Continuing Professional Development - The Law Society of Upper Canada

The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2012

Program to be held on February 15, 2012 — This annual program will provide you with a concise update on the most topical substantive and procedural commercial leasing issues affecting your landlord and tenant clients. When your clients look to you for advice, you will be prepared with the latest information about specialty leases, non-disturbance agreements, additional rent adjustments, and operational issues in retail leases.

Ethical Red Flags for Real Estate Lawyers

Program to be held on February 16, 2012 — Many types of real estate transactions give rise to ethical issues that you must deal with in your practice. This webcast will help you to identify and to manage issues such as when to advise your client to obtain independent legal advice and when separate legal representation is required, how to identify and avoid conflicts of interest, how to protect client confidentiality, when transfers to protect assets are permissible, and other key ethical concerns.

Grammar and Proofreading Skills for Lawyers and Paralegals 2012

Program to be held on February 17, 2012 — Grammar and proofreading skills are essential for lawyers and paralegals. Costly mistakes can be made when documents are unclear or are not properly reviewed. Learn how to go beyond your grammar and spell checker to spot and correct pesky grammar, punctuation, and style problems. This program will help you improve your editing skills and give you confidence that your use of the English language is beyond legal reproach!

The Annotated Will 2012

Program to be held on February 21, 2012 — Does your will precedent need to be updated? As your clients get older, experience changing circumstances, and contemplate the transfer of their wealth at death, you need to be able to make the appropriate drafting choices when called upon to create or update their wills. Presenters will focus on the fundamentals and offer new materials based on the latest legislative and case law developments.

Estate Accounting 2012

Program to be held on February 21, 2012 — Do you understand the complex accounting and legal issues that often arise in a review of a draft set of estate accounts? Accounting and estates practitioners will explain starting balances, the valuation, control, custody, and inventory of assets, specific and unique estate assets such as goodwill, choses in action and foreign assets, and capital and income. Fiduciary claims, such as constructive trusts, resulting trusts, and unjust enrichment claims and their impact on estate accounting, recent case law developments, and accounting remedies against a fiduciary will also be discussed. A unique feature of this program, designed for lawyers at all levels of experience, will be a special session involving a comprehensive review of a draft set of accounts.

Commercial Priorities for Real Estate and Business Lawyers 2012

Program to be held on February 22, 2012 — If you are a business or real estate lawyer who handles transactions dealing with personalty and realty, this program is for you. Presenters will explain how to protect your client's commercial priority rights and to avoid costly mistakes. The latest case law developments will be discussed, including the impact of fraud under the Personal Property Security Act, the court�s view of pension priorities, the treatment of repair and storage liens in insolvency proceedings, and the right of distraint versus the remedies of secured creditors.

Just Published: Family Law Practice Essentials 2012

Program originally held on January 26, 2012 — As a family law practitioner, you need to know how to deal with the complexities of representing clients involved in this challenging area of law in custody, support and property disputes. This informative publication contains valuable techniques and strategies for handling the key stages of a family law matter: advising the client, preparing for case conferences and motions, representing the client in a negotiation and mediation, and appearing at trial.

Are you changing your area of practice? Are you just starting out or are you looking for a refresher? Integrating substantive legal concepts with practice management tips from mentors, Practice Essentials programs will provide you with the information and tools that you need to successfully manage the day-to-day challenges of your practice.

Just Published: The Six-Minute Criminal Court Judge 2012

Program originally held on January 21, 2012 — Crown attorneys and defence counsel will benefit from materials prepared by distinguished judges from all levels of courts hearing criminal cases. You will obtain judicial guidance about the latest evidentiary and advocacy issues and their impact on your practice.

Just Published: Practice Gems: Title and Off-Title Searching 2012 and Construction Lien Essentials 2012

Program originally held on January 18, 2012 — Practice Gems: Title and Off-Title Searching 2012
Do you understand how to deal with both personalty and real property under personal property and land registration legislation? Do you know how to determine the location of your client's water boundaries? Obtain the answers to these and many other critical title and off-title searching questions in these practical materials.

Practice Gems: Construction Lien Essentials 2012
Mistakes can be very costly in the complex area of construction lien law. These informative materials contain valuable updates on recent legislative changes and include practice tips, checklists and precedents you can use in your next transaction.

