Lawyers in small firms stand to benefit most from membership!

Between working in our practice and working on our business, we don’t have extra time or money to chase down the resources and training we need. CBA membership grants you access to countless materials, including many resources that are included with your membership.

Our Section supports lawyers who:

• work hard to succeed with less administrative and peer support than lawyers in large firms
• want access to high-quality professional development and other practice resources
• want more information about practice-related issues in addition to materials related to substantive law

Our dedicated team of volunteers is excited to support our members: Meet your 2019–2020 Executive Committee

Resources for our members

• Professional development resources available live and on-demand.
• Practice tools, including How to Innovate in Small & Solo Firms, Mortgage and Tax Toolkits for dealing with common questions and issues.
• CBA Find-A-Lawyer search tool; add a picture and your areas of practice to personalize your profile.
• Discounts on third-party products through CBA Advantage.
• Some CBA member articles of relevance to small and solo practice from our Section and others:
  • "Retainer agreements – what are they?"
  • "The court comes to the defence of solicitor-client privilege"
  • "How to advise elderly trustees"
  • "Tell your clients about tax-deductible fees"
  • "Illuminating capacity to make a will: It's about the moment. The focus. And the picture."
  • "Creating a values-based law firm"

We want to hear from you

• Submit an article: As a lawyer in a small or solo practice, you have valuable experience and wisdom to share with our members. Your article may be published on the CBA website and/or featured in a future Section newsletter!
• Do you have an idea for a project/member resource that may be of interest to our members? Email your executive.
• Is something the government is doing (or not doing) negatively affecting your practice and/or your clients? We are here to advocate for our members. Suggest a submission.

Please contact us at any time if you have questions, or if you would like to get involved in supporting the work of our Section. We would love to hear from you!

Best wishes,

Candace Guist
Communications Officer