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Unlocking Practice Management Essentials: SAM LAW

  • April 02, 2024
  • Aqsa Nadeem, Newsletter Editor, OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section

Join us on this enlightening journey as we uncover the strategies and insights employed by various immigration law practitioners in making their firms the success stories they are today. In our second edition, we had the privilege to interview Mr. Sajjad A. Malik, a founding lawyer at SAM Law.

Citizenship and Immigration Law, Law Practice Management, Student Forum
Head-shot photo of lawyer Elizabeth Ying

Unlocking Practice Management Essentials: Long Mangalji LLP

  • April 02, 2024
  • Aqsa Nadeem, Newsletter Editor, OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section

Join us on this enlightening journey as we uncover the strategies and insights employed by various immigration law practitioners in making their firms the success stories they are today. In our inaugural edition, we had the privilege to interview Ms. Elizabeth Ying Long, a founding partner at Long Mangalji LLP.

Citizenship and Immigration Law, Law Practice Management, Student Forum
head-shot photo of author Emma Huang

Reaction to AI “Hallucination” Case: Food for Thought on Leveraging AI-Powered Tools in Legal Practice

  • April 02, 2024
  • Emma Huang

As the presence of artificial intelligence ("AI") tools in the legal community grows, conversation around appropriate use of AI tools grows too. In this article, Emma Huang discusses the balance to be achieved between using AI to increase efficiency and access to justice in law, while protecting against the less appealing features of this technology.

Law Practice Management, Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Being a Disability Ally in the Legal Profession Starts with Breaking your Silence

  • February 07, 2024
  • Lorin MacDonald

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.

Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, Law Practice Management, Student Forum

Build as You Go – and Four Other things you Should Know Before Opening Your Firm

  • December 11, 2023
  • Emily Sinkins

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.

Sole, Small Firm and General Practice, Law Practice Management, Student Forum

What to do if Money is Diverted to a Fraudster’s Account?

  • November 07, 2022
  • Raymond G. Leclair

Wire fraud targeting lawyers is a prevalent issue in the legal profession. Lawyers may only realize they have been duped into wiring money to a fraudster after the funds have already left their account. Here are some steps that can be taken to reduce the potential losses and risk associated with these attacks.