Risk Management
There might just be a day to celebrate everything! Today has been declared "World Emoji Day." World Emoji Day was inspired by the actual calendar emoji that highlights July 17th. How does one … Read More
Risk Management
Last year’s ABA report of shockingly high rates of depression, stress and substance abuse in the profession came as no surprise to the director of North Carolina’s Lawyer Assistanc… Read More
Education & Careers
Asking your clients if they are happy with your services is essential to growing your practice. Just don’t wait until the case is over to do it. By then, it’s too late to make cha… Read More
Risk Management
Clients are looking for better, cheaper and faster when it comes to legal services. And if your firm is not able to deliver, they will quickly look somewhere else. That’s the message f… Read More
Practice of Law
Interested in buying a criminal and traffic law practice near Charlotte with a solid reputation and strong referral base? How about an established bankruptcy practice in the western part of t… Read More
Practice of Law
Do you know what your lawyer’s professional liability (LPL) insurance covers before you need to know what it actually covers? To avoid finding yourself with LPL insurance that does not … Read More
Risk Management
Be careful about touting your big courtroom victory on social media. Even mentioning facts that are in the public record – a trial verdict or case outcome, for instance – could be… Read More
Risk Management
It’s no fun being on the receiving end of an unfavorable review on Yelp, Avvo or Facebook. The bad press is out there for the whole world to see, and you feel powerless to do an… Read More
Risk Management
Attorneys purchase lawyer’s professional liability (LPL) insurance for the same reason- protection in the event of a claim. But do you know about your LPL insurance before you need to kn… Read More
Risk Management
Your firm relies on data to thrive. Lawyers Mutual is dedicated to helping lawyers “change with the changes” that are occurring in the industry. We are one of the proud sponsors … 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.