Education & Careers
Five new Legal Legends of Color have been honored by the NC Bar Association for their contributions to North Carolina law and society. The honorees were announced at the NCBA’s … Read More
Practice of Law
If you think a “naming convention” is a gathering of expecting parents, think again. Ditto if you think “version history” refers to a recap of The Walking Dead… Read More
Education & Careers
Being a brand-new law firm associate in the Age of COVID is different in some ways than it was just a few years ago. For example, working remotely might be a necessity, and water cool… Read More
Artificial intelligence and robots in the law office might be hot topics at tech shows, but for the vast majority of lawyers, the reality is quite different. Only a miniscule number of firm… Read More
Practice of Law
COVID caused one in three senior attorneys to rethink their retirement plans, with just over half deciding they needed to work longer than previously planned. The reason: they made less inc… Read More
Risk Management
In the midst of the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to build strong, enduring relationships with your clients. It’s the backbone of your practice. Satisfied client… 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.