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 one of your pet peeves is double spaces between sentences, here’s good news. Microsoft has issued a decree: the official style choice for MS Word is two spaces between sentences. Users who press the space bar twice after a period will get an error message. The change will be rolled out gradually, so… Read More
A story of how a sense of humor can help cure some of your ills, especially with a little help from mom. Read More
The disruption in legal education shows no signs of abating, as yet another law school implodes while several others find themselves in dire straits. Concordia University School of Law in Boise, Idaho is facing a murky future after its parent company in Oregon closed doors. This is so even though the school ha… Read More
Whether you love or loathe employee reviews, one thing is certain: they’re essential to the success of your law firm. Regular and meaningful evaluations of team members are necessary to get a grasp of what they’re doing well and how they need to improve. They open channels of communication. And the… Read More
North Carolina lawyers – especially those practicing in the Raleigh and Charlotte areas – could see a boom in new clients and prospects in the near future. That’s because both locations are in the Top 10 for both population growth and employment growth, according to a new study. To compile t… Read More
If you want a glimpse of the future of the legal profession in North Carolina, a good place to look is the NC Bar Association’s Leadership Academy Class of 2020. The 17 young lawyers in the class are being groomed to become leaders in their workplaces, communities, state and nation. “The goals of … Read More
Here’s something that’s never happened before: every one of the top 16 law schools in the U.S. has a woman as editor-in-chief of its law review or law journal. The odds of that happening – based purely on statistics – is approximately one in 100,000, says this source. And it reflects a… Read More
You’ve probably heard about content marketing, and you might have a general sense that it would be good for your practice. But how do you develop a content marketing plan? What do you need to know? What are the first steps? A good idea is to start with a definition: “Content marketing is a strateg… Read More
Here’s some Ethics 101 advice: it’s never a good idea to threaten to punch opposing counsel in open court. This is so even if you do it because your adversary called you a liar. Just ask the New Orleans attorney who was reprimanded by the Louisiana Supreme Court after an acknowledged “verbal… 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.