Alondra Bribiesca is a rising second year law student at Campbell University School of Law. Alondra is an Intern with Lawyer’s Mutual for the summer of 2018 as part of the North Carolina Bar Association Minorities in the Profession 1L Summer Associate Program.
Richard Susskind is a prolific writer about the future of law. In his book, The Future of the Professions, he addresses the issue of whether machines will replace lawyers. According to research by Susskind, traditional lawyers will mostly be replaced by advanced systems, or by less costly workers supported by … Read More
As a lawyer, you are the product and service you sell to clients. The best way to prepare for the future in a changing legal marketplace is to invest in your product and service, in other words, invest in yourself. Here are seven things to consider in developing your personal brand according to Personal Brandi… Read More
Considerations for choosing malpractice insurance. Read More
Do you know what your lawyer’s professional liability (LPL) insurance covers before you need to know what it actually covers? To avoid finding yourself with LPL insurance that does not cover what you truly need- choose the one that is right for you. Here are seven things to consider in choosing the right… Read More
Attorneys purchase lawyer’s professional liability (LPL) insurance for the same reason- protection in the event of a claim. But do you know about your LPL insurance before you need to know about it? JoAnn L. Hathaway is a Practice Management Advisor with the State Bar of Michigan and a Registered Profess… Read More
“It won’t be the same” I often heard as I transited schools. From elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, from high school to college, and most recently from college to law school. Most of the times, it wasn’t that different. So, do you blame me for not bel… 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.