Music and lyrics by Lennon & McCartney.
We have one lawyer – doing real estate and personal injury. In the personal injury area, we have 4 staff. Conveyancing has 1 staff member.
Regarding the conveyancing side of the practice, the admin is done in an electronically linked home office. Everything else is done in the main office.
4. What are the demographic backgrounds of the lawyers and staff in your firm?
Most senior staff been at it for 30 years…probably early 40 legal assistant and mid 30's secretary and receptionist is early 50's. Wife mid 40's. I am a very old dog!
5. What prior degrees and/or experience do the lawyers and staff bring to your firm?
Lyrics, music and recorded by Nik Kershaw.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP is one of Canada's largest national firms with an emphasis in business law, intellectual property and advocacy.
Gowlings is an International firm with 8 offices across Canada as well as offices in London and Moscow.
Varied – we have just under 700 lawyers and a proportionate number of staff. With that size comes a tremendous range in people. We have been listed as one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada by the Globe and Mail (2009).
6. How would you describe the culture of your firm?
Result of the coming together of a whole bunch of smaller firms. Each firm brought their own flavour. I would say it is scrappy – willing to try new things. Open to innovation.
7. Can you describe the firm's management style?
Consensual. We have a three person executive, a Board of Trustees and an Internal and External Management Committee. The different office managing partners are on the internal committee. The external one is made up of key hitters in the firm.
8. Does technology assist you in the management of your firm? If so, how?
Lyrics, music and recorded by Brian McKnight.
Effective goals are written in specific, measurable terms.
Effective goals can be visualized.
Effective goals have realistic deadlines.
Effective goals are analyzed for their potential problems.
Effective goals require action to eliminate or minimalize the consequences of potential problems.
Effective goals include a regular review of progress.
Effective goals yield rewards that are of value to you (Wilson & Dobson, 2008, p. 4-8).
From: Wilson, S. B. & Dobson, M.S.; 2008. Goal setting: how to create an action plan and achieve your goals. 2nd edition. New York: Amacom. Goal Setting is available on loan from the Ohio State University Leadership Center. To borrow this resource or any other resource, please go to the resource search page http://164.107.48.88/winnebago/index.asp?lib=???
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Hopefully these tips help you reach for your goals!
Music by Frank Churchill, Paul Smith, Leigh Harline, from Snow White.
Heritage Law is a boutique law firm with four lawyers and six support staff that specializes in wills and estates, family law and mediation.
Our main office is in West Vancouver, BC. We have a satellite office in Vancouver, BC for meeting with clients. We are also virtual in that all staff log into one remote, secure server over the Internet, which is a repository for all firm data and software applications. Many of the staff work as independent contractors from their home offices.
We are all women and most of us are working mothers.
Various. Nicole Garton-Jones was formerly an associate in two large law firms. Karen Redmond is a former teacher and business owner. Tanya Murray practiced corporate, securities and commercial law for 12 years. Myrle Lawrence was a solo wills and estates solicitor for 27 years prior to Heritage Law purchasing her practice. Our paralegal Elizabeth Markus has a Master's Degree in medieval art.