Lawyer launches online course for self-represented litigants
Human rights lawyer Amer Mushtaq is trying to streamline access to justice for self-representing litigants going through the Ontario small claims court system with an online course he has developed....
View ArticleLiving the dream
For years, Nasha Nijhawan dreamed of starting her own business — she just wasn’t always convinced it would be a law practice with her name on the door. “For a long time I thought I would have to leave...
View ArticleDawn of a new leadership era at McMillan
A new leadership team under a new management model will steer McMillan LLP in the direction of greater innovation, says the law firm. The firm is doing away with its 10-year-old CEO/COO model and...
View ArticleAxiom enters Canada, buying Cognition’s GC business
After 10 years building up its in-house on-demand alternative services firm, Cognition LLP has announced it has sold a portion of its business to U.S.-based Axiom. Cognition will now separate into two...
View ArticleExpect lateral moves as Ogletree expands Toronto beachhead
As the incentive grows for American companies to access cheaper labour in Canada, (now worth 70 cents on the U.S. dollar) an international labour and employment firm has opened up shop in Toronto with...
View ArticleGCs walking the tightrope
NEW YORK — The complex duties of today’s corporate counsel can be such a tightrope act — carefully walking among the board, the CEO and the law — that it’s surprising leotards and long balance poles...
View ArticleDon't be afraid of change
When asked if the legal profession can move into the future without external investment, Law Society of Upper Canada CEO Robert Lapper was unequivocal. “No.” He was responding to an audience question...
View ArticleIf fees too high, GCs will quietly look elsewhere
A new report from TGO Consulting says in-house counsel will avoid difficult fee negotiations with law firms with whom they’ve had long-running relationships. Instead, they’ll move the work in-house, or...
View ArticleNew advisory firm combines legal, communications heavy-hitters
A new firm helmed by a well-known governance and business lawyer and three communications veterans is billing itself as first-of-its-kind in Canada. Hansell McLaughlin Advisory will be led by Carol...
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