Law Practice Management
The forecast for the 2023 legal marketplace calls for continued clouds and scattered storms. That prediction comes on the heels of a strong 2022 but with looming questions about sustainabilit… Read More
Risk Management
In the last quarter of 2022, the NC State Bar considered 292 lawyer grievances. Most of those files (257) were dismissed. Five lawyers were given reprimands, seven received admonitions, five … Read More
Risk Management
Files, files, everywhere are files – both digital and paper. How does a busy lawyer manage, organize and safely dispose of them all? The starting point is to have a written set of proce… Read More
Law Practice Management
Attention, tech geeks: Superapps are coming to a law firm near you. What’s a Superapp? It’s a merger of the best features of multiple mobile apps – messaging, invoicing, p… Read More
Practice of Law
Associate diversity has made significant gains in recent years, but partner diversity continues to lag. That’s according to the annual Report on Diversity at U.S. Law Firms from the NAL… Read More
Education & Careers
To tip or not to tip, that is the question – and the answer has gotten a lot more difficult in this age of digital tipping. We’ve all been there. We order a latte, pay with a cred… 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.