Camille Stell is President of Lawyers Mutual Consulting and Services, offering succession planning, business development coaching, keynote presentations and more. Continue this conversation by contacting Camille at camille@lawyersmutualconsulting.com or 800.662.8843.
I love free. Today, I received a coupon for a free Joey Bag of Donuts burrito from the new Moe’s opening near me. Last week, I received a $5.00 Starbucks gift card, now I’m looking forward to my free Green Tea Frappuccino. In your business, you write checks for things that are very expensive. Rent,… Read More
We are in the process of visiting law school campuses with the North Carolina Bar Association. We provide pizza and speak to the incoming class to welcome them to the profession. I asked our claims attorneys to share some survival tips. I hope you find some of these helpful. “For me, it was pretty … Read More
Communicate with your clients by first listening to them Read More
Your three years of hard work has been building to two days at the end of July. I’ve heard from some of you recent grads over the past few weeks and I know you are nervous. I’ve polled the Lawyers Mutual claims attorneys for advice. I hope it’s helpful. Get a good night’s sleep prior to… Read More
Common litigation malpractice traps Read More
I recently spoke to law students at the Wake County Bar Association YLD Summer Associate Orientation. I asked them to name people they thought were likeable. Immediately, the names that were shouted out from the audience were Oprah, Lebron and Scotty. All three of these individuals have a passionate following a… Read More
The intern will be working directly with the Director of Client Services to develop and implement the Company’s social media strategy. This is a paid, 20 hour per week position during the summer. An individual who is actively participating in a variety of social media activities such as blogging, ma… Read More
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Documentation, adjusting client expectations, calendaring deadlines Read More
In our March “Ask The Risk Man” column, we included a question and answer stating that the name of the airplane in which Buddy Holly died was “American Pie.” According to an observant reader, this story is an urban legend. See http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/americanpie.asp. Wh… Read More
Lawyers Mutual has published previous alerts regarding the new filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that went into effect January 1, 2024. After reviewing additional resources, we want to emphasize concerns that we have about the risks and increased potential liability for lawyers undertaking the reporting requirements. This is especially true for the continuing reporting requirements after entity formation and initial reporting.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) recently announced additional go-live plans for counties transitioning from paper files to Enterprise Justice (Odyssey), which currently serves Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Mecklenburg and Wake counties. Twelve northeastern counties comprising Track 3, as previously announced, will go live on February 5, and 10 counties comprising Track 4 (Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Vance and Warren) will go live on April 29.