Risk Management
Law office gossip not only kills morale and stifles productivity, but it might also get your firm sued for being a hostile workplace. In a recent ruling, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals s… Read More
Education & Careers
Lawyer burnout is not just for wimps – it can strike anyone who takes their job seriously. Even worse: it can flatten you before you even know it. “Lawyer burnout [is] a phenomen… Read More
Risk Management
A great way to boost your profits, bolster your workforce – and maybe even save a life – is to create a Well-Being Program in your law firm. How to do it is up to you. There are n… Read More
Risk Management
Email impersonation attacks are on the rise, and law firms are feeling the pain. Not only that, but attackers have started bypassing low-level staffers and climbing the ladder to reach partne… Read More
Risk Management
Does your system for checking for client conflicts of interest need a tuneup? If you’re only screening for conflicts when you accept a new matter – and not doing it as the case pr… Read More
Risk Management
When you think of disasters that can disrupt your practice, you probably imagine hurricanes, floods and other large-scale events. But small-scale interruptions – from a power outage to … Read More
Risk Management
Here’s a modest proposal: instead of 12 hours of mandatory CLE each year, maybe the State Bar should require 12 hours of silence instead. It would be a triple win. The world would be qu… Read More
Education & Careers
The official start of summer is quickly approaching. While you're preparing for weekend getaways and island vacations, don't forget to make sure your firm's data is secure. We have compiled a … Read More
Risk Management
Now that we've got your attention. The mere thought of hearing those words is enough to wake you up screaming in the middle of the night. Just as frightening is the idea of sitting helplessly… Read More
Practice of Law
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
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.