Practice of Law
Although one out of three solo lawyers has a home office, up to 90 percent of lawyers in firms of all other sizes work primarily in a traditional office setting. But that gap may be narrowi… Read More
Practice of Law
Here’s an insider tip for citing caselaw in your court filings: be sure to provide sufficient details – who, what, when, where and why – to place the precedent in a… Read More
Business of Law
One lesson COVID has made loud and clear is the importance of clear, candid, and consistent communication in the law office. It’s essential for your firm’s survival in these days … Read More
Practice of Law
Around one-quarter of one percent (that’s 0.23 percent) of the nearly 1.3 million practicing lawyers in the U.S. are publicly disciplined for ethical misconduct each year. The most co… Read More
Business of Law
Wouldn’t it be great to go back and gather the stories from 2020 that were the most useful, relevant and important to your law practice?Guess what? The ABA Journal has done it for you.… 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.