Earn 1.5 hours of CPD this Friday: Everything Practice Management Understanding the essentials of practice management, legal accounting and law society compliance are cornerstone's to the success of Canadian law firms. That's why uLawPractice's award winning team is hosting a free CPD-accredited webinar on Friday, Jan. 24 from 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern. SIGN
Earn CPD this Friday & learn to stop wasting time w/ disbursement mgmt Friends of uLaw: we have an important message for you regarding the manner in which most firms in Ontario are managing their disbursements throughout the course of the client lifecycle. There are a lot of options to choose from when managing ones expenses. Depending on your area of practice, how
Earn CPD this Friday: Expenses 101 Practitioners in British Columbia, New Brunswick and Ontario are invited to join us this Friday afternoon for a delightful CPD-accredited webinar about how to effectively handle expenses with ease. As a legal practitioner, being proactive with your expenses is critical to your practice's success and well-being. With uLawPractice&
EFFECTIVE MARKETING USING uLAW Handling cases and litigation take up most of an attorney’s time, and that’s a good thing, but the importance of obtaining marketing information about clients should never be understated by a lawyer practicing their profession in today's climate of high competition. No longer is it effective
Ending soon: Vote for uLaw! (Chance to win $200) Friends of uLaw, we have a very important request to make of you. Our practice management and legal accounting software has been nominated in several categories of Canadian Lawyer Magazine's Reader's Choice awards for technology in 2018-19. According to Canadian Lawyer Magazine, if you fill out
Expedite, automate streamline: using Global Payments with uLaw Getting paid by your clients has never been easier. Linked with uLaw, the use of Global Payments as a processor enables your clients to pay straight from your invoices. This can improve cash flow and efficacy of your legal practice. Collecting timely retainers can be a challenge, but with Global
Feb 1 webinar: Disbursements De-Mystified Lawyers in British Columbia, New Brunswick and Ontario: sign up for this week's free CPD-accredited webinar. Titled "Disbursements De-Mystified", viewers will be walked through the various ways disbursements are captured in legal bookkeeping procedures. Take some time this Friday 2:00 p.m. to 3 p.
Former SCC Justice Rothstein only hired law clerks from the "school of hard knocks" As a lawyer and retired top judge, Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada, the child of Eastern European immigrants, used to work 40-50 hour shifts on long haul trains from Winnipeg to Vancouver to pay for his education in the 40s. Starting in 1959, for days on
Free CPD-credited webinars offered to Saskatchewan practitioners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Continuous professional development for legal practitioners in Saskatchewan just got a lot easier. As part of its 2017 outreach program to jurisdictions across Canada, uLawPractice is now offering a total of six CPD-accredited webinars to practitioners in Saskatchewan. “Lawyers and paralegals in Saskatchewan who need to touch
Free uLaw CPD accounting courses for Alberta practitioners uLawPractice is pleased to offer free legal accounting and practice management courses to all active members of the Law Society of Alberta. "Recently we've been contacted by a number of practitioners in Alberta who want access to more learning materials. Our CPD courses are already accredited by
Friday CPD accredited webinar: Matter Management We are unveiling a newly accredited webinar all about Law Office Matter Management on Friday. Join us for free continuous professional development from 2-3 p.m. Eastern. *Note CPD credits are approved for B.C., Ontario, and New Brunswick Lawyers. As most Canadian legal practitioners are aware, obtaining even a
Friday webinar: “starting a new business” Increasing numbers of lawyers and paralegals are beginning to shift towards working for themselves instead of working for larger firms. There are a lot of huge benefits, and we want to show you how to get started! Leaving the comforts of being an employee.. to go solo? Sure, the salary
Friday Webinar: How to manage large law firms in Law During an upcoming Friday, Feb. 22 Webinar between 2-3 p.m., uLaw instructors are hosting an hour-long presentation detailing how large Canadian law firms can make use of uLaw’s multi-user interface to handle all clerical components of running their firm. Utilizing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology, uLaw is often used as
Friday Webinar: increase cash flow with integrated payments In a world where consumers are continually opting to choose new forms of digital money transfers to pay for products and services, Canadian legal firms should begin to consider expanding the methods of payments available to their clients. Join the uLaw team on Friday Sept. 20, 2019 from 2-3 p.
Friday webinar: learn how to get paid faster Depending on the way your firm is set up, it's possible you're spending a lot of time chasing clients in order to get paid. Even if a client pays with a cheque, or through other means, it's not always certain that the right amount
Generating the newly created Client Invoice List uLaw developers recently implemented a new form that Canadian law firms can produce automatically for their clients. Called the Invoice List Statement, this useful document saves a lot of time while providing a very useful service to a lawyer's clients. When a client retains the use of a
Hacking the audit process: This week's webinar Every year, lawyers run into trouble for not responding to requests issued by law societies in their respective jurisdictions. This week's upcoming webinar, which has been accredited by New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Ontario law societies, will focus specifically on how to prepare for audits. Join us this
HillCowan Legal Services: uLaw “the most reasonably priced, feature-rich legal software on the market” First thing in the morning, uLaw is open on my desktop. It’s my primary application of use. Why? It’s the ultimate at-your-fingertips legal management tool, keeping me ever-vigilant on my client and matter account management and legal accounting. This application strengthens my ability to be proactive and never
How coders found $13,000 of lost income for an Ontario lawyer An Ontario lawyer is $13,000 richer because a few lines of code were changed inside his accounting software. Coders recently implemented a feature inside uLawPractice that was originally geared to benefit Manitoba lawyers, who are required to follow slightly different rules when it comes to the way they manage
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How software is making legal accounting in Manitoba way easier When it comes to legal bookkeeping in the province of Manitoba, there's a lot to take into consideration for a law firm to be operating properly in the eyes of regulators. Trust accounting isn't a walk in the park, and regular reconciliation statements need to be
How to pick the right bookkeeping style for your firm Sometimes it can be quite easy for a legal practitioner to compartmentalize, avoid, and delegate all the work and decision making that goes into managing the financial records of a firm. Working with clients, spending time on cases and chasing billable hours might arguably be the most important ways for
How uLaw helps Ottawa lawyer Michael Kushnir Michael Kushnir is an Ottawa-based lawyer and mediator who works in both Quebec and Ontario. Because of the unique regulatory requirements laid out by law societies in each jurisdiction, Kushir makes use of uLawPractice's legal accounting and bookkeeping software to stay on top of his obligations to regulators.
Identifying common problem areas noticed by Manitoba legal auditors When it comes to the financial management of legal firms across Manitoba, provincial auditors say there are three areas where some practitioners are commonly lagging behind, which presents increased risks for lawyers and paralegals to receive disciplinary action. “Some of the common issues that are identified on an audit include
Integrated Payment Options WHEN: DECEMBER 23, 2016 AT 3:00PM (EASTERN) Integrated payment collection can provide your practice with many benefits. Not only does it allow for more timely payment collection and ensures there are no outstanding balances, it can even save you time. Attend this webinar now and learn how uLawPractice uses
