Practice of Law
Read any article, book, or study on happiness, and you will find that relational connection is a predictor of and contributor to happiness and well-being. In 1938, a group of researchers… Read More
Practice of Law
The Institute for Well-Being In Law (“IWIL”) held its annual conference on January 23-25, 2024. The conference opened with a keynote address from Yale psychology professor Dr. Laur… Read More
Practice of Law
If you practice long enough, you are going to end up with a client you wish you didn’t have. Maybe you have discovered that they have wildly unrealistic expectations about the value, tim… Read More
Practice of Law
If there’s a narcissist in your law office, and if you find said narcissist a tad tiresome at times, you’ve come to the right place. The end to your frustration could be to become… Read More
Practice of Law
We all know that wellness is essential to a safe and successful practice. The proof is all around us. Lawyers who tend to their personal and professional wellbeing and happy and productive. L… Read More
Practice of Law
Planning a Fall Cleanup at your office? Better be careful how you dispose of that old office equipment. If it happens to fall into the wrong hands, you could find yourself in trouble with the… Read More
Practice of Law
If you practice family law, you might have noticed your clientele is becoming grayer. That’s because the divorce rate for seniors has reached an all-time high, and the consequences are … Read More
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Want to bring your remote workers back into the office? Consider paying them to move closer to their cubicle. It worked for venture capitalist and billionaire Peter Thiel, who paid his… Read More
Practice of Law
How much do you know about “unbundled” legal services? Do you offer unbundled services – also called limited scope legal services or discrete task representation – in … Read More
Practice of Law
Where do you stand on lawyer jokes? Do you take it personally when someone disparages what you do? Does it take a thick skin to be successful in the law? These and similar questions ran throu… 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.