law Practice Program Candidates Could Help You

December 19, 2014
Chris Bentley

Chris Bentley, Executive Director of the Ryerson Law Practice Program outlines the training received by Law Practice Program candidates.

Hosting Data in the Cloud: A Privacy Review

December 19, 2014
Allan Oziel

Originally posted on the Oziel Law Blog (http://www.oziellaw.ca/blog) on August 29, 2014, this article discusses the hot topic of hosting client data in the cloud.

With Trust Accounts, the Devil is in the Details

November 25, 2014
Kathleen Robichaud

Manotick, Ontario lawyer Kathleen Robichaud discusses some of the little things involving trust that can cause big trouble.

Is Your Will Bank an Asset or Liability?

June 25, 2014
Benjamin D. Arkin

The author provides an outline of the basic obligations in keeping a client's original will, points out some of the potential risks to keeping original wills and provides some suggestions on how these risks might be addressed. Finally, the author questions whether the business reasons for keeping client's original wills are outweighed by the potential complexity and liability of doing so.

Change Management 101: What Every Manager and Leader Needs to Know BEFORE Jumping into Implementing

May 07, 2014
Sharon Parker

This article highlights the important difference between managing change and leading change. The author shares her insight into the first three keys to a successful change which are: having a clear vision; having a committed champion of the change; and engaging in continuous communication.

OBA "Find-a-Lawyer Directory: Be Found in the 21st Century

April 29, 2014
Kevin Cheung

This article explains the importance of the Internet as a source of information for people trying to decide who to use as their lawyer. It gives an overview of an important tool - the "Find-a-Lawyer Directory" - launched by the OBA to help people find a lawyer. It also sets out the steps for lawyers to set up a profile on the new "Find-a-Lawyer Directory".

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