Top PostsNo words. Just pics.
500 people on a boat with a legal company, and the Toronto Star coverage to match. Our flagship summer night, in photos.
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Top PostsGoodlawyer got bigger this week.
Four new teammates. Roughly two lawyers joining the network every day. A proud day a long way from the kitchen table.
Top Posts355 lawyers applied in H1 2026.
Up 294% from the second half of last year. Lawyers don’t make career decisions on a pitch. They act on evidence from people they trust.
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A viral reply to the “sweatshirts at work?” crowd — Pauline on how lawyers actually dress at Goodlawyer, and why it matters.
Top PostsI’m a failed lawyer.
Failed at how she was told she should lawyer: Pauline on choice, fractional practice, and building a career that actually fits.
Top PostsBefore Goodlawyer / After Goodlawyer.
Two and a half years in. Pauline on how her practice (and her role as Head of Lawyer Experience) changed.
Top PostsThis is a big change for me.
After 5 years as GC (and 8 years total) at Ferrero. Marisa on joining Goodlawyer and taking her career in a new direction.
Top PostsA new professional chapter.
After almost 8 years at Ferrero (including as Ferrero Canada’s first in-house counsel), Marisa on moving on.
Top Posts“You’re never going to get back to this level.”
What someone she admires said when she left her GC role, and what Marisa found on the other side.
Top Posts$215K. Fully remote. First General Counsel.
The kind of role that changes someone’s career. Chad on helping an AI company hire its first GC.
Top Posts10 years ago I left BigLaw to travel the world.
In a month, he’s going back. Chad on the Future of Law Summit and bringing lawyers together from around the world.
Top PostsI used to think career success had a script.
Get the grades. Get the job. Get the title. Then Chad hit a wall, and learned something the script never covered.
Lawyer Testimonials“GoodLawyer came through with one of my first mandates.”
That kind of early trust isn’t something you forget, and the team still shows up with real investment in the lawyers on their roster.
Lawyer TestimonialsBuilding a career on her own terms.
“Grateful doesn’t quite cover it: building a career around work I love, partnering with exceptional clients and doing it on my own terms.”
Lawyer TestimonialsThe vantage point of the network.
Collaborating with other Goodlawyers across practice areas — from early-stage AI startups to enterprises navigating AI procurement for the first time.
Lawyer TestimonialsSpotlighting fractional, and full lives.
“So grateful to the Goodlawyer team for all you do to spotlight fractional and help lawyers like me build great practices and full lives.”
Lawyer Testimonials“I’ve been on the roster for a while now.”
Put genuinely good people in a room and the collaborations take care of themselves. Grateful for a community that keeps engineering these moments.
Lawyer TestimonialsThe Goodlawyer effect.
Clear mind, productive workday, evening more present with family. “How we spend our time matters.”
Client Testimonials“A strong partner when we needed continuity.”
Alice Davidson, GC at Tipalti, on experienced in-house-minded support that could step in quickly, and work with the business.
Client TestimonialsCole Eslinger from Goodlawyer, on the Applied Research team.
Shannon F. GC at NAIT, on bringing Goodlawyer talent in to accelerate internal processes: named, unprompted.
Client Testimonials“A true partnership.”
Craig Segal, CLO of Hootsuite, on strengthening his team with fractional lawyers who understand in-house culture.
Client TestimonialsParental leave isn’t the problem.
At Parkland, the real risk was expecting legal to just absorb it. How Goodlawyer covered a leave without white-knuckling the team.
Client TestimonialsAn $850M exit doesn’t happen by accident.
Congrats to Blackline Safety: a Canadian success story, and a client we’re proud to have supported along the way.
Client TestimonialsTipalti processes over $90B a year.
When that much money is moving, legal coverage gaps put the business at risk. Brett on why Alice Davidson and Tipalti lean on Goodlawyer.
Third Party“I’m a Goodlawyer at heart.”
Iqra Musaddaq, CLO at WeShall & Kingsdale, on a community built on generosity, authenticity, and careers made better when shared.
Third Party“Goodlawyer might have the strongest LinkedIn…”
Tony Albrecht (“The Yoda of LinkedIn” for lawyers) on three takeaways from the Yacht Party and a community that actually shows up.
Third Party500 in-house leaders on the water.
Fernando Garcia on connection, conversation, and community at the World Cup Cruise, not your usual networking night.
Third PartyExperiencing a legal event as a guest.
Avi Weiss (Counselwell) shouting out Goodlawyer for bringing the Toronto legal world together: fun, not forced.
Third PartyNo agenda. No keynote. No sales pitch.
Amy Grubb on 500 lawyers, a yacht, and one beautiful evening celebrating Goodlawyer’s lawyers, clients, and partners.
Third PartyA welcome change of scenery.
Madeleine Tyber on the Yacht Party and the CBA In-House Leadership Retreat: real time with the in-house community.
Third PartyMingling with fellow GCs.
Krish Chakraborty on conversing with in-house leaders at the World Cup Yacht Party. Thanks to the Goodlawyer team.
Third PartyNetworking that isn’t a boardroom lunch.
Danielle Ryterband, AGC & Privacy Officer, on Gloss & Gravitas. Heavy-hitting conversation with an incredible group of women.
Third PartyLive. Laugh. Lawyer, and mean it.
Alisse Houweling on how Goodlawyer expands what a legal career can look like, so lawyers don’t choose between authenticity and the work.
