Practice of Law
Have you caught the latest episode of All Things Judicial, the podcast of the NC Judicial Branch? If not, now’s the perfect time. The January 5 installment features highlights f… Read More
Education & Careers
If you’re applying for a law job and have a video interview scheduled, be sure to have a hard copy of your resume at your fingertips when the interview starts. Scrambling … Read More
Practice of Law
When it comes to marketing your law firm in 2022, keep the word “video” top of mind. Pictures – especially the moving kind – are not just worth a thousand word… Read More
Risk Management
Does your law firm have a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan? If not, how will you know what to do – and who to call – in the event of a cyber attack? “If you have no I… Read More
Practice of Law
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. That was one of the memorable lines from a 1993 speech filled with memorable lines. The speaker was former N.C. State basketball coach Jim Val… Read More
Business of Law
One consequence of the pandemic that has drawn little attention is the negative impact it has had on law firm mergers. In 2021, there were 41 reported mergers, with only five occurr… 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.