Canada: Law Practice Management

Growing companies often find their finance teams struggling to keep pace with business complexity. When reporting cycles extend, forecasts go unused, and cash flow becomes reactive, it signals that finance has shifted from driving clarity to merely keeping up. Understanding when to evolve your finance function—and how outsourcing can add the missing strategic layers—becomes critical to maintaining control and supporting informed decision-making.

On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released draft legislation [PDF] implementing two key measures of the OECD's Pillar Two global minimum tax (GMT) in Canada...

The Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") recently published OSC Staff Notice 52-724 Considerations for Public Accounting Firms in Developing Internal Ethics Policies and Procedures (the "Notice"). The Notice summarizes observations...

Proposed amendments to Canada's Labour Code could fundamentally reshape how federally regulated employers structure employment agreements by prohibiting non-compete clauses for most employees.

An HR compliance audit helps employers proactively align their policies and practices with current employment laws while identifying potential gaps before they become costly legal issues.

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.

Navigating the 2L law school recruitment process can feel overwhelming, but understanding what to expect at each stage—from summer coffee chats and brief OCI interviews to intensive in-firm interview weeks—can transform anxiety into confidence. Drawing from personal experience at Lerners LLP, this guide reveals how preparation, authenticity, and strategic relationship-building lead to recruitment success and finding the right firm fit.

Hiring fast without clear written expectations feels light speed – right up until it turns into chaos. At that point, it is no longer “moving fast,” but rather managing uncertainty around roles, compensation...

American businesses expanding into Ontario face a fundamentally different employment law landscape than what they're accustomed to in the United States. From the absence of at-will employment to significantly longer notice periods and strict statutory minimums, understanding these critical differences is essential before making your first Canadian hire.

Some might argue that sales pitches whose sole purpose is to obtain work destroy the conditions required for trust to develop.

In today's hybrid and borderless work, we have the flexibility to work, meet and collaborate from any location with an internet connection. This means that organizations, including law firms...

Many organizations have embraced hybrid work as a permanent way of working and this shift brings unique challenges and complications in the retention and preservation of electronically stored information (ESI).