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Legal recruiters play a powerful behind-the-scenes role, helping lawyers move to new positions throughout the profession. In this story, we examine when a lawyer should contact a recruiter—and, after placing a call, what’s likely to happen next.
A lawyer’s guide to the world of professional recruitment
When Minden Gross collapsed at the end of 2023, two law firms—Dickinson Wright and Fogler, Rubinoff—took on a significant number of their fallen competitor’s lawyers. At Precedent, we spoke to the managing partners at both firms to find out how the transition has gone so far.
The managing partners at two Toronto law firms—Dickinson Wright and Fogler, Rubinoff—talk about their approach to taking on a large number of the Minden Gross lawyers
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In this column, former Supreme Court Judge Ian Binnie offers a powerful message to any young lawyer: “It’s better to keep in mind why you went to law school in the first place (whether you set out to make a difference, serve the public or make bags of money) and trust your own instincts about the way forward.”
It's actually simple: follow your dreams
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If you have a fabulous associate on your team, make no mistake: the competition is planning to poach that person away. So how can you retain your best talent? To start, you’ll need to scrap the annual review and end your obsession with origination credits.
If you want to impress (and keep) your best talent, you’ll need to scrap the annual review and end your obsession with origination credits
In her small tax practice, Bhuvana Rai is proud to represent the average person. “The system is fairest,” she says, “when each side has a certain level of resources and understanding.”
At her small firm, Rai is committed to helping ordinary people in conflict with the CRA
Meet three Toronto lawyers who’ve built professional wardrobes that are as stylish as they are sustainable.
How to look and feel confident without exploiting workers or trashing the planet
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When Cassels set out to build a new downtown office, it prioritized natural light, cutting-edge technology and spaces that would encourage collaboration. In the story below, we photographed the headquarters from every angle.
The office is bright, open and designed to meet the challenges of post-pandemic work
If you have a fabulous associate on your team, make no mistake: the competition is planning to poach that person away. So how can you impress—and retain—your best talent? As a starting point, you’ll need to scrap the annual review and end your obsession with origination credits.
If you want to impress (and keep) your best talent, you’ll need to scrap the annual review and end your obsession with origination credits
This much is clear: the arrival of generative AI is about to transform the legal industry. Does that mean the job market for legal services is on the precipice of disaster?
The generative-AI revolution is about to transform the legal profession
From the Archives: The causes of alcohol abuse in the legal profession are more complicated than you might think.
What’s the real reason lawyers drink?
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At the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, Douglas Kwan leads a 10-lawyer team that’s tackling the province’s housing catastrophe on all fronts. “The word unprecedented is thrown around too much, but honestly, this moment is unprecedented,” he says. “We need the response from decision-makers to match the urgency.”
His legal work at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario is more urgent than ever
Now that we’ve reached the end of hireback season, we’ve published our annual Bay Street Ranking. Find out which Toronto law offices hired back the largest percentage of articling students as first-year associates.
Find out which Toronto law firms hired back the most articling students this year
This much is clear: the arrival of generative AI is about to transform the legal industry. Inside Big Law, well-trained chatbots will soon complete legal work that, historically, has been assigned to associates. The public, meanwhile, will have the ability to draft reliable legal claims with the help of AI. Will those shifts trigger disaster in the legal job market?
The generative-AI revolution is about to transform the legal profession
Throughout her career, Shara Roy has made a name for herself as a changemaker. Today, she’s committed to using her position to improve the profession in a meaningful way.
As chief legal counsel at EY Canada, Roy is in a position to reshape law for the better
In a short-but-revealing interview, Marie Henein spoke to us about her dog, what she values most in colleagues and when she’s at her happiest. She also offered up some pithy advice to new lawyers: “Focus on what you can control: yourself, your level of skill and the quality of your work. Everything else in this business is largely out of your control.”
The well-known Toronto lawyer on her dog, what she values in colleagues and her most extravagant purchase
In her office at Baker McKenzie, Jennifer Bernardo has filled the space with items like baby photos, a top-notch microphone and a pair of fuzzy slippers.
The Bay Street partner has filled the space with baby photos, a top-notch microphone and a pair of fuzzy slippers
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Does income partnership help talented associates transition to equity status? Or does it allow law firms to retain profitable lawyers without giving them meaningful ownership?
An investigation into a made-up job title
We recently spoke with Evan Thomas—who’s the head of legal at Wealthsimple's cryptocurrency trading platform—about his hope for the future and the best investment he ever made.
The head of legal at Wealthsimple’s cryptocurrency trading platform on document review, fitness and the power of taking risks
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