Join LIANS and the Society on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM for the 17th annual Solo and Small Firm Conference. This event includes sessions that may be eligible to count towards your annual CPD requirements. Lawyers and staff are welcome to attend this free virtual conference held via Zoom. If you cannot join us live, sessions will be recorded and uploaded to lians.ca, and may still be eligible as CPD hours. Please register individually below for either/both of the morning and afternoon sessions. After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email for each session that you choose to register for (morning and/or afternoon). Additional details on how to use Zoom will be sent prior to the event. Morning (9:00am-12:15pm) Register for the Morning Conference Sessions Blind, Bare, and Secret: The Exciting World of Trusts with Tanya Butler 9:00am-9:45am Anti-Money Laundering, Know your Client Rules, and Other Rule Changes with Elaine Cumming, Director of NSBS Professional Responsibility 9:45am-10:15am Legal AI in Canada: What is it, Why it is Important, and Why You Need to Know with Sophie Majeau, Senior Director of Strategy and Marketing at LexisNexis Canada 10:15am-11:15am Sole Practitioner on Running a Practice with Raffi Balmanoukian 11:30am-12:15pm Afternoon (1:00pm-5:00pm) Register for the Afternoon Conference Sessions Evidence with Bill Mahody and Jennifer MacLellan 1:00pm-1:45pm Sleep & Mental Health: Practical Strategies for Improving Sleep with Marlee Boyle BSc RRT CCSH and Leah Corkum BA LPN of Sleep Works 1:45pm-2:45pm LIANS Update with Lawrence Rubin, and Economic Outlook: Where the Market is Headed with Rod Jamgotchian of Canada Life 3:00pm-3:45pm 10 Things to Know About the PR Department with Catherine Turcotte-Roy, NSBS Complaints & Investigations Counsel 3:45pm-4:15pm Neurodiversity in the Workplace (with a Focus on the Legal Sector) with Sacha Brake of Autism Nova Scotia 4:15pm-5:00pm Questions, assistance, or accessibility accommodation requests? Contact Cynthia Nield at cnield@lians.ca We encourage firms to present it in their boardrooms, if available, so it can be watched, and the content discussed, as a group. We also encourage firms with sufficient boardroom space to invite other members in their area to watch the conference together.