Join LIANS and the Society on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM for the 18th 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.
If you cannot join us live, sessions will be recorded and uploaded to lians.ca, and may still be eligible as CPD hours.
Please register individually below for either/both of 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.
Morning (9:00am-12:30pm) Register for the Morning Conference Sessions
- Family Law: Practical Pitfalls in Property Division and Cohabitation/Marriage Contracts with Angela Walker of MDW Law 9:00am-9:45am
- Social Engineering and ID Verification with Joselyn Legge, CFO and Managing Director of Accounting and Finance for McInnes Cooper 9:45am-10:30am
- Client ID Rules with Elaine Cumming, Director of NSBS Professional Responsibility 10:30am-10:45am
- Trial Do’s and Don’ts and the Rules That Govern with Rob Purdy of Patterson Law 11:00am-11:45am
- Speaking Up: Psychological Safety in Law Firms with Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley 11:45am-12:30pm
Afternoon (1:15pm-4:30pm) Register for the Afternoon Conference Sessions
- LIANS Update with Lawrence Rubin, and Preparing for Retirement with Ian MacLean KC 1:15pm-2:00pm
- Property and Bankruptcy with Raffi Balmanoukian 2:00pm-2:45pm
- AI: The Machine Has Opinions – Lawyering Beyond the Prompt with Safiyya Vankalwala, PracticePRO Manager & Counsel LawPRO 3:00pm-3:45pm
- Cybersecurity: Is it Technology or Psychology? with John Kamphuis of Maritime Cybersecurity Training 3:45pm-4:30pm
Questions, assistance, or accessibility accommodation requests? 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.