Steve Dykstra
Steve Dykstra is a Canadian-trained lawyer and legal recruiter. He is the President of Steven Dykstra Law Professional Corporation, a boutique corporate/commercial law firm located in the greater Toronto area. You can contact Steve at steve@stevendykstralaw.ca. You can also read his blog at stevendykstra.wordpress.com, follow him on Twitter (@Law_Think), or connect on LinkedIn (ca.linkedin.com/in/stevedykstra/).
Posts by Steve Dykstra
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Canada, Suicide
The View From Up North: Supreme Court Of Canada Approves Dying With Dignity
The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the laws preventing doctor-assisted suicide. How will this affect you? -
Canada
The View From Up North: Practicing Law In An Ocean Paradise
What's it like to practice law in the Cayman Islands? Tranquil. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Canada, Minority Issues, Racism
The View From Up North: Driving While Black
Does getting one gun off the street justify that police are three times more likely to stop blacks than whites in Toronto?
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Canada, Career Alternatives
The View From Up North: Meet a Very Funny Lawyer
Meet a lawyer who lost her mojo for laying the prosecutorial smackdown on some pretty bad dudes and decided to become a stand-up comedian instead. -
Canada, Technology
The View From Up North: Will ROSS App Make Life Better For Lawyers?
Practitioners are anxious and waiting to see if this new technology will result in cutting out lawyers and putting them out of business. -
Canada
The View From Up North: Will Adding Women Board Members Make A Difference?
What is Canada doing to close the gender gap, and does it even matter? -
Canada
The View From Up North: Biggest Story of 2014
May 2015 bring you all the business wisdom you already think you have. -
Canada, Cellphones
The View From Up North: Supreme Court Of Canada Condones Cellphone Searches
Where would you rather be charged with a crime, Canada or North Korea? The more we chisel away at the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the less clear the answer becomes. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Canada
The View From Up North: Grand Jury System Ain’t So Grand
What’s the number one thing we’ve recently learned about America’s grand jury system? It ain’t so grand. -
Books, Canada, Litigators
The View From Up North: What Are You Reading For The Holidays?
Twenty leading litigators talk about some of their most celebrated cases. -
Canada, Racism
The View From Up North: Tragedy In Ferguson, Missouri
On a day-to-day basis the American racial divide is still a canyon, broad and deep. How can we fix it? -
Attorney Misconduct, Canada, Legal Ethics, Trials, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The View From Up North: Courtroom Poetry Scandal
Is it improper to deliver a closing argument in a criminal trial in the form of a poem? -
Canada, Celebrities, Crime, Media and Journalism, Sex, Sex Scandals, Trials
The View From Up North: Jian Ghomeshi's Pre-Trial Foreplay
A salacious case offers a window into crisis management and the challenges faced by lawyers handling high-profile matters.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Canada, Courthouses, Prisons
The View From Up North: Changing The 'Justice System' Into A 'Human System'
Once it becomes a “human” system rather than a “justice” system, won’t it become harder to ignore how stupid and wasteful the current system is? -
Canada, Constitutional Law, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Murder, Politics, Violence, War on Terror
The View From Up North: Terror In Ottawa
Reflections from Canadian columnist Steve Dykstra on the recent Ottawa shooting. -
Benchslaps, Canada
The View From Up North: Funny Judge
If you’re going to read only one case this year, give this one a try -- it's full of amazing benchslaps. -
Canada, Environment / Environmental Law, Litigators
The View From Up North: Has The CBA Crossed The Line?
Is the Canadian Bar Association sticking its nose where it doesn't belong? -
Canada, Crime, Legal Ethics
The View From Up North: Law Society Investigations Process Should Be Investigated
When it comes to legal ethics, who will guard the guardians? -
Canada, Gay, Law Schools, Politics, Religion
The View From Up North: Meet Canada's Most Discriminating Law School
Does this controversial law school deserve accreditation? -
Biglaw, Canada, Rankings
The View From Up North: To Rank Law Firms Or Not To Rank…
Is your firm ranked by Lexpert? Should it be?