State Bar Adopts Ethics Opinion Impacting Email Communications

Karen Gledhill

On October 25, 2013, the North Carolina State Bar Council adopted a formal ethics opinion that impacts how North Carolina lawyers respond to emails with the “Reply All” option.

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Lawyers Beware: Serving as an Attorney “Pay Master” has Money Laundering Risks

Laura Loyek

“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.”  This is one of the major lessons we’ve learned from the flood of counterfeit check email scams in the past few years.  The same lesson also applies to “attorney pay masters.”

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Let’s Talk Turkey

Jay Reeves

Are you good at talking turkey – or are you better with the stuffing, gravy and side dishes?

To “talk turkey” means to discuss a problem in a frank and serious manner with an intention to solve it. Linguistically, it is a first cousin to “getting down to business,” “getting down to brass tacks” and “getting real.”

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Support for Your Staff

Practice management tips

“Risk Management for Legal Staff” Practice Guide Champions Your Team

Risk Management for Support Staff cover

A law office is a team.

Like all teams, success depends on communication, cooperation and commitment. Staff does the little – and big – things that keep a law office running.

To maximize the rewards and minimize the risks, everyone must work together. This Lawyers Mutual Practice Guide suggests ways to bring out the best in your team.

Download our updated “Risk Management for Legal Staff” here.

 

Lawyers Mutual Winter CLE Schedule

Friday, January 24                Cary (AM and PM sessions)
Friday, February 7                 Fayetteville
Friday, February 14               Wrightsville Beach
Thursday, February 27           Greenville
Friday, February 28               New Bern

TO REGISTER: Click the city you are interested in and it will take you to the registration page for that date and location.

TOPICS

Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of Fraud
present by panel of Lawyers Mutual Claims Attorneys

30 Technology Tips
presented by Pegeen Turner, President, Legal Cloud Technology

Literature and the Law
presented by Jay Reeves, Attorney

Approved for 3 hours of NC State Bar CLE Credit:
2 hours of general
1 hour of ethics

For more information visit the CLE Schedule page on our website.

Lawyers Mutual Partners With Solo Practice University

Lawyers Mutual is excited to announce our new partnership with Solo Practice University a web-based educational and networking community serving solo lawyers and law students.

Solo Practice University combines the benefits of an educational community, legal blog, a professional network and a legal conference. Teachers who are well-known and highly regarded in their fields, including several North Carolina attorneys, teach through a variety of methods: video, podcast, and live lectures.

View video lessons on substantive law issues (Advanced PI Practice, Appellate Practice and Procedure), technology (Introduction to e-Discovery, Virtual Law Practice), marketing (Fixing Your Fees, Fixing Your Practice) and work-life balance (Conquering the Bar Exam, Freelance Lawyering). Learn through blogposts and articles, as well as participate in the virtual community through list serve discussions.

Learn more about how this Lawyers Mutual partnership can benefit you.