Articles

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.

This article gives helpful ideas on how smaller firms can use technology to reduce overhead costs and to market their practices, which as the author explains, allows for a great ability for lawyers to narrow their areas of practice.

Marketing yourself and your firm is a task that is easily pushed aside when your 'to-do' list already seems impossibly long. Fortunately the OBA has created a quick and simple tool to help.

I recently had contact from someone inquiring to retain my services. Unlike the usual blanket spam attempts to collect money, this request actually related to my area of practice, personal injury law. The request for legal services was elaborate, complete with medical reports. 

Employee assessments are opportunities for a firm to re-energize and refocus its staff. Negativity, unproductiveness, and job dissatisfaction are magnified in small firms. These burdens spread more quickly compared to large firm, and there are fewer employees to bear the total weight of them.

This article outlines two scenarios where a small change in facts can drastically affect tax implications. The first scenario addresses the sale of non depreciating capital property such as land. The second discusses corporate freezes and income attribution.

Balancing work and life; perhaps the toughest challenge faced by the sole practitioner.

Lawyers often discuss the advantages of incorporating a business with clients but tend to bypass this opportunity for themselves. This article outlines five advantages of incorporating your practice.

Protecting privacy interests gets more interesting, as the tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion is recognized in Ontario.