Law Students
Seventy percent of law students say they needed help for mental or emotional problems in the past year, and 11 percent report having suicidal thoughts. Those disturbing statistics are from … Read More
Want to make your vacation time more productive? While relaxing on the beach or hiking in the mountains, consider taking a free, online course to improve your law office HR and management s… Read More
Law Students
It appears distance learning in law school is here to stay. A new study finds that almost 70 percent of third-year law students want more remote course choices than their schools even offer… Read More
Practice of Law
Way back in Trial Advocacy, you learned that a picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to persuading a jury. In this era of TikTok, Netflix and Zoom, pictures have become even… Read More
Risk Management
A lawyer who is privately retained may provide limited representation to a criminal defendant who has appointed counsel under certain circumstances, the NC State Bar says in a proposed ethic… Read More
Practice of Law
When it comes to purchasing things, I am a thorough – some would ungenerously say “obsessive” - researcher. I will run down friends, experts, user reviews, Reddit postings, G… Read More
Education & Careers
One in three entrepreneurs is willing to put aside personal pride for the sake of company growth - but they aren’t willing to risk their reputation in the process. That’s accordin… Read More
As part of North Carolina’s eCourts initiative, the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) will be introducing a new eFiling system, known as File & Serve, that will allow attorneys statewide for the first time ever to submit documents and case filings online. This new capability will launch later this year in four pilot counties: Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wake.
The House and Senate both approved House Bill 776, and Governor Cooper signed the Remote Online Notarization (RON) into law on July 8, 2022. This legislation allows notaries to identify individuals and notarize their signatures using internet technologies. Homebuyers, for example, will be able to close loans and buy houses remotely.