Meet Your New Practice Management Advisor
How would you like to have a personal, on-call expert to help you run your law practice? Well, you’ve got one if you’re insured with Lawyers Mutual. North Carolina’s lead… Read More
How would you like to have a personal, on-call expert to help you run your law practice? Well, you’ve got one if you’re insured with Lawyers Mutual. North Carolina’s lead… Read More
If you are in a solo or small firm practice, don’t waste time trying to be like bigger firms. Instead, lean into your size, which makes you flexible, accessible and local. That’s … Read More
When you think of legal directories, Martindale-Hubbell and AVVO are probably the first two that come to mind. But there are lots of other online directories which, in combination with your e… Read More
If you’d like to have a law firm retreat, step one is to come up with a plan. How much are you willing to spend on the retreat? Where will it be held – in-house or offsite? Will a… Read More
Here’s some risk management advice for litigators: don’t be tempted to copy portions of your adversary’s motion and paste it into your own. It won’t help your case, an… Read More
Does your attorney compensation plan mirror your law firm’s values and mission? If not, you might be missing a chance to move your firm from good to great. “Many of… Read More
There are reasons pro and con for using Facebook to market your law practice. But if you choose to do it, and especially if you purchase Facebook ads, you need to know the basics of Faceboo… Read More
The culture inside your firm affects pretty much everything that happens outside it. That’s why it’s smart to invest in strategies for building a strong, healthy culture in your… Read More
How would you like your personal Law Practice Coach on call? You can have one – and not just any old coach, but one of the foremost experts in the nation on practice management and su… Read More
If your website isn’t in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, you might be losing prospective clients. You’re also running a risk of being sued. The past two ye… 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.