Business of Law
Did you know that nine out of 10 online searches are done on a search engine, most likely Google? And that more than 70 percent of searchers don’t go past the first page of Goog… Read More
Business of Law
As if we haven’t already had our share of firsts this year, get ready for something else new: New Law. The phrase has been popping up more and more in legal trade publications. … Read More
Practice of Law
A Massachusetts lawyer who billed her clients for hundreds of “fictional hours” and inflated final invoices by more than $200,000 has been suspended from practice. The attorney ad… Read More
Practice of Law
One e-discovery change that was accelerated by the pandemic and is expected to become the norm is virtual managed review of large projects. The concept has been gaining traction for awhile. B… Read More
Practice of Law
If you want a definition of professionalism, look no further than the four newest recipients of the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award. They are lawyers, counselors, litigat… Read More
Practice of Law
You might think the job of a leader is to teach, train and guide team members to be better, but actually it’s to simply let them be themselves. A law practice that builds on current s… 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.