Other Archives - Flex Legal | Lawyers Helping Lawyers https://flexlegalnetwork.com/category/other/ Freelance Lawyers Helping Lawyers Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:21:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/flexlegalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-cropped-FlexLegal-Icons-GreyFlex-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Other Archives - Flex Legal | Lawyers Helping Lawyers https://flexlegalnetwork.com/category/other/ 32 32 220080731 An Inside Look at the Legal Work Firms and In-House Teams Outsourced Last Year https://flexlegalnetwork.com/outsourcing-legal-work/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:21:02 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=10485 One of the questions we’re asked most often at Flex Legal is: What kind of work are firms and in-house legal teams actually outsourcing? Is it research? Transactional overflow? Drafting support? After reviewing our most recent fiscal year (representing hundreds of projects across Canada), some clear patterns emerged about how firms are outsourcing legal work. […]

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]]> 10485 Do Ontario Law Firms Have to Post Salary Ranges in Job Ads? New Pay Transparency Rules Explained https://flexlegalnetwork.com/new-pay-transparency-rules-explained/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:52:56 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=10392   Most lawyers have seen it before: a job posting that promises a “competitive salary” or says compensation is “commensurate with experience,” without offering any real numbers. Candidates are left guessing whether the role pays more, less, or roughly the same as their current position. In many cases, that uncertainty only clears up late, often […]

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]]> 10392 How and When Lawyers Should Increase Their Rates https://flexlegalnetwork.com/how-and-when-lawyers-should-increase-their-rates/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:54:03 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=10361 All businesses raise their rates when appropriate, and law firms are no exception. Employees typically receive annual raises, and most firms adjust their billing rates in line with inflation and market conditions, if not every year, then at least every few years. Yet many lawyers hesitate to increase their rates, particularly with long-standing clients. Over […]

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]]> 10361 “The Modern Freelance Lawyer”: New Book By Our CEO Erin Cowling https://flexlegalnetwork.com/the-modern-freelance-lawyer-new-book-by-our-ceo-erin-cowling/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:00:47 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=9807 After more than a decade building Flex Legal Network and championing freelance lawyering across Canada, our Founder & CEO Erin Cowling has put pen to paper to share her insights, experiences, and hard-earned lessons in a new book:  “The Modern Freelance Lawyer: A Guide to the Business, Ethics, and Evolution of Freelance Legal Work.“ This […]

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]]> 9807 Networking in the Digital Age: 5 Key Strategies To Build Connections for Freelance Lawyers https://flexlegalnetwork.com/networking-in-the-digital-age-5-key-strategies-to-build-connections-for-freelance-lawyers/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:48:29 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=8041 In the digital age, building a successful freelance legal practice involves establishing a robust professional network of like-minded legal professionals. Over time, the networking landscape has experienced a tremendous shift, and the online environment offers countless opportunities for freelance lawyers to connect, collaborate, and advance their careers. In today’s blog post, we will dive into […]

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]]> 8041 A Day in the Life of an Operations Manager at Flex Legal: Behind the Scenes of Smooth Legal Operations https://flexlegalnetwork.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-operations-manager-at-flex-legal-behind-the-scenes-of-smooth-legal-operations/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:13:07 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=7736 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 […]

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]]> 7736 The Difference Between a Sole Practitioner and a Freelance Lawyer: 3 Points to Help Clear Up Some Misconceptions https://flexlegalnetwork.com/the-difference-between-a-sole-practitioner-and-a-freelance-lawyer-3-points-to-help-clear-up-some-misconceptions/ Mon, 29 May 2023 20:48:55 +0000 https://flexlegalnetwork.com/?p=4550 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 […]

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]]> 4550 Book Review: “Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present https://flexlegalnetwork.com/book-review-policing-black-lives-state-violence-in-canada-from-slavery-to-the-present/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:19:34 +0000 http://box5713.temp.domains/~flexlega/?p=3089 As part of our commitment to anti-racism (see our full commitment in the footer below) Flex’s founder Erin Cowling 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 recently read: I believe this next book in […]

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]]> 3089 Living in Transitional Times: R. v. Picard https://flexlegalnetwork.com/living-in-transitional-times-r-v-picard/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:34:45 +0000 http://box5713.temp.domains/~flexlega/?p=2488 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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