Law Practice Management
Creating an inclusive workplace is sometimes as easy as making a simple connection over a sports team, a movie, or pets. Unfortunately, up to 70 percent of professionals say their workplaces … Read More
Risk Management
You probably don’t leap from bed every morning thinking about data governance. But if you don’t have a grasp of the basic principles of data governance, you’re putting your … Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re looking some reading material to ride out – or rather, read out – the final winter months, you’re in luck. We’ve got some great titles for you. … Read More
Is your attorney compensation model outdated? If it rewards individual behavior, encourages silo practices and discourages collaboration, it probably is. “Outdated compensation models … Read More
Law Practice Management
The forecast for the 2023 legal marketplace calls for continued clouds and scattered storms. That prediction comes on the heels of a strong 2022 but with looming questions about sustainabilit… Read More
Risk Management
In the last quarter of 2022, the NC State Bar considered 292 lawyer grievances. Most of those files (257) were dismissed. Five lawyers were given reprimands, seven received admonitions, five … 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.