Law Practice Management
You probably know that the Rules of Professional Conduct impose an ethical duty of competence in technology. What you might not know are the specifics of that duty – or how to meet thos… Read More
Education & Careers
Paralegals have a vital – and growing – role to play in providing pro bono legal services to more than two million eligible North Carolinians. Unfortunately, because of resource s… Read More
Education & Careers
Close to half of baby boomers are reaching their golden years with little to no money in the bank. That could mean a most unpleasant retirement. “Fewer than half of working-age America… Read More
Practice of Law
The NC State Bar has issued an opinion outlining the ethical responsibilities of lawyers who are retiring or phasing out of practice. Read, print or download NC Formal Ethics Opinion 1 here. … Read More
Practice of Law
AI promises to be a game-changer for the legal profession. The question is: are you ready for the changes? In an effort to get ahead of – or at least keep up with – the speeding l… Read More
Risk Management
Just when you thought your law practice was cyber-safe, along comes a slew of new online scams involving typosquatting and combosquatting. Typosquatting, also called URL hijacking, relies on … Read More
For lawyers handling real estate closings, it’s important to know that seller fraud continues to rise, especially with the upcoming holiday season when distractions are high, and fraudsters are active.
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.