Better Call Saul and AI: Changing the Perception of the ‘Ideal Lawyer’
Better Call Saul and AI: Changing the perception of the‘ideal lawyer’ Better Call Saul and AI: Changing the perception of the‘ideal lawyer’ Charles McGill, the decorated senior partner in the TV series Better Call Saul, is everything the legal profession tells itself it stands for: principled, authoritative, a guardian of the rule of law. His […]
The AI Associate: Reshaping the Training of Lawyers
After initial pushback and criticism, law firms in Canada are finally instituting artificial intelligence (AI) in their offices in a significant way. For example, Torys, one of the largest law firms in Canada, has entered into a partnership with Harvey, a legal AI software, to drive firm-wide adoption at scale. There are many implications to […]
Things to Keep in Mind When Selling Your Business in Ontario
Selling a business can be a complex and challenging process, especially if you are unfamiliar with the legal requirements and procedures involved. If you own a business in Ontario, Canada, and are considering selling it, there are several important factors to keep in mind to ensure a successful transaction. It is important to work with […]
What to Expect When Buying a New Build Home in Ontario
Ontario’s population has significantly grown over the years resulting in more and more new build development projects that need to be completed in an effort to meet the province’s housing needs. With that in mind, it is very likely that you may be considering buying a new build at some point. Maybe you like the […]
Scrapping the Bar Exam Won’t Fix Ontario’s Licensing Problem
The Law Society of Ontario is considering removing the written barrister and solicitor examinations as part of the lawyer licensing process. They published a report on the subject and asked members of the legal community to comment. While I agree that the licensing process and especially the examinations require modernization (and I’ve written about this […]
Lawyers’ Year End 2025 and Upcoming Legal Challenges 2026
As 2025 comes to an end and everyone attends their holiday parties, let’s prepare for the challenges that will be faced by legal professionals in the upcoming year. Here are a few that come to mind: Integration of artificial intelligence: After several years of pushback in the legal industry, it appears that artificial intelligence has grown […]
Proposed Reforms of Civil Procedure: Refreshing Reboot or More of the Same?
Proposed reforms of civil procedure: Refreshing reboot or more of the same? Proposed reforms of civil procedure: Refreshing reboot or more of the same? Proposed reforms of civil procedure: Refreshing reboot or more of the same? Proposed reforms of civil procedure: Refreshing reboot or more of the same? I was an articling student and had […]
What is ‘Legal Advice’ and Why is it Different than Other Advice?
Bob and Mary are running short on cash to live their life and pay their mortgage. They are introduced to a private lender who offers to lend $100,000 against their house as a second mortgage at a high interest rate, but he wants the money back in two years. He offers to take care of […]
Why Some Lawyers Chase Bills
I recently saw a lawyer in my network post on LinkedIn a lamentation about how she works so hard, late nights and weekends, but always has to chase bills from her clients. Her reasoning was that lawyers are simply not respected in their work. Despite all the long hours, come billing time, clients will ask […]
The Importance of Docketing
Why do lawyers docket? What is its purpose? Has the act of docketing run its course for modern law firms? For the purposes of this article, for a lawyer to “docket” means to input a record of their activities completed for the client along with the time it takes to complete the activity (later multiplied […]