Practice of Law
Have you attended a strategic planning session? Was it helpful? Did you leave with a plan? Are you working the plan? I’ve participated in many such planning sessions with various law fi… Read More
Practice of Law
A new NC Bar Association practice section is good news for military personnel and their families – and it could mean new business opportunities for you. The NCBA has just announced the … Read More
Practice of Law
Working in the legal field comes with responsibility and stress for both lawyers and their support staff. Clients are often facing difficult situations. They may be under financial stress, mar… Read More
Practice of Law
I recently heard a speaker extoling the virtues of an effortless experience. Jack Newton, the CEO of Clio (a cloud based practice management platform) spoke about offering clients an effortle… Read More
Practice of Law
In our post-modern world, the idea of “professional virtue” can seem quaint, old-fashioned and even preachy. Yet nothing is better for your bottom line than adding virtues like em… Read More
Practice of Law
It is said that riches are found in niches. But how does one go about identifying and carving out a suitable law niche? And how to make it profitable? Legal rainmaker Jaimie Field has some s… Read More
Practice of Law
The dirty little secret about great client relations is that there is no dirty little secret. It takes time, effort and practice. You have to want – really, truly want – to create… Read More
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We lawyers are good at making declarations. We make declarations in court. We make declarations in pleadings. We make self-serving declarations and declarations against interest. We help clie… Read More
Practice of Law
If you’re having trouble meeting the word limit in an appellate brief, it’s probably not a good idea to delete spaces between words or drop every “a” and “the.… Read More
Practice of Law
James Brown’s signature song was “I Feel Good,” but the ugly, eight-year legal battle being waged over his estate is all bad. When the Godfather of Soul died in 2006, it app… 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.