Articles

Ian Hu reviews recent cases of spear phishing and ransomware attacks on law firms in Ontario and provides some advice on protecting your firm from these new threats.

Anupa Varghese provides some tips for new lawyers.

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.

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.

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.

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

Tracey D'Aviero, a Virtual Assistant (VA), explains what a VA is, the types of services VAs provide and how you might benefit from the assistance of a VA.

This article questions a recent court decision as to whether the court went too far in imposing a continuing obligation on the insurer to defend in the circumstances of the case as well as the apparent policy choice of using the insurer to address the problem of unrepresented litigants.

The benefit of articling at a small firm is the practical experience a student gains, especiallly in terms of understanding things like managing client expectations and working within a client's budget.

This article provides practical information on how to open and properly set up a Lawyer's mixed trust account.