Risk Management
Documentation is not just a good idea – it might prevent a complaint to the State Bar or a lawsuit for malpractice. This starts with the first contact with a prospect, perhaps before yo… Read More
Risk Management
Here’s a statistic that may shock you: less than 10 percent of prospective clients ever get to speak to a lawyer when they call a law firm. They either talk with a receptionist, assista… Read More
Practice of Law
Wouldn’t you love to have a Magic Button that, when pressed, adds an extra hour to your day? Just think. Whenever you’re feeling overwhelmed, overextended or over a barrel, all yo… Read More
Education & Careers
Okay, here’s a fun little quiz. Cover up your screen below the following paragraph to hide the answer. Question: Which three of the following adjectives do clients use most frequently w… Read More
Risk Management
What can we do in the face of Mother Nature to protect ourselves and our clients? Hopefully, you have a plan and procedure in place (and have urged clients over the years to do the same). If… Read More
Risk Management
Did you remember to claim the cost of your law office drone as a business deduction on your taxes this year? How about the production expenses for your YouTube channel? What’s that? Yo… Read More
Education & Careers
Don’t feel bad if you’re not using Artificial Intelligence tools to run everything in your office from conflicts checking to coffee-brewing – three-quarters of your colleague… Read More
Business of Law
You might think 80-hour work weeks and being on call 24/7 is the way to get ahead in the law. Experts say it’s more likely get you in trouble – and practitioners are increasingly … Read More
Education & Careers
It’s all well and good that the person you’re considering as a law partner is smart as a whip and comes with a lucrative book of business. But if you want to forge a healthy relat… Read More
Practice of Law
The massive Capital One data breach – one of the largest hacks in history – is a stark reminder of the importance of cyber insurance coverage. The breach affected approximately 10… 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.