Education & Careers
I hope you are familiar with TED Talks, influential 18-minute presentations from experts in Technology, Entertainment and Design. You can watch them on video at www.ted.com, through the TED ap… Read More
Education & Careers
As a law student, the end goal is to find employment, whether that’s in public service, in-house counsel, solo practice or in a large firm. How do you gain this employment? By setting yo… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re preparing for an upcoming arbitration, make sure your “hot docs” stand out in your exhibit notebook by using special tabs or color codes. You should also place the… Read More
Education & Careers
What makes for a great law firm website? Is it a striking appearance? Stellar content? Data security and mobile responsiveness? All of the above and more, I’d say. But one factor rises… Read More
Education & Careers
If your typical Monday goes like mine, you encounter at least one client who absolutely hates you. Any number of things could make them hate you. It could be last month’s bil… Read More
Education & Careers
Want to elevate your law game without spending a penny? Pay more attention to the quality of your writing. Your readers – whether they are clients, judges or opposing counsel – wi… Read More
Education & Careers
A few years ago, a friend introduced me to the many pleasures of podcasts, and I’ve been hooked ever since. It started with Marc Maron and took off from there. Now I schedule podcasts a… Read More
Education & Careers
If you think you’ve been seeing more unfamiliar faces at bar meetings and calendar calls, it’s not your imagination. North Carolina’s lawyer population has skyrocketed. In … Read More
Education & Careers
If you could do it over, would you still go to law school? A slim majority (52 percent) of law grads surveyed by Gallup said yes, they would. Which means an almost equal number of respondents… Read More
Education & Careers
You probably know that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is important for getting noticed on the Internet. But you might not know that you don’t always have to hire an outside consultant… 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.