Education & Careers
If predictions of a looming recession prove accurate, there are ways for your firm to come through it in good shape – but you need to start preparing now. One thing to do is to cement r… Read More
Business of Law
Here’s some free risk management advice: it’s wrong to steal money from your client trust account to pay for home renovations, landscaping and a party with a Hawaiian band. Of cou… Read More
Education & Careers
The most popular legal topics of 2018 were of-counsel relationships, hourly rates and auto accident UIM releases. Lawyers were also interested in trust account guidelines and … wait fo… Read More
Risk Management
Whether your law firm relies on modern Cloud Computing, or on the more traditional Client/Server network configurations, odds are that it has already put in place the requisite tools to … Read More
Risk Management
Here’s some free risk management advice: don’t set up fake social media accounts in the name of local politicians to influence upcoming elections. It could land you behind bars. … Read More
Risk Management
Want to avoid “your check is in the mail” syndrome? Send your clients e-invoices and offer online options for easy payment. You’ll get paid quicker, and you’ll save mo… Read More
Risk Management
You might not think your copy machine poses a potentially disastrous cybersecurity risk. But just ask New York health care provider Affinity Health Plan, which sustained financial losses of m… Read More
Risk Management
Not all clients are in crisis situations – even if the tone of their email or phone call suggests they are. When there is a real, bona fide crisis, what are the lawyer’s ethical ob… Read More
Risk Management
Imagine this scenario: while doing legal research for an upcoming court hearing, you discover an obscure ruling that is directly on point and a game-changer. Unfortunately, it hurts your case… Read More
Education & Careers
In a world of online streaming and saturation ads, the ungainly billboard might seem an unlikely candidate for a comeback. And yet marketing specialists say those oversized signs can bring an… 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.