Education & Careers
As Internet usage reaches peak saturation, law firms need to explore new ways to profit from their online presence. Such as: unbundling some of their services, offering free downloads, and le… Read More
Practice of Law
Don’t feel bad if you’re not using Artificial Intelligence tools to run everything in your office from conflicts checking to coffee-brewing – three-quarters of your colleague… Read More
Business of Law
You might think 80-hour work weeks and being on call 24/7 is the way to get ahead in the law. Experts say it’s more likely get you in trouble – and practitioners are increasingly … Read More
Education & Careers
Christmas came early for the more than 3,000 people who had signed up to take the California bar exam in July. Three days before the exam, the State Bar of California sent each registrant an … Read More
Education & Careers
It’s all well and good that the person you’re considering as a law partner is smart as a whip and comes with a lucrative book of business. But if you want to forge a healthy relat… Read More
Risk Management
The massive Capital One data breach – one of the largest hacks in history – is a stark reminder of the importance of cyber insurance coverage. The breach affected approximately 10… Read More
Education & Careers
LinkedIn has launched two new tools to turbo-charge your online marketing efforts. The first is an “open for business” feature that lets you add practice areas, skills, and geogra… Read More
Risk Management
The difference between a smart law practice and a stressed one sometimes comes down to a single word: outsourcing. Smart firms know when and how to outsource. Stressed firms try to keep it al… Read More
Education & Careers
If not for a book written by a coffee salesman, the mega-successful startup Stitch Fix might never have been born. Stitch Fix founder and CEO Katrina Lake says before she started her company … Read More
Business of Law
If you want some pointers on how to brand your law firm, look no further than Jones Day. The BigLaw behemoth is the strongest law firm brand in the U.S., according to an industry survey. &ld… 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.