Business of Law
If a disgruntled client posts a negative review of you online, how are you ethically permitted to respond? That question is currently being considered by the NC State Bar Ethics Commi… Read More
Business of Law
How big do I want my practice to be, and do I have a business plan to get me there? Those are two essential questions if you’re thinking of starting your own firm. “At some poi… Read More
Practice of Law
These days every law firm must offer at least a basic level of Digital Service Delivery. Whether you’re 100 percent virtual or 100 percent physical, your practice must include digital o… Read More
Practice of Law
More than 80 percent of lawyers define a “multidisciplinary” practice team as one comprised of attorneys drawn from varying firms, practice areas and experience levels. The caveat… Read More
Business of Law
When it comes to your law firm website, the key factor is not how much you paid for it, or what web designer you used. And it’s not whether you love or hate your site. The key … Read More
Education & Careers
More people are applying for law school, which means it’s harder to get in. To illustrate: last year, a score of 172 on the LSAT and a 3.8 college GPA would likely have been good enou… 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.