Education & Careers
Future bar exam takers will be spared having to learn the intricacies of the Uniform Commercial Code. They’ll also be given actual pleadings and contracts to work on, and they’l… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re applying for a law job and have a video interview scheduled, be sure to have a hard copy of your resume at your fingertips when the interview starts. Scrambling … Read More
Education & Careers
COVID has disrupted everyone’s life, but for law students it’s been a nightmare. From cancelled graduation ceremonies to online bar exams, students have had to deal with one cha… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re looking to land a job as an in-house lawyer, you might improve your chances by mastering a new language or taking up a new hobby Being able to step outside your comfor… Read More
Education & Careers
Here’s a grammar resolution for 2022: vow to eliminate the phrases “new normal,” “deep dive” and “circle back” from your vocabulary. While yo… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re a new associate and want to impress your firm, be sure to keep your legal research skills sharp. Lawyers who can quickly and accurately analyze a fact situation, ident… Read More
Education & Careers
First, the bad news: students are graduating from law school with an average debt of more than $139,000. Now the good news: paying off a debt that big is not only possible, but it can be do… Read More
Education & Careers
This year, are you asking Santa for a personalized ornament of your favorite lawyer – complete with a hook and ribbon to hang on your Christmas tree? Or maybe you’re wishing for… Read More
Education & Careers
With the median student debt load topping $150,000, a majority of recent law graduates question whether their legal education was worth the cost. Even so, six out of 10 say if they could do… Read More
Education & Careers
If you think billing a client is merely a way to get paid, think again. Your bill is also a tool to attract new business, market additional services, and create loyal clients who will keep … 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.