Education & Careers
Timing is always important, but when it comes to making a career move it can mean the difference between failure and success. Do it too early, and you might find yourself in professional limb… Read More
Education & Careers
Now that you’re thinking positively about an upcoming change in your law life, you’re ready to tackle the million-dollar question: what comes next? Pretend you have a crystal ball… Read More
Education & Careers
The most important tool in your Lawyers in Transition toolkit is one you already own and know how to use. It’s your thinking. Thoughts drive emotions, and emotions inspire action. What… Read More
Education & Careers
Despite persistent rumors of its demise, hourly billing remains – by far – the most popular fee method for attorneys. And in some parts of the country – most notably Texas a… Read More
Education & Careers
If you want to add mojo to your practice, try posting the phrase “Less is more” at every work station in your office. Soon you’ll see your profits rising and stress falling.… Read More
Education & Careers
Adding video to your website is a powerful way to attract new business. The clips can be short, simple and fun. Even quirky. I’ve seen effective videos of lawyers riding skateboards, wa… Read More
Education & Careers
At Lawyers Mutual, we are often asked whether we have a sample conflict of interest waiver the caller can use. Our reply is always “no,” because a conflict of interest waiver is hi… Read More
Education & Careers
Lawyers Mutual is gearing up for our inaugural Managing Partners Summit which will be held on May 22nd at the NC State Bar Building. The Managing Partners Summit … Read More
Education & Careers
An experienced ear. All six of us have many years of experience, both as practicing lawyers and as claims attorneys for Lawyers Mutual. We've heard and seen a lot, and chances are we c… Read More
Education & Careers
The bad news keeps piling up for the Law School Admission Council, which administers the LSAT. In March, a federal judge held the LSAC in contempt of court for not complying with a 2014 conse… 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.