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Lawyers Helping Lawyers — Top 10 Considerations When Referring Someone to Help

I worked for several years as in-house counsel helping develop title insurance in western Canada. When I joined Assist (Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society), an organization whose purpose is to help...

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Before You Buy a Car, Compare Insurance Rates

Have you ever thought about how your choice of vehicle impacts your auto insurance rates? Most people assume that expensive cars cost more to insure than budget friendly choices, but is that really...

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Redefining the Career Plan, Part 2

In part 1 of this series of articles, I set out my view that the world of career planning for young law school graduates has changed significantly and asserted that a change was thus also needed in how...

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Too Much Focus on Goals Can Get You Into Trouble

Juliet is a new partner with a corporate finance and securities practice. Over the past seven years she has honed her legal skills and has developed the trust of her partners and clients. She is a...

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Learning to Be an Entrepreneur: One Step at a Time.

If you ask many lawyers why they went to law school, the answer is often “Because I got in.” In other words, armed with a shiny bachelor’s degree in English Lit, Physics or Anthropology, they need...

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The Delicate Art of Facilitation

I had an interesting experience that reinforced something that I knew but forgot to apply and consequently allowed a situation to drift sideways. Here’s the scenario. You have an elected Board of a...

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Read This Now

"Having spent the better part of my life trying either to relive the past or experience the future before it arrives, I have come to believe that in between these two extremes is peace." – Author...

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Inequality

A couple of weeks ago, The Economist carried a leading article and a special report on inequality. In The Economist terms: “inequality has reached a stage where it can be inefficient and bad for...

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Celebrate Numeracy Day

November 10, 2012 is approaching. Tomorrow, in fact. So? (No, it’s not my birthday.) In Canada, tomorrow's date is written 10/11/12. That’s too good a coincidence to ignore. Therefore, with no...

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