The Importance of Legal Unlearning
Success in the law requires learning new things practically every day. But sometimes what you unlearn is even more important. For example, you were taught in law school to “think… Read More
Success in the law requires learning new things practically every day. But sometimes what you unlearn is even more important. For example, you were taught in law school to “think… Read More
Paralegals have a vital – and growing – role to play in providing pro bono legal services to more than two million eligible North Carolinians. Unfortunately, because of resource s… Read More
Close to half of baby boomers are reaching their golden years with little to no money in the bank. That could mean a most unpleasant retirement. “Fewer than half of working-age America… Read More
Here’s some free risk management advice: if you’re going to make snarky comments about a judge’s ruling, don’t do it in the courtroom in front of a live microphone. An… Read More
Did you know the NC Advocates of Justice is the third-largest trial lawyers association in America and has been around for more than 60 years? Or that it produces more than 40 original C… Read More
If you think you’re seeing more baby girls named Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Sophia and Ava, you’re not mistaken. Likewise for boys named Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and Mateo. Those are… Read More
It appears that rumors of the demise of the Law School Admission test were premature. At its mid-year meeting, the American Bar Association decided to keep the testing requirement for all A… Read More
If you’re looking some reading material to ride out – or rather, read out – the final winter months, you’re in luck. We’ve got some great titles for you. … Read More
To tip or not to tip, that is the question – and the answer has gotten a lot more difficult in this age of digital tipping. We’ve all been there. We order a latte, pay with a cred… Read More
The recent merger of two powerhouse U.S. law firms has created a Southeastern mega-firm, with a trio of offices in North Carolina. Nexsen Pruet, based in the Carolinas, is joining forces with… 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.