Heidi Turner

If you’ve been named executor or trustee of an estate and aren’t sure where to start, you’re not alone. Managing an estate can be a complicated duty with numerous tasks to take on. However, even if you’ve never been responsible for administering an estate, you’ve likely heard some of the terms associated with being an executor—words like probate, estate administration, and beneficiaries.

Although these words are used frequently, people often misunderstand them.
The probate ...

Sara Peacock started her law career with the goal of helping people with legal problems. She was in private practice, focussing on family matters until she retired, but early in her career Sara worked occasionally as duty counsel in the criminal courts. Four years after retiring, she returned to work and felt duty counsel in family and child welfare was a good fit.
“With duty counsel work, you’re dealing with a number of people and situations where you need broad knowledge and experience, whi...

With so many lawyers, and so many prospective clients looking for lawyers online, you must do what you can to market your firm in the digital age. These days, clients tend to make decisions based on who they know, like, and trust. One way to build relationships with prospects is by publishing legal content.

In this blog, we’ll go over what legal content writing is, why it’s important, and our top tips for high-quality law firm content writing that engages your clients and sets you apart as an authority in your field.

Deanna Harris embarked on her law career after almost 10 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. Her time as a young woman in the Armed Forces gave her perspective on how marginalized communities experience injustice within Canadian institutions. As a result, she focused her legal career on criminal law, and on helping marginalized communities.

After beginning her career in private practice in Ontario and working for Legal Aid Nunavut, Deanna moved to Saskatchewan, where she has spent much of her...

Website content for a company that provides immigration consulting and assistance.

Lynn MacDiarmid was always interested in the law, and loved reading and research during university, so decided to become a lawyer. Following her passion for advocacy she got involved in student legal aid, which confirmed her love for the practical side of the law, and from there she decided to do legal aid work.

In 1992, when legal aid in the Yukon mostly involved private lawyers working on contracts, Lynn began working with a small law firm that focused on legal aid work.

One of the first decisions business owners must make is what type of accounting method they’ll use to track their income and expenses. There are two main methods of accounting: accrual accounting and cash accounting. Both are useful in certain scenarios, although for larger businesses, tax authorities in some geographies generally require accrual accounting be used for filing taxes.

As AI evolves, its impact is being felt in virtually every industry, including the legal industry. Lawyers and law firms are increasingly finding innovative ways to use technology to help clients. While law firm innovation is exciting, there are important considerations to keep in mind.

In this article, we dig into law firm innovation, including its challenges and benefits. We’ll also explore some key trends, best practices, and ethical considerations you’ll need to keep in mind as you embrace innovation in the legal sector.

For this issue of Legal Business World I wrote profiles of Karen Palmer (page 14) and Chelsea Bonini (page 54) and co-wrote an article on using storytelling in legal marketing to engage clients (page 80)

Wrote parts 2-7 in a series of posts titled "Leading the Way: The Business of Law in 2022 and Beyond" for a company in the legal industry that created and sells enterprise software for law firms. The focus of the blog posts was on understanding client needs and using SaaS technology to better serve legal clients.

I wrote content for the Number Krunchers website, which involved interviewing the bookkeeping firm's owner, developing the framework and content, and working with him on revisions so he could attract more financial services clients.

A case study on how an bookkeeper in New Zealand helped his clients take control of their finances, used in marketing his bookkeeping firm and attracting small business clients.