6 things we know about Canada’s new Chief Justice Wagner Change is in the air for Canada’s top court, and it’s in the form of a new Chief Justice whose legal decisions will likely leave a lasting mark on Canadian jurisprudence for years to come. While judges in Canada often remain out of the spotlight for a number
6 Analytics tools to monitor firm revenue When a lawyer or paralegal is busy satisfying clients and pursuing their legal matters, it can be easy to become disconnected from the actual financials of the business. So exactly how much money is the firm spending each week? How much money is coming in? Such questions can be difficult
5 things we know about new LSO Treasurer Mercer A momentous shift is taking place in Canada’s oldest regulator of lawyers. Last year the organization distanced itself from its colonial past by shedding “Upper Canada” from its name, and now there’s a new treasurer in town. His name is Malcolm M. Mercer. In late June he was
4 analytics tools to monitor firm expenses in 2022 If you're a user of uLawPractice, then the fastest way to find out current statistics on your law firm are to simply login to the uLawPractice app and run advanced analytics on the freshest data available to you. uLaw insights and analytics provides you with up-to-date and current
3 analytics tools to monitor firm expenses What’s the fastest way to tell where all your firm’s expenses are going? Should you get an assistant to trawl through all your accounting books for several hours in order to come up with a few answers? Or is it better to use advanced computing to cut down
10 year anniversary event on May 1 for Ontario paralegal regulation (This post was originally written in 2017) A special celebration is taking place at the Lamont Learning Centre to mark the passing of an entire decade of paralegal regulation in the province of Ontario. In 2007, the Law Society of Upper Canada (now LSO) assumed responsibility for paralegals, making this
$250 in gift cards to be awarded to loyal uLaw supporters The team at uLaw is poised to win a total of six awards in an upcoming annual competition hosted by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. uLaw users are being asked to cast their ballots in support of the uLawPractice team, and in return users will be entered into uLaw's own
Thank you Andres Abogado for such a great review When Andres Abogado, Barrister & Solicitor at Vancouver, BC was asked about uLaw and his customer experience he said : "I was audited by the Law Society a couple of weeks ago. They were impressed about the functionality of the software and they even went on saying that with the
Proccounting Inc. to Join the uLaw Certified Partner Program uLaw adds to its growing team of Consultant Partners, further strengthening resources for it’s Canadian, cloud based, integrated legal practice management, general accounting and trust accounting, system. Ottawa Canada July 26 2016 – uLawPractice, the leading Canadian cloud-based, law practice management and accounting software provider, has announced the addition of
What is Bx, Cx, Ux, and Px? (CPD webinar) Just because it's Friday the 13th doesn't mean Ontario lawyers can't benefit from an hour of CPD credits before the weekend begins. Starting at 2 p.m. in the afternoon (Eastern) this week's webinar will provide viewers with four separate and distinct
Precautions for lawyers to take in the wireless world The modern smartphone and, to a lesser extent, the tablet have become indispensable tools in the management of your practice. Such power, mobility and convenience, however comes with some security vulnerabilities that can be somewhat mitigated with a few security practices that should become part of your professional life. In
Legal Analytics Made Easy Through Cloud Practice Management uLawPractice is proud to introduce uLaw Insights, the latest game changing feature. As a true cloud practice management software, this will make your office more efficient. uLaw Insights analyzes your client, matter, and accounting data in a holistic manner to provide a new perspective on your practice. Using your uLaw
PC Legal LLC to Join the uLaw Certified Partner Program uLaw adds to its growing team of Consultant Partners, further strengthening resources for it’s Canadian, cloud based, integrated legal practice management, general accounting and trust accounting, system. Ottawa Canada July 14 2016 – uLawPractice, the leading Canadian cloud-based, law practice management and accounting software provider, has announced the addition of
Taron Consulting to Join the uLaw Certified Partner Program uLaw adds to its growing team of Consultant Partners, further strengthening resources for it’s Canadian, cloud based, integrated legal practice management, general accounting and trust accounting, system. Ottawa Canada July 19 2016 – uLawPractice, the leading Canadian cloud-based, law practice management and accounting software provider, has announced the addition of
Watch how automation is taking over invoicing for lawyers Modern law offices are now capable of generating and managing invoices speedily and with impeccable acuity. With the assistance of automation, firms can cut down on non-billable hours by significantly reducing the amount of administrative work required for a firm to actually get paid for the work they conduct on
Webinar: Analytics & InSights into your firm Seek shelter from the heat wave this Friday and join us online to learn how to gain insight into how your law firm is performing. It wasn’t even that long ago that law firm analytics were reserved only for the largest and most prestigious firms. Deep pocketed Bay Street
Week of April 6 webinar: 65 tasks automated with uLaw A modern-era legal firm, especially if it's small, has to operate with minimal overhead in order to remain competitive. As a solo practitioner it's very advantageous to be able to cut down on time spent undertaking tasks not directly related to billable hours. This is where
What Manitoba legal auditors want to see when they look at your firm Manitoba lawyers, paralegals and administrative staff need to be cognizant of the inevitable possibility of getting audited in the near future and one of the best ways to do this is to tune in to what auditors are actually looking at. Whether your firm is old or new, large or
Why go Paperless? NECESSITY OF A PAPER - FREE OFFICE SPACE With every passing hour, the daunting task to declutter and organize documents always lies ahead of us. Ever wondered what it would be like if you went paperless? Our work involves collaborating and consulting with clients, fellow colleagues and bosses. The amount
Why not go solo if you're out of a job? One of uLaw’s most recent users had previously been laid off from a job he’d been working at off Bay Street for a couple of years. After the layoff he spent three months desperately searching for work but nothing seemed to be getting off the ground. He told
Why Prof. Ryan Alford is taking on the Law Society of Ontario Professor Ryan Alford is fast becoming one of the most controversial law profs in Ontario because he's taking a stand against the Law Society in court. Recently the Law Society of Ontario implemented a requirement for all licensees in the province to affirm their commitment to promote equality
(Untitled) Due to the nature of the services lawyers and paralegals provide to the general public, special obligations are placed on legal practitioners in Canada in order to remain in compliance with federal and provincial regulators. The collection of tax and reporting of income is regulated at a federal level. As
Extra safe: new update to uLaw's 'conflict check' algo uLaw's Compliance Coding team rolled out an upgrade to the software's existing conflict checking algorithm used during the client intake process. As part of its Q4 technical upgrade released Nov. 30th, uLaw's automated conflict checking algorithm now supports the parsing of previous legal matters.
Ontario Tribunals backed up by more than 67,000 cases The government is being urged to act on the more than 67,000 thousand backlog cases currently piling up in some of Ontario's most important Tribunals. According to Tribunal Watch Ontario, an interest group established to promote the integrity of tribunal justice in the province, the backlog is
Tech update: iPhone iOS update In uLaw's recent 2023 January tech update, mobile app developers implemented several new features for the iPhone version of uLawPractice. Here are some of the new updates recently implemented and rolled out to the iPhone app version of uLaw: 1. Latest version upgrade- Part of the updating process
