uLaw Docketing from chrome extension Now you can docket on the fly! Sometimes it can be a slow or tedious process to constantly be switching screens while carrying out your work for the day, in particular for clerical tasks such as time docketing. That's why uLaw developers recently released a Google Chrome Extension
uLawPractice Wraps Up 2022 with Category Leaders Recognition by GetApp uLawPractice is proud to announce its multiple award-winning streaks in 2022 by GetApp, a free online service that helps organizations find the right software. uLawPractice is recognized in GetApp Category Leaders in multiple categories in 2022. Category Leaders is published on GetApp, the recommendation engine for SMBs need to make
Spring 2023: A message to our EDU partners Teachers and students alike, who are already partnered with uLawPractice's EDU programme, can take advantage of uLaw accounts for learning about legal accounting and practice management. At present the majority of paralegal students in Ontario are leveraging usage of uLawPractice's EDU program. To varying degrees, students
uLaw presents legal accounting lectures to 100s of paralegals in 2023 Between February and March 2023, uLawPractice's trained EDU educators visited four classrooms across Ontario to deliver a series of lectures to paralegal students. Two main lectures, "Everything Practice Management" and "Disbursements Demystified" were delivered to six classes, equating to more than 90 students across
5-4 Split SCC decision: police breach ATV driver's Charter rights in sobriety test In the landmark Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision rendered earlier this month, a split decision weighed in favour of an Ontario man accused of impaired driving after police conducted a sobriety test on private property. That is to say, his charter rights were violated but the evidence obtained by
uLaw Docketing from chrome extension Now you can docket on the fly! Sometimes it can be a slow or tedious process to constantly be switching screens while carrying out your work for the day, in particular for clerical tasks such as time docketing. That's why uLaw developers recently released a Google Chrome Extension
5 reasons to automate court forms While uLawPractice boasts many great features for Canadian law offices, the court form automation tool opens users up to 100s of specialized court forms used in jurisdictions across the country. To date no other practice management/legal accounting software company has made such an array of forms available for automation
The functions of LSO's By-Law 9 As most lawyers in Ontario know, the Law Society of Ontario enforces the standards of professional conduct required to remain in good standing as a practitioner. One very important facet to compliance is By-Law 9. This bylaw focuses on trust accounting and the proper management of client funds. By-Law 9
Guardrails needed for AI, says Ont Human Rights & Privacy Commissions The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario are calling for the provincial government to put up restrictions on the usage of artificial intelligence in the public sector. The use of artificial intelligence tools in government agencies across the world has skyrocketed, as has
We asked chatGPT what it thinks of uLaw The staggering popularity of chatGPT online and in the popular consciousness among many segments of society has led to a widespread understanding that AI is going to change the way we do things in the future. Since uLawPractice's own development team is currently implementing more advanced AI-driven features
uLaw AI integration: how to use it for quick invoicing uLawPractice is now integrated with ChatGPT, using OpenAI's API for generative text based on the popular language learning model to help save time and improve the efficiency of law firms. While AI tools must be used with caution, they provide an efficient way to enhance a law firm&
5 reasons automated ai-driven accounting is better for sole practitioners (Clone) If you didn't know already, the use of automation in the realm of accounting for lawyers is an important area to understand. For more than a decade, uLawPractice has worked in this area of cloud computing, to help lawyers make their practice as effective as possible. Here are
uLaw Spot Light Q&A with Jesumiseun Olayinka As part of its ongoing goal of showcasing the lives of legal practitioners across Canada, uLawPractice's Spot Light authors recently had a chance to sit down with Discovery Law Firm's' Jesumiseun Olayinka. In addition to have been a lawyer since 2010, Olayinka is also a
$100s in gift cards to be awarded to loyal uLaw supporters The team at uLaw is poised to win a total of five 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 a draw. We are
uLaw Spotlight with South Stormont paralegal Jamie Labonte uLawPractice's editorial team recently sat down with Jamie Labonte, an Ontario paralegal. Labonte got his start in the field of law in 2018 once he acquired his license. At first he split his time doing contract work for several Ottawa lawyers while running his own legal practice from
uLaw wins 2023 Summer Top Performer award uLawPractice is proud to be a winner of the Top Performer award from SourceForge, the world's largest software reviews and comparison website. July 19 2023– uLawPractice, today announced that it has been awarded a Summer 2023 Top Performer Award by SourceForge, the world’s largest software and services
New Feature: "Ask for help" Using simply their own voice and microphone, uLaw users can now ask questions about how to accomplish bookkeeeping and accounting tasks directly within uLaw. Earlier this month, uLaw developers rolled out the "Ask for Help" feature. With the assistance of machine learning algorithms trained to understand Canadian vernacular,
Canada's Chief Justice meets Japan's top judge in online call Chief Justice Saburo Tokura from Japan recently held an online meeting with Canada's top jurist, Hon. Richard Wagner. The two judges discussed modernization techniques for the courts of their respective countries and also exchanged views on digitalization. The discussion fittingly took place online and has been widely disseminated
5 reasons why your firm should switch to uLaw uLawPractice is a unique software choice for Canadian sole practitioner lawyers for many reasons. We've listed 5 top reasons why this is the case. Compliance LawPractice is designed to ensure compliance with Canadian legal and accounting standards. This means that sole practitioner lawyers can be confident that their
5 reasons automated ai-driven accounting is better for sole practitioners If you didn't know already, the use of automation in the realm of accounting for lawyers is an important area to understand. For more than a decade, uLawPractice has worked in this area of cloud computing, to help lawyers make their practice as effective as possible. Here are
Canada's new deputy minister of justice & dep. attorney gen. Shalene Curtis-Micallef is Canada's new deputy minister of justice and also the deputy attorney general. Micallef, who started her career as a tax lawyer within the department of justice, has steadily risen the ranks since the early 2000s to eventually become associate deputy minister of the department in
Summer 2023: Bring uLaw EDU to your paralegal & law clerk programs As of 2023 the vast majority of paralegal colleges in Ontario are incorporating uLawPractice in some form or another inside the curriculum. "The covid pandemic instigated a curriculum modernization in a lot of schools which I think was long overdue. We are pleased to see that schools are recognizing
uLaw AI used by client Nana Adjei-Pokui When it comes to the usage of generative AI and automation in her legal practice through the usage of uLaw, Nana Adjei-Poku is an early adopter. Earlier this month, uLawPractice developers added ChatGPT integration, which helps uLaw users automate the invoicing process once legal work has been conducted on behalf
Ont gov to spend $166 million on digital legal platform The Ontario government is funneling money into a new digital platform that revamp the way legal matters get processed by the province's justice system. Called the Courts Digital Transformation Initiative, the plan is originally from 2021 and involves modernizing court technologies. This means we could expect users of
uLaw AI can now draft custom documents and letters It's always nice to get a head start to some tasks through the work day. Drafting letters can be a time consuming activity. And now, with the help of recently implemented uLaw AI tools, it's possible to provide a few key details about a letter, and
