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Common questions that clients have but seldom ask a lawyer when they go to see a lawyer for the first time is “what is a retainer?”, “How do retainer’s work?” and are there different types of retainers?” ... The purpose of this paper in a very general way is to explain what retainers are and the different types of retainers that lawyers can offer to perspective clients.

Law firms often receive phone calls asking if they have prepared documents for a certain person. Manotick, Ontario lawyer, Kathleen Robichaud, reviews how to respond to such inquires in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct.

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.