Education & Careers
Not every professional liability insurance company has underwriters with secret superpowers. But that’s what you find on the Policy Team at Lawyers Mutual. Take underwriter Juan Sosa. M… Read More
Education & Careers
When they’re looking for a lawyer, most people will talk with more than one law firm before making their choice. But once they speak with a lawyer who makes a great first impression, 42… Read More
Education & Careers
Here’s some free risk management advice: if you happen to run into a bully in the courtroom, in your office hallway, or even on the phone – don’t fight fire with fire. It wo… Read More
Education & Careers
You might be a skilled communicator in court – and just as good with clients – but how well do you communicate with your staff and co-workers? It’s easy to take them for gra… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re having trouble writing a brief or coming up with a winning strategy for a difficult case, you probably won’t be able to think your way out of the thicket. In fact, overt… Read More
Practice of Law
When a lawyer intends to leave a firm, a plan should be developed to make sure the transition goes smoothly and clients are protected, says a new ABA ethics opinion. In addition, the lawyer s… Read More
Risk Management
Continuing education is necessary if you want to keep your law practice safe and successful. It’s also necessary if you want to keep your law license. That’s why our insureds valu… Read More
Education & Careers
Quick, describe your law firm’s brand in twenty words or less. Having trouble doing it? Aren’t even sure you have a brand, other than your logo and a few paragraphs on the “… Read More
Education & Careers
It’s easy to get confused when it comes to your professional liability insurance policy. That’s why a big part of the job of the Policy Team at Lawyers Mutual is helping you move … Read More
Education & Careers
The best LinkedIn pages all share a few things in common. For starters, they don’t go for a hard sell. Their first priority is to educate, entertain and engage their visitors instead of… 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.