Business of Law
Even as the number of people who work from home is declining in other businesses, telecommuting remains popular in the law. And all indications point to that trend continuing. Consider these… Read More
Practice of Law
Pulling an all-nighter might work for law school finals, but it’s a terrible idea for last-minute case preparation. You’ll be more likely to give bad advice, make mistakes and be … Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re preparing for an upcoming arbitration, make sure your “hot docs” stand out in your exhibit notebook by using special tabs or color codes. You should also place the… Read More
Business of Law
Lawyers Mutual’s dedication to the legal community extends to our team. Lawyers Mutual team members are very active in legal organizations around the state. Our claims counsel Mark Scrug… Read More
Practice of Law
Nicole Abboud is like a lot of young lawyers. In fact, she might be just like YOU. Are you a new lawyer trying to navigate your career in law and figure out if you made the right decision? Did… Read More
Practice of Law
Halloween is a good time to ask: is my law life a sweet treat that keeps on giving, or a nasty trick that brings nightmares? A little of both, you might answer. Depending on the client, the c… Read More
Risk Management
Here’s a free risk management tip: it’s never a good sign when a judge calls your fee request an “attempted bank robbery.” Just ask this lawyer in Pennsylvania, who wa… Read More
Education & Careers
Sometimes one of the biggest challenges of legal representation is keeping clients from sabotaging their own cases. They do it in creative ways. They fail to appear for a hearing. They get th… Read More
Risk Management
At this very moment, somewhere in our great land, a lawyer is billing a client $1,000 or more per hour. And the number who are doing so is growing, according to this report. Topping the list… Read More
Practice of Law
A powerful opening is a key to persuasive legal writing, but a weak close can make it all for naught. Too often, lawyers overlook this when drafting a brief or delivering an oral argument. Th… 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.