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The fundamental principal of estate planning is to anticipate and prepare for the major life events, particularly, what will happen to one’s property upon disability or death.  The same line of thought can and should be applied to your law practice.  Preparing and implementing a plan for your pr… Read More +

October is the month we celebrate our worst nightmares. We masquerade as monsters. We play dirty tricks. We go around scaring people – and expect to be rewarded for it. All in a day’s work for us lawyers. Back in the early ‘80s when I was practicing in Charleston, SC there was a divorce law… Read More +

Career situations where an 'Of Counsel' relationship may be a good option. Read More +

Tips for protecting your law firm from cyber crimes via better insurance coverage. Read More +

Discussion regarding factors that affect liability premium rates. Read More +

Updated information regarding variations on wire instructions fraud attempts. Read More +

We have all read articles about disciplinary action being taken against an attorney where the cause was listed as “clerical errors”.  We envision an unorganized desk, and a bookkeeper shopping online, or chatting on Facebook.   I know from experience that is not typically the case.&#… Read More +

Some of the most common practice management questions we receive at Lawyers Mutual relate to file retention and destruction.  New lawyers want to set up an organized, efficient document management system to meet the needs of their practice.  Retiring lawyers want to know what to do with all the paper … Read More +

Every Law Practice Has A Quantifiable And Marketable Value Of Its Own My law practice has value? Seriously? Seriously. Like any other business, each law practice has a separate and marketable value of its own. You have built and managed a proven business model. The tasks that were difficult years ago when you … Read More +

Have you ever worried about the security of your email? If you have, you are probably not unlike many people who transmit sensitive data electronically. Some of the most widely used types of email services use Transport Layer Security (“TLS”) to encrypt your message (Gmail, Yahoo!, Outlook.com, Exc… Read More +

Do you need help deciphering marketing jargon and understanding analytics? Are you promoting your law firm on a shoestring budget? If so, register now for the DIY Legal Marketing Workshop to be held August 7 at Campbell Law School. Legal marketing professionals from the Triangle will be sharing tips designed f… Read More +

Consider this scenario: a client has retained your domestic law firm to help her plan for a future separation from her spouse. When you meet, the client makes clear that her spouse does not know of the separation plans and she does not want him to find it out. She makes it clear that she does not even want her … Read More +

I met my newborn daughter in April of 2014.  Although I knew the approximate timeframe and duration I would be away from my firm for adoption/maternity leave, and I did what I could to plan accordingly, it was very challenging as a solo practitioner to manage everything while I was out of the office for ne… Read More +

Imagine a scenario where your only employee, your valued paralegal or legal assistant, is suddenly out of the office for an extended period of time. Where is the court calendar? How do you access your client database? How do you create month end bills in your time keeping system? Everything effecting your clie… Read More +

How the Wellness International ruling may effect attorneys attorneys in areas of practice beyond bankruptcy. Read More +

Methods for transitioning your law firm when your ready to retire. Read More +

Responses from readers provide insight to client relations and office management. Read More +

An interview with John Hester looking back on 30 years with Lawyers Mutual Read More +