Practice of Law
The NC State Bar has proposed adding a new comment to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 regarding awareness of implicit bias and cultural differences. Here is the language of the proposed co… Read More
Education & Careers
Although the first application deadline for the NC bar exam in July has already passed, it’s not too late to apply for the summer test. Non-licensed applicants have until March 1, 202… Read More
Education & Careers
Future bar exam takers will be spared having to learn the intricacies of the Uniform Commercial Code. They’ll also be given actual pleadings and contracts to work on, and they’l… Read More
Business of Law
Law firms experienced a 23 percent associate turnover rate in 2021, which was significantly higher than pre-pandemic rates. This was so even though associate compensation increased 11… Read More
Practice of Law
The legal services sector keeps getting more crowded – especially in Arizona, where a non-lawyer company has just been approved to work in tandem with a law firm to provide a range of … Read More
Practice of Law
File this one under “Sadly Ironic” or perhaps “Nobody is Above the Rules of Professional Conduct.” A California lawyer who rocketed to fame when his law firm w… 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.