WARDS LEGAL MATTERS

Episode 4 - New house. So, no problems. Right? Uh...well...

When you move into that newly-built house – (and there are many springing up in Kawartha Lakes) – there’s always a risk you’ll discover a....discrepancy. Maybe it’s a different flooring than you were expecting from the builder. Or it’s a crack in the foundation. Or worse. What’s your legal recourse? Lawyer, Calvin Chan, offers some insight and tips before, during and after you walk through the door of that brand new home.
And Articling Student, Victoria Smith, “leans” into a new installment of “That’s Not A Thing.”
Theme music by Sean Jamieson.

Episode 3 - Say, aren’t you that lawyer person?

For those of us who live in a small town, we’ve pretty much heard all the jokes.
The “Welcome” and “Come Again” sign on the same post. Your vehicle doesn’t need a turn signal, since everyone knows where you’re going. And so on...
These (cough) “jokes” are wildly mythical and unfair. 
Sort of.
Because, you see, a smaller population CAN make life more...familiar. As in, you’re bound to bump into someone you know when grocery shopping, gassing up the car, taking the kids to the library or hockey.
For lawyers practicing in a small centre – especially if they grew up there – that unique community atmosphere can present challenges. But it also offers some distinct advantages, too. We speak with Ryan O’Neill and Alex McLeod – both with Wards Lawyers in Lindsay  - about the pitfalls and pluses of practicing in their hometown. 
We also introduce a new feature called Advice-Tips. In this installment, Wards Lawyers law clerk Patti Chambers offers some sage counsel when preparing that will.
Theme music courtesy of singer-songwriter – and fellow C of KL resident!  – Sean Jamieson.

Episode 2 - From Chalk Board to the Boardroom

That transition from post-secondary to your first career job can be – and usually is – daunting.
“This is sure different than school!” is, indeed, a common refrain.
But here’s the thing: isn’t it supposed to be different? And challenging? And scary? But also rewarding and re-assuring?
We speak to five people studying law - Desiree Tomaselli, Abbie Haskell, Audrey Gregory, Aaron Huizinga and Victoria Smith - about their journey from the desk in an academic lecture hall, to a desk in an actual law firm.
And if you think it’s a no-brainer to “press charges” or “drop charges,” we’re here to tell you that’s not a thing. Well, actually, law clerk Sam Drebit is – in a regular segment we call (wait for it!) “That’s Not A Thing!”

Episode 2 - Trailer

Episode 1 - Hey, TV! You're out of order!

In this, our inaugural episode, we take a look at how the law and lawyers are portrayed on TV and in film. Lawyers Calvin Chan, Alex McLeod and Hamid Asrar, along with law clerk, Samantha Drebit, and articling student, Aaron Huizinga, do it through an especially Canadian legal lens. Eh! Theme music by Lindsay’s own, Sean Jamieson.