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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.

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.

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.

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".

IP Law tends to be practiced by boutique firms of lawyers who specialize in the area. Nonetheless, a client's IP rights may intersect with other areas of law and the need to be aware of IP rights including patent rights for eventions may be of critical importance to your client. This article identifies some key rights and the existence of important time frames and actions to be aware of to avoid compromising your clients rights.

This article cautions against acting for clients who seem unable to find a lawyer they can be satisfied with. The author shares her cardinal rule of asking the right questions in order to avoid being mislead as to how may previous lawyers the client had; and discusses the risks of acting as third lawyer.