Thoughtful Legal Management

David J. Bilinsky is a Practice Management Consultant and lawyer for the Law Society of British Columbia.

He is a Fellow of the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) at the University of Massachusetts. He is also a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and past Editor-in-Chief of ABA’s Law Practice Magazine.

For many years, David has been an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University teaching a totally online, graduate level course in the Masters of Arts in Applied Legal Studies program. This MA program received the 2011 Award of Excellence from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education. He has designed and has taught the first legal technology course in Canada for the University of Toronto Law School.

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♫ And if it’s bad Don’t let it get you down, you can take it.. Hold your head up, oh hold your head high… ♫ Music and Lyrics by Junod Etienne and Sean Price, recorded by Steppenwolf.   (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay). When one thinks of toxic environments, one doesn’t tend to think of law offices as falling into that category. Yet I get calls from partners, associates and staff alike…
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Progress by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 ImageCreator ♫ If not today Maybe tomorrow If not tomorrow Maybe in a week No matter how far I push it It needs to find me Progress ♫ Lyrics and Music by Booker T. Jones, James Edward JR Olliges, recorded by Booker T. Jones. Sometimes change happens so slowly, you don’t notice it. Sometimes change happens so quickly, it doesn’t notice you (Ashley Brilliant) Oct. 28, 2019 was…
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  ♫ It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down… ♫ – Music and lyrics by Stephen Stills, recorded by Buffalo Springfield. There is something happening here. Traditional lawyer regulation “has not proven to foster innovation” and this in turn is seen as holding back innovations that could increase access to justice. For example, in 2018, The Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California (“Board”) received…
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 Attribution: Chantal Pare. ♫ Everybody thinks you’re the lamestWe all know you’re a fraudLife can be so frustratingI’m so glad you got caught…♫                                                                             Music, Lyrics and recorded by: Hawk Nelson. Fraud in the workplace cost Canadian businesses $3.2 billion, reported the CBC in 2011 (the last date I could find statistics). While lawyers have been aware of, and taken steps to prevent, fraud attempts by outsiders on their trust accounts for some time…
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Creative Commons Zero – CC0 ♫ Nothing takes the past awayLike the futureNothing makes the darkness goLike the light…♫ Lyrics and Music by: M. Ciccone, M. L. Ciccone, P. Leonard, recorded by: Madonna After a break of a couple of years due to health concerns, we are resuming the New Year’s Legal Predictions Blog Post!  We have reached out to our friends & colleagues for their insights into the future of the legal world.  This year…
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♫ But there never seems to be enough timeTo do the things you want to doOnce you find them… ♫ – Music, Lyrics and recorded by: Jim Croce Photo by Jordan Benton from Pexels. As lawyers we are accustomed to working long, hard hours. Indeed, some writers such as Jordan Furlong have stated there is no such thing as work-life balance as our lawyer work culture has changed over the last while from moderate to frenetic.…
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♫ I’m back in the saddle againI’m backI’m back in the saddle againI’m back…♫ Lyrics and Music by Aerosmith.   Used with permission. For the last two years or so, I have been sidelined by a heart / health condition that resulted in some major life-changing events.  One of those events was being told to stop virtually all “work” and just – well – rest and smell the roses.  While not “cured”, I…
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♫ Don’t hold me back I want to feel vulnerable.Disregard everything that I’ve been told.Don’t blend in stand out and be bold.Today’s the day that we break the mold… ♫ Lyrics, music and recorded by Austin Jones. The Provincial Court of BC will break the mold for the 2nd time and hold a second Twitter Town Hall on Thursday April 6, 2017 between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM Pacific Time. Chief Judge Crabtree will again…