Information About Erin Cowling

Are you a lawyer seeking a career outside the confines of traditional practice?​Perhaps the prospect of endless billable hours and rigid office schedules holds little appeal, or maybe you crave flexibility, autonomy, and a fresh approach to how you shape your professional life?​The legal world is ev … Read more »

​How does one of the largest law firms in Canada crumble seemingly overnight?In “Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm”, Adam Dodek has the answers.In early February 2014 Canadian legal professionals learned the shocking news that one of the country’s largest law firms … Read more »

In the summer of 2019 I made a big mistake:​ I didn’t take a proper vacation and I didn’t take one for most of that year. I know this is not the type of mistake that would have the Law Society knocking on my door, but this seemingly small misstep had massive repercussions – a rippling negative effec … Read more »

​​As an avid reader I always have at least two books on the go: one that is fiction (most often a murder mystery or detective novel), and one that is non-fiction, usually a business book or biography / memoir by a businessperson.​I have always been eager to find recommendations for good business-rel … Read more »

Good leaders build you up, they don’t tear you down. Lately, I’ve been talking a lot with others about what makes a great leader and it has reminded me of an experience I had as a first-year associate.  At the end of the last day of a long trial, the senior partner turned to our trial team of five, … Read more »