A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS COMPLETED BY OUR FLEX LAWYERS:

  • LEGAL RESEARCH & DRAFTING:
    • Flex Lawyers have supported several firms during a surge in workload and have:
      • stepped in for a litigator when her associate was on vacation to assist with finalizing a statement of claim;
      • drafted statements of claim, defences, affidavits and factums in several areas of law (e.g. an action for an improvident sale, a product liability claim, a shareholder dispute, summary judgement motion, mortgage enforcement, etc.)
      • researched and drafted memoranda (in all areas - family, construction, estates, environmental contamination, health law, cross-border disputes etc.)​
  • LITIGATION SUPPORT:
    • Enabled a client to meet a tight deadline by reviewing and compiling an affidavit of documents for a large litigation file
    • Reviewed and provided summary of crown disclosure on a criminal file
    • Acted as an "on-call" research lawyer during a two week long civil trial
  • EXAMPLES OF COURT APPEARANCES:
    • Filled a gap for a small business law firm that needed a litigator to argue a motion (for a declaration regarding the ownership of a parking spot in a condominium building)
    • Provided back-up help for a sole practitioner for an appeal
    • Argued a motion for substituted service for a lawyer that was double-booked for court
    • Successfully argued a motion for an adjournment
  • CORPORATE CONTRACT DRAFTING & REVIEW:
    • Assisted in-house counsel by drafting terms & conditions and a privacy policy for a corporation’s website
    • Drafted several contracts for a large corporation when its in-house legal ​department was short-staffed
    • Assisted a law firm with incorporating a company in another province
    • Reviewed and revised a shareholders agreement
  • LEGAL OPINIONS:
    • Drafted an opinion for a lawyer on the interpretation of a forum selection clause
    • Conducted a file review and provided an opinion on a complicated family trust matter
  • LEGAL CONTENT MARKETING:
    • Flex Lawyers also look after the necessary (but tedious) non-billable aspects of a legal practice, including researching & drafting conference papers; ghostwriting or editing firms’ blog posts or client newsletters; writing and revising a firms’ website content for each practice area; lawyer's bios, etc.
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