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Articling & Licensing

Getting Hired Back After Articling

Being offered an associate position after articling is not automatic. Here is what that decision actually hinges on, and what you can do about it.

3 March 2026 · 5 min
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Firm Operations

A Paperless Workflow That Holds Up Under Pressure

Scanning is the easy part. The real test is whether your paperless system survives staff turnover and a brutal litigation week. Here is how to build one that does.

27 February 2026 · 5 min
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People & Hiring

Should Legal Roles Come With a Paid Working Interview?

A confident interview tells you who performs in a room. A short paid task tells you who can do the job. Here is how to run one without exploiting candidates.

25 February 2026 · 6 min
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Firm Operations

Building a Firm Wiki People Actually Open

Every firm has a wiki. Most of it is in people's heads. Here is how to build one that is small enough to maintain, useful enough to trust, and structured so people actually open it.

24 February 2026 · 4 min
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Internationally Trained Lawyers

Putting Your International Legal Experience on a Canadian Resume

Your foreign legal career is an asset, but Canadian employers need help understanding it. Here is how to present it clearly so it works in your favour.

19 February 2026 · 5 min
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Billing & Trust

Realization and Utilization in Plain English

Two firm metrics everyone nods along to but few can define. Here is how each is actually calculated, and which one to fix first when profit feels thin.

6 February 2026 · 5 min
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Family & Civil Practice

Disclosure Obligations Without the Panic

A plain FAQ on the ongoing duty to disclose: what counts as relevant, when privilege actually applies, and how to explain it all to a nervous client.

3 February 2026 · 5 min
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Firm Operations

How One Two-Lawyer Firm Cut Its Admin Load in Half

A small litigation practice spent one quarter trimming administrative busywork. Here is what they stopped doing, what they kept human, and where they actually landed.

31 January 2026 · 5 min
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Family & Civil Practice

Preparing a Client for Family Mediation

A client who is legally prepared but emotionally overwhelmed will not negotiate well in family mediation. Here is what real preparation looks like, from financial disclosure through the safety conversation.

27 January 2026 · 7 min
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Practice Management

A Monthly File Review Habit That Catches Problems Early

A repeatable monthly ritual for scanning your open matters, surfacing stalled files, upcoming dates, and quiet risks before any of them grow into a real problem.

26 January 2026 · 6 min
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Legal Tech & AI

Pulling Clean Data Out of Messy PDFs With OCR

A working practitioner explains how she moved thousands of scanned intake and court documents into structured fields, what OCR gets wrong, and how she checks it.

25 January 2026 · 5 min
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Articling & Licensing

Preparing for an Articling Interview

An articling interview is a specific kind of conversation. Knowing what they are actually testing for, and preparing accordingly, makes a real difference.

21 January 2026 · 4 min