Paralegals and Legal Support Staff
If you have a real estate practice in North Carolina, be sure to send your staff to Parapalooza in Raleigh this fall. On October 10, Lawyers Mutual Title Agency will present the latest instal… Read More
Education & Careers
Congratulations to attorney Robin J. Stinson, who has been honored with the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award, and to attorney David Freedman, who received the award posthumously. … Read More
Risk Management
Here’s a risk management pro tip: if the judge in your case suggests you are slinging mud and engaging in schoolyard antics, it’s not a good sign. It’s even worse if t… Read More
Law Practice Management
If your law practice is not quite where you want it to be, perhaps it’s time to take a look at your habits. There’s a good chance some behaviors that no longer serve you wel… Read More
Law Practice Management
Did you know you can make changes to your Lawyers Mutual policy without leaving your desk? You can add or remove a lawyer, notify your carrier of an address change, or request an Extended Rep… Read More
Business of Law
While revenue growth at Biglaw firms was stagnant in 2022, the picture was rosier for midsize firms. Midsize firms had higher increases in revenue and net income last year compared to Am Law … 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.