Practice of Law
If you practice trial or appellate law, you should know about a comprehensive revision of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Supreme Court of North Carolina adopted an ord… Read More
Practice of Law
You’ve been told a thousand times to return phone calls promptly, but you might mistakenly think that advice mostly applies to calls from clients. It also applies to calls from other … Read More
Education & Careers
With the median student debt load topping $150,000, a majority of recent law graduates question whether their legal education was worth the cost. Even so, six out of 10 say if they could do… Read More
Business of Law
When you’re working on the marketing plan for your law practice, here’s a number to keep in mind: 1.88 billion. That’s the number of daily Facebook users worldwide. And h… Read More
Business of Law
Eighty-seven (87) percent of consumers read and rely on online recommendations when choosing a local business or professional service – up from 81 percent a year ago. Half of them say… Read More
Education & Careers
If you think billing a client is merely a way to get paid, think again. Your bill is also a tool to attract new business, market additional services, and create loyal clients who will keep … 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.