Updated Appellate Style Manual Just Keeps Getting Better With 2019 Revisions
Information regarding the Updated Appellate Style Manual. Read More +
ARTICLES
Managing Employees in Remote Work Environments
Tips for managing your employees environment whiling working remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. Read More +
BYTE OF PREVENTION BLOG
23 Common Grammar Errors
If you’ve been at your firm for 12 months, are you celebrating your “first-year anniversary?” If you’re moving closer to a target, is it grammatically correct to say you’re “honing in” on it? And does your head “literally” explode when you try to remember … Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs – Counting the Statute Of Limitations and Other Time Periods
Have you ever wondered about this as you approached the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury action: Is the statute of limitations counted in days or years? At Lawyers Mutual, we get this question occasionally. I think we intuitively know the answer, but anxiety might prompt the question. Especia… Read More +
RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICE GUIDES
E-Discovery: What Litigation Lawyers Need To Know - Infographic
A quick glimpse at the steps to take for e-discovery in your litigation case. Read More +
Password Security Tips
A quick tip sheet highlighting password best practices to help secure your data. Read More +
BOOK LENDING LIBRARY
The Early-Career Guide for Attorneys: Starting and Building a Successful Career in Law by Kerry M. Lavelle
This book is an objective guide for the third-year law student and the new associate to be successful. By knowing in advance the challenges that you will face heading into your first year of practice, you can ease the transition from law school to the practice of law and be on a path to success. Read More +
Legal Malpractice Insurance in One Hour for Lawyers
The need for legal malpractice insurance isn't going away. Having an insurance policy in place to provide and pay for experienced defense counsel and, if need be, an indemnity payment, can provide the peace of mind no lawyer should be without. Read More +
RISK MANAGEMENT ALERTS
COVID-19 and the Good Funds Settlement Act
Important information regarding the impact of COVID-19 and the Good Funds Settlement Act on real estate closings. Read More +
COVID-19 Update: Administrative Hearings Not Affected by Recent Orders
Additional information to our alert notifying everyone as to what is not covered by the recent Chief Justice's Order. Read More +
NEWSLETTERS
Lawyers Mutual Put Into Practice, February 2020
Disaster preparedness, Rule 36 request for admissions, Purchase Money Deed of Trust dangers, law firm economic future, Data Breach Incident Response Plan Toolkit - Infographic, Book Review: Twitter in One Hour, and learning to not know things. Read More +
Lawyers Mutual Put Into Practice, January 2020
Managing Partners Summit, making policy changes, reporting pro bono hours, office equipment disposal, Book Review: The Most Powerful Attorney in the World, Mark Scruggs receives 2019 McMillan Reward, and the importance of listening. Read More +
VIDEOS
Wire Fraud Prevention
Claims counsel Troy Crawford describes steps you can take to avoid wire fraud and what you can do if you become a victim. Read More +
NC State Bar Trust Account Scams
NC State Bar Trust Account Compliance Counsel Peter Bolac discusses frauds and scams that target attorney trust accounts. Read More +
