Practice of Law
A whopping 97 percent of law students from the class of 2018 have found jobs, but only half are working in law firms. Fourteen percent are working for businesses or corporations, and 13 per… Read More
Business of Law
The culture inside your firm affects pretty much everything that happens outside it. That’s why it’s smart to invest in strategies for building a strong, healthy culture in your… Read More
Business of Law
How would you like your personal Law Practice Coach on call? You can have one – and not just any old coach, but one of the foremost experts in the nation on practice management and su… Read More
This year, ransomware attacks have seen a nearly 13 percent increase. That’s as big a jump as the last five years combined. In these attacks, cybercriminals have usually taken one of … Read More
Does your firm have a digital mindset? If not, you could be courting disaster. What’s a digital mindset? It’s a set of attitudes and actions about data, software and AI that thi… Read More
Even though we live in a paperless world, there’s still plenty of paper floating around the law office. Original signed instruments, contracts, tax records, charters, licenses, certif… 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.