Practical guidance for Canadian lawyers building their practice a bit differently — AI, business development, delegation, and firm ownership.
July 15, 2026
A copyable client AI policy: the privilege warning, the billing line, and what to say when a client tells you ChatGPT disagrees with your advice.
June 28, 2026
How a professional corporation works for an Ontario lawyer in 2026: the tax deferral, what it does for liability, the LSO rules, and how to set one up.
June 17, 2026
How lawyers build a network that grows a practice: who to know, what to ask for, and why a few trusted peers beat a stack of business cards.
June 15, 2026
A complete AI use policy you can copy, adapt, and adopt at a small or medium-sized Canadian law firm, aligned to law society guidance. Free, no email gate.
June 12, 2026
What Claude does well for legal work, the settings to check before client information goes in, and how to get output worth your time.
June 12, 2026
The questions that decide whether to start your own firm, what the first year looks like, and how Canadian lawyers who went solo describe it.
June 12, 2026
How Canadian firms pay partners: lockstep, eat-what-you-kill, formula, and black box. What each one rewards, plus what income versus equity partner changes.
June 12, 2026
A line-by-line budget for starting a solo law firm in Canada: law society fees, insurance, software, and the spending to skip, with real 2026 figures in CAD.
June 12, 2026
How to start your own law firm in Ontario in 2026: LSO requirements, the new sole-practitioner course, LAWPRO, trust accounts, structure, and first-year mistakes.
June 12, 2026
What a law clerk, a legal assistant, and a paralegal each do in Canada, what each costs in 2026, and when the hire pays for itself.
June 12, 2026
What a mastermind for lawyers is, the three formats sold under the label, what they cost in Canada, and the questions to ask before you join one.
June 12, 2026
What a peer group for lawyers does, what a session sounds like, how groups should be matched, and the red flags to check before you join one.
June 12, 2026
The LSO's generative AI white paper and practice resource organized into six duties, the Canadian case law on unverified AI output, and a ten-item checklist for small firms.
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