Education & Careers
News flash: when clients want to talk with a lawyer, they prefer old-fashioned human conversation over a text, email or chatbot. And if they feel they’re not getting the personal touch,… Read More
Education & Careers
Here’s a quick and easy present you can give yourself right now that won’t cost a penny – yet it’s guaranteed to save hours of stress and worry. Empty your email inbox… Read More
Education & Careers
You can be the greatest lawyer in the world – but if nobody knows about you, it will add up to nothing. That’s where public relations comes in. If you’re like most solos and… Read More
Business of Law
When it comes to running your law office, all apps are not created equal. Some will save you time and money. Others will help keep you organized. And some aren’t worth downloading. Fro… Read More
Risk Management
A good engagement letter can help you avoid a malpractice claim, but a poorly worded one can cause trouble. That happened recently in Georgia, where an appellate court struck down a key claus… Read More
Education & Careers
The end of the year is the time to review your firm’s budget and make changes for 2020. But if budgeting is not your bag, take heart. A budget template could make your life much easier.… Read More
Education & Careers
Tis the season of Black Friday and holiday shopping, but buyer beware: not all bargains are as good as they might appear. In fact, research indicates that 87 percent of popular items can be a… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re a North Carolina-licensed lawyer, you won’t be receiving a State Bar membership fee invoice in the mail in 2020. Instead, you’ll get a postcard reminding you to pa… Read More
Education & Careers
Knowing help is available when you need it most is an everyday value of being insured with Lawyers Mutual. Lawyers Mutual’s HELP team is expert at Handling Emergency Legal Problems. Led… Read More
Education & Careers
Helping law firms move from uncertainty to confidence is all in a day’s work for the underwriting department at Lawyers Mutual. And it’s yet another everyday value enjoyed by LM p… 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.