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Family & Civil Practice

A Plain Language Guide to Undertakings

What an undertaking really is, why it binds you and not just your client, and a simple system for tracking and answering every single one.

5 July 2026 · 6 min
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Firm Operations

Where Firm Workflow Automation Is Actually Heading

A practical read on where small firm automation is going, which trends will last, which are noise, and how work will actually get routed and reviewed.

5 July 2026 · 6 min
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Client Experience

Why E Signatures Became the New Baseline for Client Trust

Secure sharing and e signatures moved from a nice convenience to a plain client expectation. Here is what that shift signals for firms still emailing PDFs.

4 July 2026 · 5 min
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Internationally Trained Lawyers

From NCA Certificate to Your Articling Search

Your NCA certificate is in hand. What happens next, and how do you turn it into an articling offer? A checklist of the steps most people miss.

2 July 2026 · 5 min
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Firm Operations

Clearing the Monday Backlog by Noon

The Monday pile-up is mostly made on Thursday and Friday. Here is the structure that gets you through the backlog by noon, and the harder truth about what causes it in the first place.

30 June 2026 · 5 min
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Internationally Trained Lawyers

The NCA Process Explained From Start to Finish

A plain language walkthrough of every stage of the National Committee on Accreditation route, answering the questions internationally trained lawyers ask before they begin.

27 June 2026 · 6 min
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Billing & Trust

Reading a WIP Report Without Getting Lost in the Numbers

A hands-on walkthrough of a work-in-progress report, showing which lines to bill first and how to turn aging time into paid invoices.

24 June 2026 · 5 min
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Family & Civil Practice

Drafting a Parenting Plan Parents Actually Follow

Parenting plans fail when they are drafted to resolve a legal dispute instead of to answer how two people will actually share the daily lives of their children. Here is what makes the difference.

16 June 2026 · 7 min
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Firm Operations

Quarterly Goals That Fit a Small Firm

Annual plans stall by March. Here is a ninety day cycle built for a firm of two to ten, with goals tied to the hours you actually have.

14 June 2026 · 6 min
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Client Experience

A Paralegal on Killing the Any Update Email for Good

A senior paralegal explains how proactive milestone updates cut status chasing to almost nothing, and what clients were really anxious about all along.

6 June 2026 · 5 min
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Family & Civil Practice

How to Draft an Affidavit That Holds Up Under Cross Examination

One family file, one affidavit, and the drafting choices that let a witness get through cross examination without contradicting what she had sworn.

3 June 2026 · 5 min
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Articling & Licensing

How the Articling Search Actually Works

The articling search runs differently across provinces. Here is what actually happens, from recruit season timelines to the call you are waiting for.

2 June 2026 · 4 min