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It took only days for Rocket Lawyer to fly into the wild blue yonder that opened up when the Utah Supreme Court allowed nontraditional legal service providers to operate in the state. Rocke… Read More
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A Pennsylvania lawyer has been suspended for three years for settling auto accident cases without telling his client. He also failed to inform his client (an insurance company) about key de… Read More
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In a time of social distancing, your firm’s online visibility and accessibility are absolutely crucial. Start beefing yours up by boosting your Google search rankings. There&rsq… Read More
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Congratulations to paralegals and legal assistants in North Carolina. Today is your day! Governor Roy Cooper has designated October 23 as NC Paralegal Day 2020 to honor paralegals and paral… Read More
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Here’s a Risk Management 101 lesson: don’t lie that you’re seriously ill in order to get a discovery deadline extended. It could lead to a suspension of your law license. … 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.