Education & Careers
Faced with a record high number of people flunking the state bar exam, California is considered lowering the score required for passage. The Golden State has long been known for the difficult… Read More
Education & Careers
Lawyers Mutual traces its roots back to 1977 – the same year the miniseries Roots captivated the nation’s attention. The television blockbuster, based on the novel by Alex Haley, … Read More
Education & Careers
Does your firm have a transition plan? If you answered “no” to this question or paused for a second trying to figure out exactly what a transition plan is and how it works—th… Read More
Education & Careers
One recent law graduate says attending networking events and participating in student organizations helped prepare him for life beyond the classroom. And he says his alma mater - Campbell Law… Read More
Education & Careers
It’s a sickening feeling to realize something has gone wrong in a case. It’s even worse if you have to deal with it alone. That’s why over the past 40 years, so many lawyer… Read More
Education & Careers
As you head out for your family vacation, be sure to turn off the lights, lock the doors – and stop talking like a lawyer. That means conversing with your kids instead of cross-examinin… Read More
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Is it permissible to include on your letterhead the name of an attorney with whom you consult regularly – but who is licensed only in Virginia – if you add the limitation “of… Read More
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Is the day approaching when the mere act of sending a sensitive client email without encryption could be an ethics violation? A new ABA opinion suggests as much. In May, the American Bar Ass… Read More
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North Carolina Bar Association demographics indicate that over half of its members practice in solo or small firms. 16% are solo practitioners and 38% are members of small law firms (2-1… Read More
Education & Careers
Check out this week’s SRC Friday post written by YOU! Yes, you reading this post. Our Student Resource Center was developed with law students in mind and we would love to have law studen… 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.