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Report Your 2020 Pro Bono Hours by March 31

by Jay Reeves | April 13, 2021

Have you reported your 2020 pro bono hours yet? Don’t worry, it’s not mandatory to report your pro bono efforts – or even to do pro bono work at all. But Rule of Pr… Read More

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Risk Management

State Bar Addresses Ethical Duties in Wire Fraud Scenarios

by Jay Reeves | April 12, 2021

A new State Bar ethics opinion addresses a lawyer’s professional duties in the event of a fraudulent wire transfer in a real property transaction. The opinion is NC 2020 FEO 5, … Read More

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Practice of Law

Bar Grievances Declined in 2020

by Jay Reeves | April 7, 2021

The NC State Bar opened 927 new grievance files against attorneys in 2020, down from the 1,258 files opened in 2019. Over the course of the year, the Grievance Committee considered 76… Read More

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Business of Law

Here’s How Clients Choose a Lawyer

by Jay Reeves | April 5, 2021

If you want to attract new business, stop thinking like a lawyer and start thinking like a client. Put yourself in the shoes of a prospective client. How do they go about finding a la… Read More

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Practice of Law

How to Convince Your Firm to Let You Work Remotely

by Jay Reeves | March 31, 2021

If you want your team to buy into your firm’s remote work policy, be sure to let them know that working from home is neither a perk nor a privilege. It’s a way to keep the… Read More

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Practice of Law

False News Spreads 70 Percent Faster Online

by Jay Reeves | March 29, 2021

Here’s a risk management reminder: the ethical obligation to be truthful about your services as a lawyer is even more crucial when you’re posting something online. That’s be… Read More

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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.

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