Issue link: https://digital.canadianlawyermag.com/i/425225
3 N o one really needs a lawyer until you're floundering in a situation where you realize you really need a lawyer — a family member dies and you don't know what your rights are; life has changed and you think it might be time to consider a divorce; or a loved one is critically ill in hospital and you don't agree with the action the doctors want to take. You might not always need a lawyer but some information about the law will help get you on the right road. At Canadian Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters business, we deal with these things every day but the average Canadian will only have to tackle them once they're thrown into the deep end of it. To help navigate unknown waters, we launched the Legal Resource Guide a few years ago. It's here to help provide you with information from lawyers on their services as well as what to do when you find yourself in a sticky legal or life situation. Building on the guide as well as Canadians' documented need for legal information, we will shortly be launching FindLaw Canada. The online-only legal news and information service for Canadian consumers can be found at findlaw.ca in the next couple of weeks. Much like this issue of the Legal Resource Guide, FindLaw will be there to help when life throws you a curveball and you need some basic information and understanding of the legal issues that you are or may be facing. Topics will cover life events from immigration to bankruptcy, buying a house to getting a divorce, losing your job to being in a car accident, writing your will to starting a new business, and much more. The law touches on almost every aspect of your life, so if you've got legal questions, findlaw.ca will be able to give you basic answers as well as help you find a lawyer if you need to get proper legal advice. This guide will help get you started with guidance on some issues such as who has the final say on do-not- resuscitate orders; what types of conditions you can put in your will; how your off-the-clock behaviour might affect your job; issues to consider if looking to get a divorce later in life; what renovations might void your mortgage; and the tough new rules about texting behind the wheel. Forewarned is forearmed, so we trust these articles and the new findlaw.ca will help you to understand some of your legal rights and build up your defences to deal with those big life-changing issues when they come up. Good luck with those legal challenges! — Gail J. Cohen Editor in Chief, Canadian Lawyer/Law Times/FindLaw, Carswell Media, a Thomson Reuters business Build up your defences EdiToR's LETTER 2015 LEGAL RESOURCE GUIDE VISIT THE INTERACTIVE DIGITAL EDITION www.canadianlawyermag.com/lrg • Check out websites • Link to lawyers • Download information • Request a free consultation FROM THE PUBLISHER OF Untitled-3 1 2014-11-14 10:45 AM