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More Tips on Using Microsoft Word
Law Society of Saskatchewan Library

The most popular blog post on Legal Sourcery since our launch in 2014 is Cross-referencing footnotes in Word by Reché McKeague. This post has been read 11,012 times since posted on April 29, 2014. That’s an average of almost 400 times each month. Here are a few more interesting posts on Word tips and tricks from other law . . . [more]

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The Power of a Deep Breath – Find Yours
Allison Wolf

Start right now. Place your hand on your heart. Notice your heart beat beneath the palm. Think of someone or something that brings you happiness. You can’t help but gently smile. Take a slow, deep breath. Feel your chest rise as you inhale. Feel your heart beat against the palm of your hand. …

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Uncivil Conduct Can Be Cured With Civil Conduct
Ian Hu

For several years I worked in a small-ish town in a small-ish bar where everybody knew your name. Stepping into an examination for discovery was almost as familiar as stepping into Cheers. During an examination for a discovery of my client, defence counsel – a lawyer who was typically patient and good-natured – became frustrated and raised his voice.

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It Could Go Either Way
Neil Guthrie

English is a very difficult language to learn – and not just for those whose mother tongue is something else. Native speakers may, in fact, have a harder time, because they may have picked up the rules (more or less accurately) by osmosis, rather than having them clearly articulated. This is complicated by English spelling, which is fluid. Before the

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Please Tell Me You Don’t Write Letters Like This
Neil Guthrie

This is an excerpt from an actual letter received from a writer whose identity shall remain shrouded with a justly deserved veil of anonymity…

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Canada Post Personal Vault
Law Society of Saskatchewan Library

Do you need safe online storage for confidential information such as passwords, birth certificate, bank accounts, medical records, passports, tax returns, wills,

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Tracing the History of the Income Tax Act
Susannah Tredwell

Tracing the legislative history of an act can be challenging, and even more so if the act you are looking at is the Income Tax Act. Here are some things to keep in mind when tracing the legislative history of the Income Tax Act …

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Silence Quells the Fire
Ian Hu

It was an intimidating

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CanLII’s Boolean Operators
Alan Kilpatrick

CanLII’s Boolean search commands are displayed in a pop-up box when the cursor is placed over the question mark icon to the right of the search interface. …

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Confusing Pairs, Part 4
Neil Guthrie

The fourth in a series. fazed – phased; forbear – forebear; fortuitous – fortunate; hanged – hung; home – hone; incredible – incredulous; mute – moot; oral

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A New Way to Look at Law Firm Marketing Plans
Sandra Bekhor

You’ve been hemming and hawing about whether or not it would be worthwhile to develop a marketing plan for your firm. Meanwhile, there’s been no change to the status quo, even though you’re not actually satisfied that you’re meeting your practice goals. Well, here’s a new way to look at the problem. …

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Miscellaneous Little Things

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The Conflict of Laws – What Are the Sources?
Ken Fox

Conflict of laws, also known as private international law, is a topic concerning the rules governing what happens when two or more legal systems clash in a private dispute. Pitel & Rafferty’s text on Conflict of Laws identifies three key questions: (1) whether a court has jurisdiction, (2) what law the court will apply, and (3) whether a

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Giving Feedback? Changing One Small Word Can Make All the Difference
Allison Wolf

Have you ever noticed how irritating it can be when someone points out our errors? At home we might hear: “You forgot to sweep the floor again.” At work you may be told: “You missed citing the leading authority on this issue.”Ugh.It’s never pleasant to be called out on our mistakes. And if the message triggers

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Is Your Law Firm Experiencing Growing Pains?
Sandra Bekhor

The growing pains experienced at law firms don’t usually get self-diagnosed as such. Instead, they tend to be described in terms of the series of symptoms that happen to be manifesting, often at the same time. Some examples …

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Phrases We Love to Misuse
Neil Guthrie

“The proof is in the pudding” This kind of makes sense,

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Articling Students and Young Lawyers: Get a Mentor
Ian Hu

I was not hired back after articling. After months of searching (soul and otherwise) I was ultimately offered two jobs at the same time. One was located in a trendy area in Toronto for the “young and eligible”. The other was in a small city outside of Toronto, as foreign to me as another country. I had no idea

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