2011 might well be the year when cloud computing becomes an essential feature of business culture. The concept has many proponents, but there are also some detractors.

Struggling with the need to market your practice and build your client base? A law firm marketing specialist might be just the thing.

A thorough interview is often not enough to discern a candidate’s competence and abilities.

Each day, editors and reporters are inundated with press releases in a wide variety of formats – via snail mail, e-mail and even RSS feed. How can lawyers and law firms make sure that their press releases stand out from all the rest?

How a fun day on the green could put more green in your pocket

If information is power, then the influx of information into law firms packs the punch of an avalanche – the trick is to manage this information effectively in order to avoid being buried.

We all know a level playing field makes peer-to-peer competition smoother, but did you know that some modern technologies can be great levellers for those who start off in unequal positions? Here are some tech tools that can help put David closer to the same footing as Goliath.

When we hear the word “outsourcing,” most of us think “off-shoring” – sending commodity work out of the country to a place where it can be done more cheaply. But that’s just part of the story. Outsourcing at its heart is about getting the right person to do the job, and as such can be an effective tool for small and solo practitioners.

Although technology is usually implemented with a view to enhancing one's efficiency and therefore profitability, it may be that the most beneficial by-product of using that technology is the reduction in the lawyer's stress level.

Financial pressures preclude many sole practitioners and lawyers in smaller firms from taking extended parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance to Canadian lawyers, the CBA asked the federal government to extend Employment Insurance maternity and parental leave benefits to self-employed persons.