Education & Careers
In the epic and endless debate over the propriety of the Oxford comma, chalk this one up as a Big Win for punctuation people. The absence of an Oxford comma was the deciding factor in a $5 mi… Read More
Education & Careers
Attention law students: the ticket to your dream job will likely be punched in June, July or August. In 2018, a record number of summer associates – a whopping 97 percent, in fact &ndas… Read More
Education & Careers
There are different ways to deal with a negative online review of your law firm. You can ignore it – which is often the wisest response. You can reply to it – which can be risky, … Read More
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Lawyers can breathe a sigh of relief: it seems even the most advanced robot is no match for a human when it comes to debating skills – at least for now. Tomorrow, though, might tell a d… Read More
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Sean Doyle has been a lawyer for over 25 years. In addition to law, he did his graduate training in applied positive psychology. Sean has not only helped many people navigate the legal process… Read More
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When you ask for feedback – from a client, colleague or employee – sometimes they give it to you straight, but sometimes they only say what they think you want to hear. They might… Read More
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You might have noticed that job titles have taken a creative turn lately. You’ll find Help Wanted ads for Sales Ninjas, Data Commanders, Einstein Editors and Human Calculators. In the o… Read More
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The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center is a valued resource in the N.C. legal community. The NCPBRC connects legal professionals to opportunities that will allow them to have a lasting im… Read More
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Law schools won’t have to comply with stricter bar-passage requirements – at least for the time being – after the ABA yet again delayed action on the issue. In February, the… Read More
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Happy employees not only do better work, but they are more likely to stick with your law firm for the long term. Unhappy employees, on the other hand, are always looking for greener pastures.… 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.