Jay Reeves practiced law in North Carolina and South Carolina. He was Legal Editor at Lawyers Weekly and Risk Manager at Lawyers Mutual. He is the author of The Most Powerful Attorney in the World, a collection of short stories from a law life well-lived, which as the seasons pass becomes less about law and liability and more about loss, love, longing, laughter and life's lasting luminescence.
If you plan to be interviewing for a law job anytime soon, billionaire Mark Cuban says you should be prepared to answer one question. What did you do during the Great Pandemic? Specifically, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star of television’s Shark Tank says you should be able to articulate how… Read More
5 Things to Know About Your State Bar Dues If you still haven’t gotten around to paying your 2020 NC State Bar dues, there’s still time – but it’s running out. Perhaps you’ve already paid your annual dues. Congratulations! If not, you’ve been given a reprieve until Septem… Read More
Before you hit “send” on your next email invoice, better make sure it’s going to the right client. Otherwise you might find yourself not just embarrassed, but also sued for malpractice. It happened to one of the largest law firms in the country, which allegedly sent a client an itemized bi… Read More
Once there was a lawyer who woke in the middle of the night to a strange whisper. Read More
Josh Durham Podcast Two North Carolina lawyers have turned their lifelong friendship and shared love of baseball into a popular podcast that’s described as “Serial” meets “Bull Durham.” Josh Durham and Ashley Pace are the creators of “The Mysterious and Unbelievable Case … Read More
Some Gen Z Words to Add to Your Dictionary If you want your law practice to be all fire and wig with a minimum of Big Yikes, this is the blogpost for you. If, on the other hand, you find the above sentence to be gibberish, you haven’t been hanging around many teens or Gen Zers lately. “In a wor… Read More
Google searches for “coronavirus,” “COVID-19” and “pandemic” have set all-time records, as people seek important information online. A search of “COVID-19,” for example, yields almost 6 billion Google results. “Pandemic” brings up 760 million. So y… Read More
Here’s a little pointer for being a great leader in a pandemic: it’s okay to tell your employees you aren’t sure what the new normal will look like for your firm. They don’t expect you to have a crystal ball. What they want is consistency, compassion and clear communication. That&rsq… Read More
Law librarians have emerged as invaluable resources – and unlikely heroes – in the new normal. In the early days of the pandemic, lawyers sought basic information on this new virus. They scrambled to stay up with a flood of laws and regulations. They struggled to sort through an incessant geyser … Read More
Billable Hour Survives Pandemic Economic realities are forcing firms to rethink how they get paid. It’s happening because some cash-strapped clients are requesting rate discounts, fee abatements or payment plans. Others are asking for alternative fee arrangements. And firms themselves are having to tw… Read More
8 Ways to Prevent Your Zoom Hearing from Going Boom. If you have a choice between doing a telephone conference or a Zoom hearing in a case, go with Zoom. You’ll be much more persuasive if you’re seen as well as heard. But be careful: if you don’t take the time to prepare, your Zoom could … Read More
Most Clients are Happy to Meet With You Virtually Fifty-four percent of clients say they’re comfortable discussing their case with their attorney by Zoom, live chat or some other virtual communication – so long as the technology is secure and confidential. But 27 percent say they’re uncomf… Read More
This is a story about a road race that went terribly wrong, with dozens of runners lost in the Carolina swamp, and a lone Optimist who saved the day. Read More
2019 State Bar FEO 7 It’s ethically permissible to agree to a Stipulated Protective Order that contains an “Attorney’s Eyes Only” clause preventing you from disclosing designated parts of the material from anyone else. But you should do so with caution, and you should make sure your … Read More
12 Practice Areas That Are Booming in the Crisis COVID-19 is generating skyrocketing demand in some practice areas and creating whole new niches altogether. Lawyers who practice insurance law, civil rights, employment law, workers compensation and healthcare law are being deluged. Litigators are working ove… Read More
For lawyers handling real estate closings, it’s important to know that seller fraud continues to rise, especially with the upcoming holiday season when distractions are high, and fraudsters are active.
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.