What's New

• New Library books: The Lending Library has four new titles (three of which you can get through in sixty minutes!). iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers will help you weed through the thousands of apps available to find the best ones. LinkedIn in One Hour for Lawyers will help you use this social networking tool to grow your professional network. Microsoft OneNote in One Hour for Lawyers will show you how to save time and increase productivity with this new note-taking software. And Locked Down: Information Security for Lawyers looks at how lawyers can safeguard client information from digital security threats.
• New Lawyer Resource page: practicePRO has created a web page aimed at newly called lawyers and law students about to be called to the Bar. www.practicepro.ca/newlawyers was recently advertised in law school yearbooks and introduces new lawyers to the wealth of practice and risk management material we have to offer.
• LSUC unbundling working group: LAWPRO has made a submission to the working group in which we express our concern that unbundled legal services will result in more claims.

Practice Aids

• Dealing with difficult judges: Practical advice from Justice Carole Curtis
• Managing a Better Professional Services Firm: Learn how to better communicate with and serve your clients
• Retainer precedents: Start off on the right foot
• ILA checklist: Have you covered all the issues you should have?
• Difficult Clients: How to put yourself in control

... plus many more articles, checklists and precedents for dealing with a wide variety of practice management issues.

For a full list of all that practicePRO has to offer download our Guide to Resources.

LawPRO Magazine

	Recruiting and retaining top talent Lateral transfers: A conflicts checklist Unbundled legal services: Pitfalls to avoid Practice Tip: Tendering correctly Essential Dos and Dont's for LinkedIn users
All previous articles in our Magazine archive and topical listing page

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