Join LIANS and the Society on Thursday, November 14th, 2024 from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM for the 16th annual Solo and Small Firm Conference. This event includes sessions that may be eligible to count towards your annual CPD requirements. Lawyers and staff are welcome to attend this free virtual conference held via Zoom.

Please register individually below for either/both the morning and afternoon sessions. After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email for each session that you choose to register for (morning and/or afternoon). Additional details on how to use Zoom will be sent prior to the event.

If you cannot join us live, sessions will be recorded and uploaded to lians.ca, and may still be eligible as CPD hours.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility accommodation requests to facilitate your participation by contacting Cynthia Nield at cnield@lians.ca

Morning (9:00am-12:15pm) Register for the Morning Conference Sessions

  • Updates from Dave Jackson, CEO of CLIA & Greg Markell, CEO of Ridge Canada (Cyber Underwriter/Provider to CLIA) 9:00am-10:30am
  • What Lawyers Wished They Were Taught in Law School (for the Benefit of Young Lawyers): Wills (Trinda Ernst), Civil Litigation (Bill Mahody), Business (Rob Arkin), Property (Justin Adams), Family (Laura Kanaan) and Criminal (Mark Scott) 10:45am-11:45am
  • Anti-Money Laundering Rules & Client ID with Kate Shewan and Elaine Cumming of the NSBS 11:45am-12:15pm

Afternoon (1:00pm-4:30pm) Register for the Afternoon Conference Sessions

  • Claims Update and Other Current Thoughts with Lawrence Rubin, LIANS’ Director of Insurance 1:00pm-1:30pm
  • Updates and Recommendations for a Healthy and Sustainable Practice with Marla Brown and Jane Willwerth of the NSBS Equity & Access Office 1:30pm-2:15pm 
  • The Case for Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence: What it is, Why it Matters, and How to Develop It with Kendra Brodin, Founder & CEO, EsquireWell 2:30pm-3:30pm
  • Updates from Professional Standards Committees: Real Estate (Justin Adams), Wills (Mary Jane Saunders), Office Management (Bob Carter), Family (Shelley Hounsell), Criminal (Leonard MacKay) 3:30pm-4:30pm

Questions or assistance? Contact Cynthia Nield at cnield@lians.ca

We encourage firms to present it in their boardrooms, if available, so it can be watched, and the content discussed, as a group. We also encourage firms with sufficient boardroom space to invite other members in their area to watch the conference together.