Monisha Parker

When you think about the community of North Carolina lawyers, three words should come to mind, “Lawyers Helping Lawyers.” The community of NC lawyers goes above and beyond to ensure that attorneys succeed both inside and outside the courtroom. From the NC Lawyers Assistance Program to the Transition… Read More

Underwriting Vice President Renee Riggsbee discusses the change Lawyers Mutual has gone through in her 17 years of service during its 40 year history. Read More

Lawyers are problem solvers. Being an attorney means you’re constantly thinking of ways to solve the problems of others. It also means you’re often neglecting your own. Compassion fatigue, stress, burn out and over-functioning are common issues that lawyers face. It’s important that lawyers kn… Read More

Did you know September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month? According to the Center for Disease Control, lawyers rank fourth in the rate of suicide in terms of professions, and have six times the suicide rate as the general population. The North Carolina State Bar recognizes the need for a program t… Read More

Author Jay Reeves discusses his long lasting relationship with Lawyers Mutual in celebration of our 40th anniversary. Read More

As its name suggests, Erdos Intellectual Property Law + Startup Legal champions entrepreneurs, individuals, innovators, and creatives. The firm's name is a homage to the Erdős number, a celebrated measure of network connectedness (the measure predates the six degrees of Kevin Bacon!). The practice anchore… Read More

With advances in technology, unexpected life events and office space costs, more and more companies are offering employees the option to work from home. Are you considering packing up your case files and setting up in your home office? Are you an employer who is struggling to decid… Read More

Check out this week’s SRC Friday post written by YOU! Yes, you reading this post. Our Student Resource Center was developed with law students in mind and we would love to have law students, new lawyers and law school staff contribute to our SRC Friday posts. Every Friday our blog is dedicated t… Read More

Does your firm have a transition plan? If you answered “no” to this question or paused for a second trying to figure out exactly what a transition plan is and how it works—this is the CLE for you. Join The Law Practice Exchange for “Essential Steps to Transition Your Law Practice The Rig… Read More

Highlights of an upcoming program for transitioning a law firm. Read More

Law schools are turning out new lawyers each year who are entering the work force full of ideas and ready to take on the legal problems of the world. However, they’re often entering firms where Boomers and Gen Xers are married to their long standing traditions and not as open to new ideas. Great frustrat… Read More

There’s no denying that technology is king. However, technology is often met with great opposition in the legal field. Many lawyers are not open to the “disruptiveness” of new technology in the profession. What makes technology so scary and how do we bridge the gap? We evolve. Join entreprene… Read More

Attorneys are problem solvers. People seek the counsel of attorneys to help them resolve issues they can’t solve on their own. Many times we don’t think about who’s there to help attorneys when they are faced with the issues of life. BarCARES is a program organized by the North Carolina Bar As… Read More

An interview with longtime legal assistant Sharon Frost who retires from Lawyers Mutual in May 2017. Read More

Typically when one thinks about lawyers transitioning, we think about lawyers transitioning out of practice. However, Steve Epstein of Poyner Spruill is changing the way we think of “transitioning.” After 25 years in litigation Steve decided to transition to family law. Steve went from representing … Read More