Practice of Law
If you want your team to buy into your firm’s remote work policy, be sure to let them know that working from home is neither a perk nor a privilege. It’s a way to keep the… Read More
Practice of Law
Here’s a risk management reminder: the ethical obligation to be truthful about your services as a lawyer is even more crucial when you’re posting something online. That’s be… Read More
Practice of Law
Have you paid your 2021 State Bar dues? Payments were due January 1 but are not considered late if received/postmarked on or before June 30. The State Bar sent the annual fee notices to law… Read More
Practice of Law
If you routinely send emails that begin with “Per my last email” or “Per our conversation” or “Not sure you saw my prior email,” congratulations. Y… Read More
Practice of Law
In the law office, stress is a type of kryptonite that saps your team’s creativity and sabotages its outcomes. And those negative effects aren’t just confined to the office.… Read More
Practice of Law
ABA Opinion 497 Even though the Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit lawyers from representing clients with adverse interests, it’s not always easy to determine when clients’ … 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.