Practice of Law
Will binge-watching Tiger King or Making a Murderer improve your trial skills? Possibly, says one litigator and aficionado of true crime TV and podcasts. “Most, if not all of u… Read More
Practice of Law
The NC State Bar has issued a comprehensive study of the secure leave policies that apply to state trial and appellate courts. The report, released in October 2021, is the result of nine mo… Read More
Practice of Law
COVID is causing an unprecedented number of law associates to jump from one firm to another – and partners are also changing firms, though not as rapidly. Just look at the num… Read More
Practice of Law
The NC State Bar has proposed adding a new comment to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 regarding awareness of implicit bias and cultural differences. Here is the language of the proposed co… Read More
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
Practice of Law
The legal services sector keeps getting more crowded – especially in Arizona, where a non-lawyer company has just been approved to work in tandem with a law firm to provide a range of … Read More
Risk Management
File this one under “Sadly Ironic” or perhaps “Nobody is Above the Rules of Professional Conduct.” A California lawyer who rocketed to fame when his law firm w… Read More
Practice of Law
Valentine’s Day is a time of hearts, love and chocolate, but did you know the holiday began as a pagan fertility festival? The celebration of Lupercalia is believed to hav… Read More
Practice of Law
In these evolving and uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to create a positive and cohesive office culture. A team that plays together stays together. And it’s … Read More
Practice of Law
It’s time to report your 2021 Continuing Legal Education hours to the NC State Bar. If you didn’t earn enough credit hours in 2021, you have a grace period until February 28, 20… 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.