Lawyers among top jobs in Canada |
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Written by Chris Green
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Saturday, 18 May 2013 06:23 |
 When people ask me how I like being a lawyer my usual retort is "Well, it beats working for a living" and truly I like most of what I do as a lawyer, so it really doesn't feel like work.
Nevertheless I was a bit surprised by the recent article in Canadian Business Magazine quoting Canada's top jobs, which rated the profession of lawyer as number six.
The publication didn't apply the “job satisfaction" criteria that I use, but rather, used Statistics Canada data for a wide range of jobs and tracked indicia of employment growth, size of the growth in compensation, and projected future demand for the job. It seems my profession ranks very well in all those criteria. Notwithstanding a 33% rise in the number of lawyers over a five year period, it appears that there is still sufficient demand to fuel further increases in the labour of law.
Of course, for many, a prediction of a burgeoning population of lawyers is anything but good news and, since the production comes straight from Statistics Canada, perhaps we have discovered the real reason the Tories abolished the long-form census!
To prove how much fun it can be working in the industry, drop us a line or call 604-532-1215 right away! |
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Tempting offer for experienced legal assistant |
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Written by Chris Green
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 13:23 |
 Know any experienced legal assistants who are looking for a change to the greener way of life? Our very own GreenWay Legal Centre is trawling for an experienced legal assistant to join the team. We need help with conveyancing, litigation, wills & estates and family law.
On the upside, we're open to part-time, flex-time and telecommuting arrangements.
However, the pay is mediocre and the grumpy boss is thrown in. But hey, the location is at Langley's Willowbrook Shopping Centre, which means the poor, overworked candidates can shop till they drop on lunch break!
Call our office manager, Sherree Elliott, at 604-532-1215 for a chat.
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Poor marks for BC justice system in recent survey |
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Written by Chris Green
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 07:29 |
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April’s Angus Reid public opinion poll concerning the state of the British Columbia justice system makes interesting reading.
Only 21% of the respondents thought that the justice system had enough resources to efficiently process cases. As a frequent user of the court system I certainly think the majority view is the correct one. Processing times for mundane matters such as applications for Probate or undefended divorces or even formalizing orders made in open court, are unconscionably long. Wait times are sometimes calculated in months.
Perhaps more distressing is the finding that only 32% of respondents believe the justice system treats every person fairly and only one in four believe judges do a good job handing out punishments to criminals. These results reveal more than mere irritation at the length of time it takes to process paperwork through the court system, it suggests that British Colombians have little faith even in the fairness of our court system, much less its effectiveness.
It's a pretty safe bet that British Colombia will have a new Attorney General within the month. Let's hope the Angus results forms part of his or her briefing papers. |
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Target opens at our very own Willowbrook Shopping Centre |
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Written by Chris Green
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 10:51 |
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As you know, we at GreenWay/Merchant pride ourselves on having the largest waiting room of any law firm in Canada, with over 100 stores to entertain our clients while they wait. These last several months we have been beavering away with some renovations to enhance the consumer experience for our clients even more, and today the results of those labours are being revealed...and we really think we have outdone ourselves. Yes, today a brand new Target Store has opened as an adjunct to our reception area, to lure you with the that big red logo. If you've been curious about the launch, come on down to pay us a visit (and good luck finding parking!).
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Sun Run Cheaters |
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Written by Chris Green
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Friday, 26 April 2013 15:31 |
As a runner, and occasional participant in the Vancouver Sun Run, I was shocked by the news report that two age category winners had been discovered to have cheated and were to be stripped of their medals. Cheating? In a fun run? It’s hard to imagine how someone could be so craven, or even why they would bother.
  
But I have a confession to make. I, too, am the holder of a first place medal (men’s age 55 to 59) from an internationally-sanctioned long-distance road race, obtained under similarly murky circumstances.
It was the Easter Island Marathon. I travelled there in 2009 to challenge the half marathon course, and it was the strangest road race I have ever run. A giant stone head towered over the start and finish line, and there was no published route in the race package; instead, the race director stood on a soap box with a bull horn, and announced the route: "Full marathoners - run through the town and follow the road across the island until you hit the beach on the other side, then run back. Half marathoners - just run half way across the island, turn at the traffic cone on the road, and run back.”
What the race director didn’t tell us was that we would be sharing the road with island traffic, livestock and packs of stray dogs. And that someone had forgotten to set the traffic cone to mark the turning point.
I set off, into the teeth of the wind, quickly picking up an entourage of stray mongrels, who trotted at my side, and slogged on for an hour until my running watch told me that I must be getting close to the half way mark. By then there was a stream of returning runners dodging the mopeds and the cattle, and several of my team mates yelling out "No cone! No cone!"
When I caught up with a small knot of runners, all muttering "Where do we turn?", a collective decision deemed an old paint marking on the pavement as the half way point, and, as a group we turned. Turns out we were wrong! Hidden away, another 300 yards down the road, was the real half way point!
So, I confess, I may hold the first place medal, but I didn’t run the full course. I'd give the medal up to the next person, but it turns out I was the only wheezer geezer in that age group! |
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