Registrations are now closed.
This program contains 90 minutes of Professionalism Content.
Law school didn’t teach you how to start a law firm. Yet in Ontario, there are over 52,000 lawyers who are either employed by a law firm (or organization) or self-employed. Some may have learned how to start a firm by trial and error. But the wiser way is to learn from the people who have come before you.
Come and join our panel of entrepreneurial lawyers for a candid discussion on how they started their own firms and what they recommend for others, augmented by feedback and practical insights from an experienced solo/small firm start-up and administration consultant… including such topics as:
Essentials when starting out
- Gaining Financial Literacy
- Pricing yourself
- Specialization: should you or shouldn’t you?
- Choosing which experts / staff you need immediately
Building your practice
- Long-term view – defining your goal(s) and being flexible
- Building a network – and working it
- Recognizing when you’ve reached a benchmark and managing growth
Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Maintaining your Administrative Responsibilities with the Law Society and the CRA
- Communication with clients
- Fear of failure / fear of success
- Loneliness – how to avoid isolation
- The myth and reality of working less & what to expect in the first 5 years
Speakers:
- Areta Lloyd, Dickson Appell LLP
- Jeffrey E. Feiner, Corman Feiner LLP
- Roselyn T. Pecus, Roselyn T. Pecus Professional Corporation
- Leslie Vine, Vine & Associates - Supporting The Business Of Law Firms
- Marcus B. Snowden, Snowden Law Professional Corporation
Program details
Thursday, June 18, 2020
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
ZOOM WEBINAR - You will receive the details to join in your confirmation email.
This program contains 90 minutes of Professionalism Content.
Please, note that if you are joining the Webinar by phone only, you will need to let us know the telephone number used, so that we can mark your attendance in our CPD records. If you are ever audited we will need to verify your attendance against our records.
Registration Fee:
- Members $50.00 + HST
- Member Licensing Candidates and New Calls $20.00 + HST
- Friends of the TLA $120.00 + HST
- Non-Members $120.00 + HST
A limited number of complimentary tickets is available for Law School Students. Please contact Sandra Porter at events@tlaonline.ca.
No refunds after June 11, 2020. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be applied to all cancellations.
Many thanks to our generous Sponsor:
This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism content by the Law Society of Ontario.