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The Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) has
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The secret is out, and in a big way. Large law firms can no longer promise the job security and generous compensation of previous generations.
We were outed yesterday by… [more]
I’ve been thinking a lot about the “end of days” for the traditional legal services provider – partnership law firms.
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Risk management has been a hot topic in the corporate community for about 10 years, springing mostly from scandals such as Enron, Worldcom and more recently the financial crisis of… [more]
I was involved with managing a litigation file not too long ago. The client had a budget that required its large law firm to be tightly controlled and had asked… [more]
The OBA Civil Litigation section is putting on a session bearing this title on 30 April. Here is how the topic is being described:
The legal marketplace is changing. Lawyers… [more]
The august Royal Canadian Mint, birthplace of the lovely golden loonie (but not the snappy new plastic bills) and soon to be the graveyard for the penny, is moving to… [more]
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ABA Techshow 2012: Jim Calloway on the Future of Law Practice
by Connie Crosby
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
These are notes are from a plenary talk by Jim Calloway at the American Bar Association's ABA Techshow 2012 on Friday, March 30th. Note: these are my selected notes from … [more]
Last night was Day .5 of the ABA Tech Show, and I have to give it up to Matt Homann, et al. for putting on a great show at the… [more]
One of the puzzling things I have noticed about new lawyers is that they tend to come out of law school thinking like 50 year old lawyers – and not… [more]
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
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