Depending on which area of practice you are working in, some legal matters can take place over a very long period of time. Some legal matters take place over the course of several months or years. Because of this, it can sometimes be a little difficult to discern the order

As part of uLawPractice's ongoing Spot Light series, our team speaks with lawyers from across Canada. We explore what drew them to the legal profession, and how they built their careers. In this article, we spoke with Claire Houkayem, an Ottawa-based lawyer who specializes in Immigration Law and

As a firm comprised of an equity & justice lawyer/consultant and a bookkeeper/assistant who is just learning about the processes of how legal billing operates according to the Law Society of Ontario, uLaw and their support team have been instrumental to our success.  N. Gitanjali Lena (LLB, LLM)

The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has announced the appointment of several distinguished members to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and its Family Court. These appointments, made under the judicial appointments process of the Government of Canada, reflect the continued commitment to ensuring

uLaw’s AI Prompt Engineering team is currently gathering client input to help train AI models on the subtleties of various Canadian legal fields. Building on the foundation of our existing cloud-based practice management and legal accounting and practice management platform, we introduce uLaw PseudoPartner—a custom AI model designed

New express entry categories are on the horizon in 2025 for immigrants to Canada. According to Canada's immigration ministry, these new federal express entry categories will make it easier for candidates with experience working in Canada to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller

As part of its ongoing Spot Light series on Canadian legal practitioners, uLaw recently sat down with Wallace James Roy, a paralegal based in Belleville Ontario. Roy's paralegal firm serves clients in Belleville, Trenton, Sharbot Lake, Brighton, Trenton, Carleton Place, Newburgh, Port Hope and Colborne. Q: How long

Like many paralegals, Joel Cross entered the field of law after having already acquired a substantial amount of work experience in another sector. Cross is now a sole practitioner who runs Cross Legal Services, but he says his previous work as a project manager was tangentially related, and ultimately led

Canadians across the country are rallying to support local brands, but it might come as a surprise to a lot of Canadians to learn just how much of the software they use is actually American. With the ongoing tariff and trade disputes between Canada and the U.S., Canadian professionals

As a sole practitioner, managing both legal cases and the administrative side of a law practice can be overwhelming. Finding an all-in-one solution that not only simplifies workflows but also ensures compliance and cost-effectiveness is essential. That’s exactly what Kush Gupta of Kush Law Office, Toronto, Ontario discovered with

The Ontario government has launched the Provincial Bail Compliance Dashboard that will enable police to track, collate, and disclose information on individuals on bail for firearms-related offences. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will manage the dashboard, which was developed as a situational awareness and investigative tool. A phased operational release

Now that the New Year's celebrations have come to a close, students in more than 8 colleges across Ontario will be encountering uLawPractice modules in their curriculum. uLawPractice is usually taught in the curriculum of paralegal schools. But increasingly, legal administrator courses are beginning to make use of

uLawPractice Year End Review 2024, showcasing new features from uLawPractice Jillian Lim 2024 was a big year at uLawPractice. Our team implemented many features, and we plan to do the same this year, in 2025. Looking Ahead to 2025 We’re excited to bring you brand-new features in 2025! At

Queen's Law is offering classes on the intersection of artificial intelligence and the field of Law. The next one starts soon! From Dec 9-13, Queen's is running The AI and Law Certificate program. And as early as 2025, a microcredentia' program will be offered on

Users of uLawPractice can now make use of a robust new feature which makes it possible for uLaw to auto-fill docx files. uLawPractice itself automates close to 1000 different court forms that are encountered by legal practitioners processing legal cases in courts across all of the provinces. But sometimes, a

Even though uLaw's engineering team implemented this feature months ago, we are still routinely contacted by clients (Canadian law firms), letting us know this feature is saving time at their firm. Enter uLaw Virtual Verification... Of all the recent features released uLaw's development team, "virtual

TORONTO--The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has announced the appointment of Linda Shin as a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto. Born in Toronto to Korean immigrant parents, Justice Shin has built an impressive legal career rooted in both

uLaw’s AI prompt engineering team is soliciting client requests to train AI models to better understand the minutiae of specific areas of Canadian law.  uLaw PseudoPartner is a custom AI model built into our existing cloud based practice management and legal accounting suite. This model not only generates documents,

Professor Andrew Botterell steps into the role of acting dean at Western Law. A former Supreme Court clerk and respected academic, he's poised to lead the faculty into a new era. "I feel up to the task of taking on more active leadership," Botterell says. "

In a recent feature release, uLawPractice has expanded its support for integration with Google Drive. Whether you're generating invoices, settlement statements, or virtual verification, you can effortlessly organize all documents right inside uLaw under the matter screen. Users now have the option to upload documents into Google Drive

The court refused to open another can of tuna on the matter. In a significant decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged a price-fixing conspiracy in the Canadian market for canned tuna. The lawsuit claimed that 11 companies, including major

As the long summer days draw to a close and the excitement of a new academic year takes hold, students across Ontario are preparing to return to the classroom. For many, the start of the school year is a time of renewal—reconnecting with peers, diving into new courses, and