Practice of Law
Where do you stand on lawyer jokes? Do you take it personally when someone disparages what you do? Does it take a thick skin to be successful in the law? These and similar questions ran throu… Read More
Law Practice Management
The pandemic changed the concept of a “virtual law office” forever, as lawyers from coast to coast moved their law practices into their spare bedrooms almost overnight. And client… Read More
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
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.