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Billing & Trust

Collecting Aged Receivables Without Souring the Relationship

A graduated sequence of reminders and honest conversations that recovers old invoices while keeping clients willing to hire you again next time.

16 October 2024 · 6 min
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Client Experience

A Client Update Cadence That Prevents Anxious Calls

Anxious calls from clients almost always mean not enough communication, not a difficult client. A predictable update rhythm costs little and prevents the calls before they happen.

15 October 2024 · 7 min
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Careers & Job Search

Finding a Mentor, and Being Worth Mentoring

Good mentors do not appear automatically. You have to find them, earn their time, and show up consistently. Here is how to do all three.

9 October 2024 · 4 min
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Articling & Licensing

Choosing an Articling Principal Who Will Teach You

The principal you article under sets your baseline as a lawyer. Here is how to assess the relationship before you accept an offer.

1 October 2024 · 5 min
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Client Experience

The Conversation Nobody Wants: Turning an Unhappy Client Around

One tense call went sideways before it recovered. Here is what actually changed the moment the client stopped fighting and started to feel heard again.

29 September 2024 · 6 min
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Legal Tech & AI

Twelve Password and Two Factor Habits That Protect Your Firm

A tight checklist of authentication habits built for real law firm problems: shared logins, departing staff, and client portal access you cannot afford to lose.

27 September 2024 · 4 min
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Internationally Trained Lawyers

NCA Route or a Canadian LLM: Choosing Your Path to Practice

The NCA and a Canadian LLM both lead to practice, but they differ sharply on cost, time, and what they give you beyond a credential.

17 September 2024 · 6 min
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Practice Management

Closing a File the Right Way

A concrete closing checklist covering trust reconciliation, retention scheduling, and the final client letter, so files close clean and stay defensible years later.

16 September 2024 · 5 min
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Client Experience

Practical Ways to Reduce Consultation No Shows

A checklist of small, low cost changes to reminders, booking, and framing that measurably cut the number of consultation clients who never arrive.

6 September 2024 · 5 min
Two people seated across a table during a hiring interview, notes and coffee between them
People & Hiring

The Reference Check Questions That Actually Tell You Something

Most reference calls confirm dates and job titles and nothing else. Here is a tight list of questions and follow-ups that surface real signal about your candidate.

26 August 2024 · 6 min
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Billing & Trust

You Found a Trust Shortage. Now What?

A calm, plain walkthrough of the moment you spot a trust shortfall: what to check first, when your law society expects a report, and how to fix it cleanly.

21 August 2024 · 5 min
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Practice Management

A Calm Way to Tame a Chaotic Inbox of Tasks

One litigator explains the simple capture and sort ritual she uses to process an overwhelming task list every morning without panic or dropped balls.

13 August 2024 · 6 min