Business of Law
Selling legal services is not like selling widgets. A bevy of ethical rules and professional restraints limit what lawyers can do and say in marketing their practices. Some rules &ndas… Read More
Risk Management
Your law office and computer system might be cyber safe, but what about your vendors? If they’re vulnerable, you might be too. These days, law firms use a panoply of companies for clou… Read More
Education & Careers
*Republished from the North Carolina State Bar Journal Fall 2023 issue. On June 14, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved the State Bar’s proposed changes to the rules of the … Read More
Risk Management
Cyber scams are so rampant it’s become risky to even deliver a pizza. In July, the Federal Trade Commission warned consumers of a current scam that targets drivers for food delivery ser… Read More
Risk Management
If you think complying with your Client Trust Account obligations in North Carolina is stressful, be thankful you’re not in California. More than 1,700 attorneys in the Golden State hav… Read More
Practice of Law
If you practice family law, you might have noticed your clientele is becoming grayer. That’s because the divorce rate for seniors has reached an all-time high, and the consequences are … 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.