Business of Law
Millennial lawyers say the traditional law practice model is broken beyond repair – but even so, many say making partner at their present firm is their number one goal. And three-quarte… Read More
Business of Law
On September 20th, The Duke Center on Law and Tech hosted its 3rd annual Demo Day. The program was held at the Bullpen, Duke’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in downtown Durham.… Read More
Education & Careers
Here’s a solid-gold law marketing tip: stop handling cases and start building relationships. It can mean the difference between having a job and launching a career. A case is a linear … Read More
Education & Careers
There’s no “right” look for a law firm website – but there’s one thing yours should do, or you might as well take it down. It should tell a story. The goal of t… Read More
Practice of Law
Two little words – Thank You – can make a big difference in your law practice. Just ask Vinny Gambini. In the cinematic classic “My Cousin Vinny,” the defense lawyer p… Read More
Risk Management
I Value Lawyers Mutual Because of its Claims Attorneys: Uta Zacharias, Senior Claims Counsel Sometimes all you need is to talk to somebody. When you’re insured with Lawyers Mutual, the… Read More
Education & Careers
If you were asked what you value in a professional liability insurance policy, you’d probably start off with things like your coverage limits, deductibles, and premium costs. And while … Read More
Risk Management
Do you have a policy for responding to online reviews – both good and bad? If not, you could be missing an opportunity to defuse potential problems and attract new business. A huge num… Read More
Risk Management
If you get an email from a stranger wanting to join your LinkedIn network, you should think twice before clicking on it. The same goes for emails with LinkedIn subject lines like “See Y… Read More
Risk Management
A Missouri lawyer accused of taking 22,000 electronic data files on a USB flash drive from her former law firm has been held in contempt, jailed for two days, and ordered to pay the firm more … 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.