A digital curriculum in 2022-23: uLaw EDU

The autumn 2022-2023 academic term is fast approaching and this is the time of year that we often hear from educators who are eager to secure access to certain types of software for the paralegal/law clerk curricula for the year. To date, uLawPractice is the most widely-taught legal accounting

A digital curriculum: Academic Access to uLaw's EDU Environment

Triggered by the ongoing pandemic, paralegal/law schools across Canada are establishing contingency plans on how curricula will be delivered to students in the coming months and years. Now more than ever, a readily-available cloud-based solution for legal accounting and practice management can be implemented into paralegal and legal curriculum

Are there too many lawyers in Ontario?

Each year hundreds of new lawyers are pumped into a saturated and increasingly competitive labour pool as scores of students continue to enroll themselves into Ontario law schools. Nevertheless, there will soon be a ninth law school opening in the province. While most benchers at the Law Society of Ontario

AUDIT PREPARED: Avoid conflicts with software-assisted keystrokes

When a solo practitioner first begins representing clients it can appear to be quite easy to avoid conflicts of interest. After all, if you’re just beginning and your law firm is relatively new, it’s highly likely your client base is small enough that the potential for problems to

B.C. Govt tables bill granting Law Society powers to regulate licensed paralegals

The government of British Columbia is moving to grant enhanced powers to the Law Society so a new category of legal professional can be licensed and fully regulated in a manner not unlike that of an actual lawyer. On Monday the provincial government introduced legislation (Bill 57) which would enable

B.C. lawyers, come get your CPD!

The Law Society of British Columbia now recognizes a series of uLaw webinars for Continuous Professional Development for the 2018 calendar year. On Fridays at 11 a.m. (Pacific), lawyers are invited to tune into uLaw's weekly webinars hosted on ulawpractice.com. A total of six unique CPD-accredited courses are

Bolster sales with good client intake processes

The client lifecycle invariably begins with the intake process. Client intake is the first preliminary steps made to take prospective clients into actual customers. So in this way, it’s basically the sales funnel of a law firm.As far as client intake goes, a firm’s end-game is to

Canadian Feminists to launch“Wikipedia Takeover”

In preparation for 2018’s impending International Women’s Day, Amnesty International Canada is mobilizing feminists around the world to partake in what they're calling a "Wikipedia Takeover". In a bid to equalize gender representation on the world’s largest open source encyclopaedia--whose users are predominantly male--feminist activists are trying

CANADIAN PRIVACY ACTS - "HOW THEY APPLY TO THE LEGAL PRACTICE USING CLOUD-BASED COMPUTING SERVICES"

Lawyers are pretty interested in privacy matters.  In fact, most lawyers are experts in the area of privacy.  That’s why as practice management service providers in the cloud, we get so many questions about privacy and security as it relates to the use of cloud-based applications.   As with any

Cloud based computing and Canadian Law: What matters for lawyers

Lawyers are pretty interested in privacy matters. In fact, many lawyers are experts in the area of privacy. That’s why as practice management service providers in the cloud, we get so many questions about privacy and security as it relates to the use of cloud-based applications. As with any

Conway: An ode to outdated software

Over the course of about a decade software has increasingly becoming available exclusively through the web. We call this Software-As-A-Service, and it’s rapidly eclipsing how a lot of humans are doing work from their computers. From photo editing to dictionaries and calculators, websites such as Google are becoming the

Court Form Automation - Feb Webinar

When: Feb3rd 2017, for 1hr from 3-4pm, Click here to register Spots are filling up quick for our webinar on additional parties & court forms! Sign up quickly for this webinar and learn how you to perform joint retainers, invoice third parties, and optimize your workflows through additional parties.  SIGNUP FOR

COURT FORMS AUTOMATION - SAVE TIME USING ULAW

AUTOMATED COURT FORMS FOR BETTER PRIORITIZATION OF LITIGATION effort Litigation requires research and time. Addressing the matter at hand requires essential documents from the parties involved to represent the case in front of the court. Appropriate filing of documents with the court for proceeding with the matter is of utmost

CPD webinar schedule CHANGES for October 2017

For October 2017, uLaw Practicewill be conducting only two (2) CPD-credited webinars in the latter half of the month. Like always, uLaw is offering these LSUC-credited webinars for free, however we won't be broadcasting our webinars for the first two weeks of October. But don't let that stop you from

CPD webinar this afternoon: Expense Management

Get 1 hour of CPD credit during this week's webinar if you're in the jurisdictions of Ontario, New Brunswick, or British Columbia! SIGN UP FOR THE WEBINAR When: Nov 16th Friday, 2018 Time: 2:00pm EST to 3:00pm EST Where: ANYWhere & ANYDevice During the course of its daily operations,

CPD webinar: Expenses 101

This webinar will go over how you can manage your legal expenses with ease. Plus, you'll also get an easy-to-follow guideline on disbursements, as well as an overview of analytics and dashboard reporting for your expenses. As a legal practitioner, being proactive with your expenses is critical to your practice's

CPD Webinar: Learn what Bx, Cx, Ux and Px mean for Canadian law firms

Whether you’re a lawyer looking to increase satisfaction (and thus repeat business through referrals) among existing clients, or if you’re interested in how to best portray yourself and your firm, this webinar is for you. The team at uLawPractice has compiled a completely free, no-strings-attached webinar course held

CPD Webinar: Trust & General reconciliation demystified

Believe it or not, reconciling your general account and trust accounting doesn't have to be a daunting task! In fact, with the proper tools, general and trust reconciliation can be easy. This webinar is accredited for CPD credit by the Law Society of Ontario, the Law Society of British Columbia,

Disbursements Demystified - Jan Webinar

1Hr of CPD for Free   THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY LSUC FOR 1 HOUR OF CPD CREDITS When: Jan 27th 2017, for 1hr from 3-4pm, Click here to register It's your chance to learn all about disbursements! In this webinar, the uLawPractice team will show you how managing disbursements

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 UP FOR THE WEBINAR Licensed legal

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's integrated legal

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 to merely

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 their survey you also

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