Practice of Law
In law school you learned it’s unethical to directly solicit potential clients; a new ABA ethics opinion says you also have an affirmative obligation to ensure your employees and assoc… Read More
Practice of Law
How would you like to have a close, personal contact inside the insurance company that provides your legal malpractice coverage? You’ve got one when you’re insured with Lawyers … Read More
Law Practice Management
When it comes to marketing your law firm, Facebook might not be a good bet. That’s especially true if you want exposure to a younger demographic. TikTok has established itself as a t… Read More
Practice of Law
The North Carolina House and Senate have approved House Bill 776, and Governor Cooper signed the Remote Online Notarization (RON) into law on July 8, 2022. This legislation allows not… Read More
Business of Law
Does your attorney compensation plan mirror your law firm’s values and mission? If not, you might be missing a chance to move your firm from good to great. “Many of… Read More
Practice of Law
The NC State Bar has amended the rules for attorneys applying for reinstatement from inactive or suspended status. The amendments to the bar’s Rules for the Administrative Commi… 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.