Use the links below to view submissions to the Law Society and other material regarding Alternative Business Structures (ABS). Follow the conversation on Twitter with #ABSOnt. Submit links for inclusion* to: wcampbell@otla.com. More resources can be found at http://lsuc.on.ca/abs/

*Note that only official submissions and academic studies will be accepted. All articles & blog posts will be rejected.

The Advocates' Society

Law Society of Upper Canada Consultation on ABS

Canadian Defence Lawyers

Response to ABS Discussion Paper

County & District Law Presidents' Association

The County & District Law Presidents' Association Response to ABS Discussion Paper

County of Carleton Law Association

ABS and the Legal Profession in Ontario: A Discussion Paper

Criminal Lawyers Association 

Submissions of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association To Law Society of Upper Canada Alternative Business Structures Discussion Paper

Law Students' Society of Ontario

Access to Justice Discussion on ABS for the Law Society of Upper Canada

Ontario Trial Lawyers Association 

OTLA Submission to the Law Society on Alternative Business Structures

Ottawa and Area Paralegals

ABS Joint Submission

Women's Paralegal Association of Ontario

Submission to the LSUC Alternate Business Structures Working Group

Academic Studies

Study on ABS and Non-Lawyer Ownership, University of Windsor Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic

When Lawyers Don't Get All the Profits: Non-Lawyer Ownership of Legal Services, Access, and Professionalism, Harvard University Professor Nick Robinson