Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: Conflicts and Confidentiality – the Bane of an Estates Lawyer
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Cybersecurity Tips: Culture of Security
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Section 230: How a 24-Year-Old Media Law Safeguards Your Client’s Website
Revisiting Section 230 Read More +
How Prospective Client Consultations Could Impact You — ABA Formal Opinion 492 Explained
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The Lawyer Who Heard a Strange Whisper
Once there was a lawyer who woke in the middle of the night to a strange whisper. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Multifactor Authentication
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) combines your user ID and password (together they are one factor) with one or more other forms of authentication to prove you are the person who should have access. Read More +
30 Minute Risk Management Check Up
As we head into summer, why not take a moment to assess your law firm’s policies, procedures and best practices to ensure your law firm operations are on solid footing. Read More +
Lawyer-in-Training during COVID-19
As a law student during the time of a worldwide pandemic, it has been quite difficult to stay positive. Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs - Before Agreeing to Serve as Local Counsel – Stop and Think!
When you get that call from an out-of-state attorney asking you to serve as local counsel, consider the risks. You might think that being local counsel is a ministerial act or duty; something necessary for the out-of-state lawyer to obtain admission pro hac vice to represent his or her client in a North Carolina court. Read More +
A Trophy Dad and a Glass Half Full
This is a story about a road race that went terribly wrong, with dozens of runners lost in the Carolina swamp, and a lone Optimist who saved the day. Read More +
Networking from 6 Feet
Stay-at-home orders and self-quarantine are impacting our ability to leave home, but they don’t mean our networking efforts have to cease. Having a vibrant network is essential to keeping your law practice healthy. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Passwords
8 characters, one capital, one lower case, one number, one special character. Or so they told us. Unfortunately, those simple days have passed us by! Having strong authentication is an absolutely necessity nowadays, and that begins with strong passwords. Read More +
Managing a Solo or Small Firm During a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we do business. If your practice was already prepared for remote work, or if you had to figure it out on the fly, here are some tips for making sure you are practicing safely in this strange, new world. Read More +
Plan Ahead for Closing a Law Practice
Suffice it to say, it is rather uneasy to think about circumstances that could render an attorney unable to practice law. Whether from an accident, disability, illness, or untimely death, attorneys must be prepared. Read More +
Three Magic Words That Can Change Your Law Life
If you want to supercharge your Law Life, here are three little words that can make all the difference. Read More +
A Visit with John F. Hester
Saying goodbye to John Hester. Read More +
Lawyers Mutual Welcomes Quax-Shawn Bryce Wembley (Quay) as a Summer Intern.
Lawyers Mutual is pleased to welcome Quax-Shawn Bryce Wembley (Quay), a 1L at NC Central School of Law, as a summer intern. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Simple Solutions Anyone Can Do
The first part of a cybersecurity tip series to help law firms improve their systems. Read More +
Charlotte Attorney Turns Podcaster to Tackle a Decades-Old Baseball Mystery
Introducing Charlotte attorney Josh Durham's podcast regarding a mystery surrounding the 1990 Burlington Indians. Read More +
Happy Mother’s Day from a Swamp Thing Lawyer
A story of how a sense of humor can help cure some of your ills, especially with a little help from mom. Read More +
