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The Great Prioritization

The Great Prioritization

Summertime, and the living is easy.   Lawyers are heading on vacations, or if you are like me, you have already returned.

Recovering from Trauma

Recovering from Trauma

Assist would like to express our support for Lethbridge Legal Guidance lawyers, staff, and volunteers.  Yesterday, an individual entered Lethbridge Legal Guidance and took a hostage.

Unplugging to Recharge

Unplugging to Recharge

As electronic devices invaded our lives, plugging in became an essential.

Lawyers: Professionals or Profit Centres?

Lawyers: Professionals or Profit Centres?

Billable hours—the bane of private practice lawyers’ lives.   When I was an associate, my firm had a billable hour target (1800 billable hours per year).

A Little Help From My Friends

A Little Help From My Friends

*Content warning: Today’s blog discusses suicidal ideation “I get by with a little help from my friends. ” John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote it. Joe Cocker sang it.