Just Published: Client Communications in Employment Law

Program originally held on January 13, 2012 — As an employment law practitioner, communicating with your client effectively and appropriately is essential both to success in your practice and to meeting your professional responsibilities. In this video stream, learn how to draft effective retainers and engagement agreements and to write clear legal opinions and reporting letters. Presenters provide you with strategies to manage your clients' expectations regarding fees and results and to deal with challenging issues such as withdrawing from representation and responding appropriately to client dishonesty.

Just Published: 16th Annual Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review

Program originally held on January 12, 2012 — This annual resource contains valuable information for both IP specialists and nonspecialists. Materials contain an analysis of the latest developments in patent, trade-mark, and copyright law, and an examination of the information highway as a meeting place for IP and other issues.

Just Published: The 2012 Oatley McLeish Guide to Motor Vehicle Litigation

Program originally held on January 11, 2012 — This annual publication is a staple for lawyers who practise motor vehicle litigation. Obtain a briefing on the latest developments in policy, legislation, and case law in these comprehensive materials.

Just Published: Commute to Court Series: Judicial Pre-trials, Crown Pre-trials and Confidentiality

Program originally held on December 14, 2011 — This program for criminal lawyers addresses the issue of how to maintain client confidentiality during pre-trials. What can you disclose to a judge during a pre-trial? What can you disclose about offers made during pre-trials? What happens if a plea offer is revoked or changed?

Just Published: Professionalism and Practice Management for Business Lawyers

Program originally held on December 12, 2011 — Do you know how long you must wait before acting against a former client? How should you deal with conflicts in loan transactions when acting for multiple parties? Who is your client when acting for both management and a board of directors? This video stream will help you deal with these and many of the other challenging practice management and professionalism issues that can often arise in your business law practice.

Just Published: The Retainer Agreement for Paralegals: Getting it Right

Program originally held on December 09, 2011 — Why is a retainer agreement important? What can happen when one isn't in place? Our presenters will offer practical advice on how to draft and accept retainers that will protect both you and your clients. Precedent agreements and clauses will be provided.

Just Published: New Lawyer Practice Series: Real Estate Law 2011

Program originally held on December 07, 2011 — Effectively conducting a real estate transaction requires an understanding of the practices and procedures involved in successfully closing the transaction. This instructive publication contains useful information on the key aspects, including the agreement of purchase and sale, title searching, and mortgage financing.

Whether you are a new lawyer, are changing your area of practice, or want a refresher, programs in the New Lawyer Practice Series offer a primer on the essential elements of each area of law. Integrating substantive legal concepts with practice management tips from experienced mentors, these programs will provide you with the tools to successfully manage the day-to-day challenges of your practice.

Just Published: Civil Appeals: The Year in Review

Program originally held on December 06, 2011 — Designed for the busy civil litigator, this publication contains an essential review and summary of the key appellate decisions of the past year in torts, property, class actions, labour, employment, conflicts of laws, arbitration and other areas.

Just Published: Ethical Red Flags for Real Estate Lawyers

Program originally held on December 06, 2011 — This video stream will help you recognize and properly deal with the ethical dilemmas that often arise in your real estate practice. Speakers provided guidance on problems associated with powers of attorney and elder law issues, obligations of good faith, and the Electronic Land Registration Agreement and the use of the Personal Security Package (PSP).

Just Published: Impaired and Over 80 2011

Program originally held on December 03, 2011 — Offered every December, when your expertise in this area is most in demand, this annual publication contains valuable substantive and procedural updates on the key issues in the defence and prosecution of drinking and driving offences.

Just Published: The Twelve-Minute Civil Litigator 2011

Program originally held on December 02, 2011 — This must-have publication will arm you with the information you need to stay abreast of the latest developments in civil litigation. These valuable materials contain a summary of the key issues, including the implementation of new legislation and the impact of new case law.

Just Published: The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2011

Program originally held on December 01, 2011 — Purchase this popular six-minute publication to obtain a comprehensive overview of the latest issues and trends in family law, including pivotal cases and legislation. These constructive materials contain valuable advice and strategies to successfully manage difficult issues in your practice.