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How to Build a Law Firm: Part 1 of 6 - Choosing Your Legal Path

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 1.5
90 minutes
Published
2025
Presenter(s)
Kristine Anderson
Steven Benmor
Daniel Brown
Waheeda Ekhlas Smith
Lisa Feldstein
Tannis Waugh
Source
Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
90 minutes
Price
$419.00 plus tax

Starting your own law firm can be one of the most rewarding yet challenging endeavors of your legal career. This six-session series will guide you through the critical steps of building a successful law practice, from finding your niche to managing risk. Learn from experienced practitioners across various areas of law and gain practical insights into the business of law firm management.

Part 1 of 6 - How to Find Your Niche: Stories from Successful Lawyers

Choosing the right niche is critical to building a thriving law practice. In this session, hear from successful practitioners in criminal law, estates law, family law, immigration law, employment law, and real estate law. These experienced solo and small-firm lawyers will share their stories, the unique challenges they face, and why they love practicing in their chosen areas of law.

Presenters

Kristine Anderson

Steven Benmor

Daniel Brown

Waheeda Ekhlas Smith

Lisa Feldstein

Tannis Waugh

Tannis Waugh

Tannis was called to the bar in 2003 and practices in the areas of real estate, corporate/commercial, and estate planning. In 2018, she was certified as a specialist in real estate by the Law Society of Ontario.

As a former Trustee for the Toronto Lawyers Association, Tannis has been involved in advocacy and education initiatives, most notably the moderator and presenter of continuing education programmes and writer of articles for the TLA journal. She currently sits on the education committee which is responsible for producing CPD programmes for Toronto lawyers.

She is also a member of the Condominium Sub-documents Committee of the Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate which is responsible for producing province-wide precedent materials for condominium transactions.

Tannis is a frequent presenter for continuing legal education programmes and, in the past, has spoken on the issue of real estate, estates and ethics for the Canadian Bar Association,/Ontario Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, The Commons Institute and the Toronto Lawyers Association.