What is a family law lawyer's typical day like? Maybe exactly what you'd think, maybe not.
Most days involve several client appointments; meeting with current clients to discuss their case or sign documents and meetings with new clients. This often takes up about half to the full day. Typically, a family law lawyer will also have a court appearance one or two days a week, both the weekly family court docket and then Triage Court, Case Conferences or Motions.
Most days involve several client appointments; meeting with current clients to discuss their case or sign documents and meetings with new clients. This often takes up about half to the full day. Typically, a family law lawyer will also have a court appearance one or two days a week, both the weekly family court docket and then Triage Court, Case Conferences or Motions.
Every lawyer will also spend time during the day returning phone calls and doing a lot of emailing back and forth, not just with clients but also with other lawyers, the court staff, accountants, home assessors, real estate agents, counsellors and other professionals involved in a family law file. With a lawyer having anywhere from 100 to 200 open files, there are a lot of people to talk to in a day. Getting fifty to sixty emails a day is not uncommon.
Notes have to be taken for each meeting, phone call and court appearance, with the notes saved on the file.
Lawyers also spend a lot of time drafting letters as well as court documents, financial statements, agreements, offers to settle and family property accountings. We
will also do Wills, calculate support amounts and try to create overall settlement proposals.
Lawyers also spend a lot of time drafting letters as well as court documents, financial statements, agreements, offers to settle and family property accountings. We
will also do Wills, calculate support amounts and try to create overall settlement proposals.
Some of the court documents we draft are written legal arguments, and it takes time to do a thorough file review and research in order to do an excellent Brief.
During the day lawyers have to track all of our time in time-keeping software and then issue Statements of Account. We have to follow up on unpaid accounts.
Lawyers also have to make the time to keep up with new legislation and cases by reading the legal journals and memos from the court and the Law Society. We also have an obligation to attend courses for Continuing Professional Development each year to maintain our licences.
Any lawyer who is in private practice also must make time for advertising and networking, and the vast majority are heavily involved in community groups and non-profit organizations as volunteers as well.
Needless to say, some sort of system of time management is crucial.
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During the day lawyers have to track all of our time in time-keeping software and then issue Statements of Account. We have to follow up on unpaid accounts.
Lawyers also have to make the time to keep up with new legislation and cases by reading the legal journals and memos from the court and the Law Society. We also have an obligation to attend courses for Continuing Professional Development each year to maintain our licences.
Any lawyer who is in private practice also must make time for advertising and networking, and the vast majority are heavily involved in community groups and non-profit organizations as volunteers as well.
Needless to say, some sort of system of time management is crucial.
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