Business of Law
If you accept a case on an hourly fee basis, do you take the time to explain to your client exactly what activities will be billed, and at what rate? And if other attorneys might take the cas… Read More
Risk Management
Ready or not, change is here. For lawyers, these changes affect every aspect of who they are and what they do. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running a blog series entitled: “Th… Read More
Risk Management
Ready or not, change is here. For lawyers, these changes affect every aspect of who they are and what they do. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running a blog series entitled: “Th… Read More
Risk Management
You probably know it’s a good idea to confirm the terms of your representation – particularly what you have agreed to do and how you will be paid – in a written agreement wit… Read More
Education & Careers
If your heart pounds and your mind goes blank whenever you speak in public, you’re not a failure as a lawyer. In fact, you’re in good company. The fear of public speaking is one … Read More
Education & Careers
If you missed the ABA TECHSHOW 2019 and its always-popular 60 Tips in 60 Minutes presentation, you’re in luck. A greatest-hits compilation has been posted on the NC Bar Association… Read More
Education & Careers
Did you know that there are 1,225,000 active driver’s license suspensions in North Carolina relating to unpaid traffic fines and failure to appear in court for traffic offenses? These su… Read More
Education & Careers
Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of our Lawyers in Transition series. We hope along the way you picked up some pointers, insights, and nuggets to inspire you on the next step of … Read More
Education & Careers
If you want to get and keep top young legal talent, create a firm culture based on principles that are important to them. Here are four to start with: diversity, inclusion, environmental sust… Read More
Practice of Law
Did you know you might be sitting on an asset that’s worth more than you ever imagined? It’s your law practice. You’ve spent years building your practice. You’ve i… 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.