Articles 2019

In Tomorrow’s Lawyers, leading scholar Richard Susskind envisions the future of legal practice. He argues that with the introduction of new technologies there will be a dramatic change in the jobs that lawyers hold. In particular, he predicts a sharp decrease in the number of traditional legal practitioners coupled with the emergence of new jobs for lawyers.

There are certain things one may only learn once they have finished going through the process of becoming a lawyer.

The Nuts and Bolts of Professional Corporations

Legal recruiters Trevor Branion and Chris Williams outline the most common mistakes lawyers make when transitioning their career.

The Ontario Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division East held a breakfast event entitled “Practice Management Review Tips for Young Lawyers,” which took place on October 21, 2015 at the offices of Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP. The program was co-chaired by Michael Beeson (Lavery) and Susanne Greisbach (Brazeau Seller LLP). Heeny Harmsen, a practice management counsel at the Law Society of Upper Canada, explained the Law Society's Practice Review Program.

On May 7, 2015, the present and future leaders of the legal profession gathered in the heart of the Nation’s Capital, at the historic and posh Rideau Club, to hear from the most recent appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Madam Justice Suzanne Côté.

While a family law case surrounding the return of an engagement ring remains a thorny business at best, Andrew Sudano examines some ways that one party may be able to have the engagement ring returned.

A brief history of a young lawyer's career in wills and estates law

In the fall of 2014, JUST magazine asked lawyers and legal practitioners for their favourite music playlists in its "Songs for Lawyers" series. But...they didn't include responses from family lawyers. So, Toronto family lawyer Andrew Sudano picks up the ball in this article - the definitive "Songs for Family Lawyers" list.

If you did not already know, a parent’s obligation to financially support their child is not a one-way responsibility. As the baby- boomer generation approaches retirement, what does the law say about our legal responsibilities to support our elders (in addition, of course, to our moral ones). In this article, Andrew Sudano discusses the law surrounding this reciprocal support obligation.