Hi! I’m Ella Fischer-Slack. In today’s blog post, I’ll take you behind the scenes of a typical day in my life as an Operations Manager of a freelance lawyer company. We will dive into my core responsibilities and offer a behind-the-scenes look at how I foster smooth and efficient legal operations. As the Operations Manager […]
As the legal profession is changing, new ways to practice law are emerging, including the option of practicing as a freelance lawyer. While freelance lawyering is becoming more popular across the globe and in Canada, confusion still exists over what exactly a freelance lawyer is and does. The most common misconception we see? People equating
As part of our commitment to anti-racism (see our full commitment in the footer below) Flex’s founder Erin Cowling is expanding her listening and learning and has been reading a wider variety of books on this topic and reading more books by diverse authors. Below is Erin’s review of one of the books she has
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By Heather Cross “May you live in transitional times” could be the modern criminal defence bar’s equivalent of the ancient Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Picard illustrates the level of uncertainty that exists and will continue to exist in the criminal justice system while the “transitional
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