Paralegals and Legal Support Staff
The NC State Bar Paralegal Certification program will soon celebrate its 20th birthday. In 2004, a “Plan for Certification of Paralegals” was approved by the NC State Bar and adop… Read More
Education & Careers
Expect to see bigger smiles and rising optimism among your law colleagues in the future. That’s because almost half (49 percent) of 2019 law school graduates report that they are &ldquo… Read More
Law Practice Management
A recent tech startup acquisition illustrates the red-hot appeal of AI in the legal sector. In July, Thomson Reuters paid $650 million to acquire the legal technology firm Casetext. The media… Read More
Risk Management
Want a cheap and easy way to avoid a nightmare scenario the next time you fly? Air tags. Compact, inexpensive, portable luggage trackers – sold commercially as Tile, Chipolo, Pebblebee… Read More
Education & Careers
It’s the age-old question: should an attorney in the job market have one, two or three versions of their professional resume? Wait, what? More than one resume? It might be just t… Read More
Law Practice Management
Don’t look now, but there’s a new social media network on the block. Threads, the long-anticipated rival to Twitter, was launched by Meta in July. The takeoff was hugely suc… 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.