If your plan is to hunker down, wait until COVID is history, and then resume practicing law like you always have, you need a different plan. The pandemic has permanently changed the profess… Read More
Business of Law
ABA Tech Report - Social Media Eighty percent of law firms have a social media presence – with LinkedIn and Facebook being the favored platforms – but fewer than half of them ha… Read More
Practice of Law
Lawyer’s Conduct at Deposition Leads To Ethics Complaint Here’s a lesson from Risk Management 101: being polite and professional isn’t just a nice idea – it might ke… Read More
Business of Law
If you’re ready to get started on your holiday shopping, better make sure your Internet connection is reliable. That’s because a whopping 67 percent of consumers say they intend… Read More
Practice of Law
You probably know that eye contact enhances trust and empathy when you’re talking with someone, but did you know you don’t have to actually look into their eyes to get the desire… Read More
Education & Careers
Even though the ABA says the legal profession has a quality of life crisis, law students remain wary of getting help for mental health or substance use problems. The reason: they worry that… Read More
Business of Law
If your office is a disorganized mess, you’re not only running a risk of malpractice, but you’re also losing billable time by having to constantly search for files and documents.… Read More
North Carolina Court of Appeals issues an opinion requiring the parties, and not the attorneys on behalf of the parties, to sign memoranda of settlement from mediations in order for the settlement to be enforceable.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States Postal Service has modified its Signature Services procedures for Certified Mail and mail requiring signature deliveries