Paralegals and Legal Support Staff
Twenty years ago, the North Carolina Supreme Court adopted the Plan for Certification of Paralegals. One year later, on July 1, 2005, the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certificat… Read More
Paralegals and Legal Support Staff
In a tight job market such as we are currently experiencing poaching staff from other firms can be problematic for lawyers and firms. For the paralegals who are being wooed by rival firms wit… Read More
Risk Management
It is a common practice for lawyers to jointly represent a husband and wife in preparing an estate plan. Married couples often desire this arrangement, as they may save money by hiring a sin… Read More
Law Practice Management
Burnout and attrition are very real problems for the legal profession. Law firms are struggling to keep top talent. Some firms have tried to throw money at the problem, but research shows th… Read More
Practice of Law
If you practice long enough, you are going to end up with a client you wish you didn’t have. Maybe you have discovered that they have wildly unrealistic expectations about the value, tim… Read More
Business of Law
Black History Month was established to celebrate the rich history and countless contributions of Black Americans from the past and recognize the struggles that Black Americans have faced throu… 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.