Practice of Law
It’s time to report your 2021 Continuing Legal Education hours to the NC State Bar. If you didn’t earn enough credit hours in 2021, you have a grace period until February 28, 20… Read More
Practice of Law
Even though you might be burned out on Zoom, your clients love being able to meet with you virtually. And if you don’t offer them that option, they’ll go looking for a lawyer who … Read More
One healthcare provider in Florida suffered a data breach in late 2021 that compromised the confidential records of more than a million people. Weeks later, another Florida provider thw… Read More
As the challenge of COVID enters its third year, law firms are turning to tech to stay safe and successful. Among the hottest trends: billing and accounting software, beefed-up cybersec… Read More
Business of Law
There’s never been a better time to consider hiring a paralegal or legal assistant for your law practice. The benefits – from costs savings to improved client service – ar… Read More
Practice of Law
First, the bad news: 25 percent of law firms say they’ve experienced a data breach. Now the good news: only seven percent say the breach resulted in unauthorized access to sensitive c… 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.