Articles 2020

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities serves as a potent reminder of disability inclusion every year, but workplace inclusion for people with disabilities remains as bleak as ever. Lorin MacDonald provides ten tips for disability allies to advance the agenda of workplace inclusion and accessibility.

Find out what it takes to keep your newest problem-solving tools from collecting dust in a pile of promising but unused products.

No firm is the same, but there are common keys to establishing a successful enterprise uniquely yours while building a solid reputation and stepping up client service. Sparing would-be sole and small-firm practitioners potential missteps or missed opportunities, OBA panelists (at a program co-presented by the Law Practice Management and Sole/Small Firm/General Practice sections) from a variety of practice areas shared what they wish they'd known before setting out on their own.

What it means to use point-first writing, and why you should do it.

The law changes, and so do the tools and technologies we use to provide legal services. This article addresses the key concerns that lawyers, paralegals and legal professionals should consider when investing in new technology.

This article summarizes the current approach of Ontario Courts to administrative dismissals following the 2020 suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In “The Litigator and Mental Health“, Chief Justice Strathy writes about mental health in our profession and what we can do to improve it. Unfortunately, practicing law can be damaging to one’s mental health. In fact, there is a strong correlation between traditional markers of success in the law and depression in lawyers.