Risk Management
How well do you keep your staff up to date on security issues? Your employees are either a key part of your security plan or your greatest security flaw. With the ever-creasing amount of cyb… Read More
Risk Management
Between 40 and 80 percent of law firm data breaches are the result of an attack on an outside service provider. This means that no matter how secure your inside defenses, you are only as safe… Read More
Risk Management
May has been quite the month for cyber criminals. Major Attack Hits Several Countries WanaCrypt0r crippled systems in over 90 countries. The health care system in England was particularly h… Read More
Risk Management
Say goodbye to Courier font and page limits, and hello to Century font and word counts. Those are two of the sweeping changes ushered in by the new North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure… Read More
Risk Management
Training your staff to spot looming cyber-threats before they strike is a key to data security at your firm. And when it comes to safeguarding digital communications, nothing beats good, old-… Read More
Risk Management
Here’s some free risk management advice: if you’re going to submit a request for attorney fees, make sure that 7,000 of those hours weren’t billed by a disbarred lawyer. It … Read More
Risk Management
Between 40 and 80 percent of law firm data breaches are the result of an attack on an outside service provider. This means that no matter how secure your inside defenses, you are only as safe… Read More
Risk Management
Picture yourself on the front line of defense against an email phishing scam. Imagine being in the trenches as you fend off the cyber-attack. Now you can do so vicariously. Following is an a… Read More
Risk Management
It can be a lonely – and perilous – business serving as the attorney for an estate where the family members are at odds with each other. It can also be confusing. Who do you repre… Read More
Risk Management
Cyber-scammers are licking their chops at the arrival of tax season. Even as you read this, they may be compiling lists of likely targets, including accountants, tax preparers and other finan… 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.