Risk Management
How to spot a counterfeit check, and what should you do if you think you’ve been scammed? That question is at the heart of a recent NC State Bar ethics ruling, which suggests yo… Read More
Risk Management
Is it okay for a lawyer to text or email a judge and request a continuance because of a family emergency? What if the lawyer also notifies all the other judges in his district, not just the o… Read More
In light of the NC State Bar’s crackdown against lawyers who don’t take adequate protection to prevent wire fraud, attorneys should pay attention to two ethics opinions. T… Read More
The NC State Bar Grievance Committee has warned lawyers to expect “serious professional discipline” if they fail to take adequate protection against wire fraud scams. The warnin… Read More
Practice of Law
The North Carolina Justice for All Project (NCJ4AP) is spearheading a proposal to allow unlicensed law school graduates and qualified paralegals to provide limited legal services to lo… Read More
Business of Law
If you have to run down the hall – or make a call – to your new associate to find out how to create a pdf document, you probably need to up your tech game. If you’re using t… 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.