2023 State of the Legal Market Report
The forecast for the 2023 legal marketplace calls for continued clouds and scattered storms. That prediction comes on the heels of a strong 2022 but with looming questions about sustainabilit… Read More
The forecast for the 2023 legal marketplace calls for continued clouds and scattered storms. That prediction comes on the heels of a strong 2022 but with looming questions about sustainabilit… Read More
Attention, tech geeks: Superapps are coming to a law firm near you. What’s a Superapp? It’s a merger of the best features of multiple mobile apps – messaging, invoicing, p… Read More
Ready or not, here come the robot lawyers. In February, a pro se client will use an AI-powered “robot lawyer” earpiece to receive advice on contesting a traffic ticket in court, a… Read More
Want to create a Modern Law Firm? Here’s how to get started. Step one is to adopt a “modern law” mindset. That means centering your practice on client satisfaction, not bill… Read More
Despite sweeping changes in law office technology, one thing hasn’t changed: clients still want and expect excellent service. And if your firm doesn’t deliver it, they’ll fin… Read More
You don’t have to bust your budget to get top-quality Search Engine Optimization. There are lots of available tools – most of them free – that can do it for you. “Sea… Read More
If you want to maximize the productivity of employees working from home, stop micromanaging them. Studies show performance improves when workers have a degree of control over where, when and … Read More
If you want to create a law office team that is loyal, hard-working and super-productive, don’t focus on their salary or benefits. Give them autonomy instead. “Providing employee… 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
Do you know how much ROT is in your law firm? If not, you should find out. In the world of information technology, ROT stands for Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial data stored in your firm&rsquo… 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.