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Canadian Lawyer's annual survey of in-house counsel shows that 85 per cent of the time law departments don't rate the services of outside law firms as any more impressive than their rivals.

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Associates don't see partnership as the Holy Grail. Only 50 per cent of respondents to the Canadian Lawyer Associates survey on attitudes toward partnership say their goal is to become a partner in a law firm.

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Canadian Lawyer's 2008 legal fees survey gives a cross-section of who's charging what for their services across the country.

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Canadian Lawyer's 25th annual Software Survey gives you a detailed yet concise guide to the hundreds of specialist software packages aimed at the Canadian market.

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78% of in-house legal departments expect an increase in their overall legal budget in the next five years.

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One thing is clear when looking over the results of Canadian Lawyer’s annual Law School Survey: the nation’s future lawyers are fortunate to have such a top-notch collection of schools to choose from.

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Decreasing corporate budgets and fewer internal hires remain as trends in some sectors, but the growing demand for law departments to deal with regulatory reporting processes and internal compliance issues has meant in-house
lawyers are doing much more with much less.

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Our 23rd annual software survey gives you a detailed yet concise guide to the hundreds of specialist software packages aimed at the Canadian Market.

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The economy has picked up, at least in some sectors, but corporate budgets and internal hiring patterns still continue to shrink. As a result, in-house counsel are contracting out just over 30 percent of work to outside counsel this year. There was some good news, though. Of those who responded to our survey, almost 90 percent are receiving annual bonuses and 40 percent are getting stock options, at levels much higher than last year.

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Times are getting tougher for solo practitioners and lawyers in small firms, according to our latest survey of lawyer and staff compensation. In 2005 so far, net profits are down almost 10 percent. Layoffs aren’t expected but neither are additional hirings. Starting salaries are higher in most years of call but salaries at the top end are much lower than last year.

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The legal fees landscape is changing, with alternate models, like tariffs and sliding scale fees, being used more often. Still, flat fees and hourly rates are the norm. Once again, we have asked lawyers across the country to tell us what they are charging for matters like wills, conveyances and divorces: the result is Canadian Lawyer’s latest update on ‘The Going Rate.’

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Young lawyers are a different breed these days; they are openly challenging the demands made on new associates, refusing 90-hour work weeks and ever-more billable hours. Many are even walking away from the big salaries and bright futures at the largest firms. Partners take note.

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Most law schools drew high praise from their graduates. There are persistent concerns, however, about the balance between courses that emphasize theory and those that stress practical skills. Some graduates were also uneasy about rising tuition at some schools.

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