Education & Careers
For new NCBA president LeAnn Neese Brown, it’s all about roots and wings. The Chapel Hill attorney was installed in June as the 125th president of the NC Bar Association. She previously… Read More
Risk Management
As if you didn’t already have enough to worry about with cybersecurity, now we learn that Google Calendar might be a minefield and Flash video player could be a ticking bomb. More than … Read More
Risk Management
Missed deadlines only happen to bad lawyers, right? Wrong. Even the best of attorneys can miss an important date or deadline. It happens because the attorney is stressed, distracted, or too b… Read More
Risk Management
If you’re relying solely on your email spam filter to ward off phishing attacks, you’re making a mistake. That’s true even if your filter blocks the overwhelming majority of… Read More
Risk Management
If you’re thinking about offering a prize to anyone who likes you on Facebook, better think again. You might be asking for a State Bar grievance. The State Bar ethics committee has pro… Read More
Risk Management
Documentation is not just a good idea – it might prevent a complaint to the State Bar or a lawsuit for malpractice. This starts with the first contact with a prospect, perhaps before yo… Read More
Business of Law
If you want your next meeting to be more productive, prepare a written agenda and email it to attendees at least two hours in advance. Include a list of attendees, specific objectives, and a … Read More
Risk Management
Here’s a statistic that may shock you: less than 10 percent of prospective clients ever get to speak to a lawyer when they call a law firm. They either talk with a receptionist, assista… Read More
Education & Careers
Congratulations newly licensed lawyers. Your hard work has been rewarded. However, for some of you, the job search is still ongoing. Here are a few tips to consider. Attend every networking o… Read More
Education & Careers
The next time you catch an employee sleeping at their desk, you might want to thank them instead of firing them. That little siesta could make them mentally sharper, more productive, and bett… 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.