by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 22, 2015 | Our Take on Things
Remember when you were a kid and your parent, likely half listening to you, agreed to give you a chocolate bar you really shouldn’t have been getting that close to dinner? When your parent then actually listened to your request and changed their mind, the first...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 15, 2015 | Our Take on Things
I have the privilege of being involved as a Mentor to two different levels of students. I am a Mentor in the Ryerson Law Practice Program to four students who have law degrees and are now in the program that is an alternative to Articling. It is great to work with...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 8, 2015 | Our Take on Things
This Blog is directed to individuals carrying on business as sole proprietorships, though I won’t tell if you’re reading this and you don’t fall into that category. I have heard many explanations over the years for not incorporating: 1. I am not sure...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 1, 2015 | Corporate documentation
This might sound like the start of a joke, but, how can you tell someone is a very newly Called Lawyer? They use hereinafter, hereto for and “the said item”, in their legal documents. Using old English and large words when a small one will do is not a sign...
by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 25, 2015 | Our Take on Things
When I was a much younger lawyer (been doing this 23 years now) I happily embraced technology. I had a computer monitor with multi-colour, not just one colour display. I used a laser printer, instead of dot matrix and I hopped on the CompuServe bandwagon faster than...
