Education & Careers
Has the concept of retirement become a dinosaur? Sure seems that way, in light of a recent survey in which almost a third of workers under 55 said, “I don’t think I will ever reti… Read More
Education & Careers
Expect to see bigger smiles and rising optimism among your law colleagues in the future. That’s because almost half (49 percent) of 2019 law school graduates report that they are &ldquo… Read More
Education & Careers
It’s the age-old question: should an attorney in the job market have one, two or three versions of their professional resume? Wait, what? More than one resume? It might be just t… Read More
Education & Careers
Lawyers Mutual congratulates attorney Cheryl D. Howell, who was honored by the N.C. State Bar with the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award in June. Congratulations also to the famili… Read More
Education & Careers
The legal profession is going strong, with jobs growth in June hitting a 10-year highwater mark. The legal services sector added 5,100 jobs in June 2023. Total law jobs were 1,185,100 in June… Read More
Education & Careers
Congratulations to attorney Robin J. Stinson, who has been honored with the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award, and to attorney David Freedman, who received the award posthumously. … Read More
Practice of Law
Success in the law requires learning new things practically every day. But sometimes what you unlearn is even more important. For example, you were taught in law school to “think… Read More
Education & Careers
Paralegals have a vital – and growing – role to play in providing pro bono legal services to more than two million eligible North Carolinians. Unfortunately, because of resource s… Read More
Education & Careers
Close to half of baby boomers are reaching their golden years with little to no money in the bank. That could mean a most unpleasant retirement. “Fewer than half of working-age America… Read More
Practice of Law
Here’s some free risk management advice: if you’re going to make snarky comments about a judge’s ruling, don’t do it in the courtroom in front of a live microphone. An… 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.