Are We There Yet? From Chaos to Closure

It seems that everyone has a need for closure – but perhaps lawyers need it more than most.

Whether it’s taking a summer trip, reading a John Grisham novel or starting a new case – we can’t wait to get there. We want to know how it turns out. We crave closure.

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Email Scams Continue to Plague Lawyers

Laura Loyek

As you likely know from your own Inbox or Junk Mail folder, scammers continue to target lawyers with a variety of fraudulent check scams.  Lawyers Mutual has recently received several reports from law firms who have fallen victim to these schemes.

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Growing Your Retirement Without Fear of Market Slides

Pat Murphy

Saving for retirement over the last 15 years has been a nightmare that has hit close to home.

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Welcome to Lawyers Mutual

Emma Bennett

Monisha Yowell

Lawyers Mutual is pleased to welcome two new employees, Emma Bennett (left) and Monisha Yowell (right).

Emma is the cheerful voice you hear answering the phones. Emma is originally from Washington, DC and she attended St. Augustine’s University (formerly known as St. Augustine’s College) in Raleigh. Emma has worked as a receptionist in a family law practice in Raleigh. She is the proud mom of two wonderful kids (Brooke Nicole and Jamal Xavier Bennett) who will both be attending high school in the fall. She enjoys reading, playing scrabble, going to baseball, football and basketball games and listening to music (jazz, classical and gospel). She loves to meet new people and looks forward to working with our insureds.

Monisha manages our social media as our Digital Marketing Coordinator. She is a graduate of Meredith College and previously worked as a marketing and leasing professional in the multi-family housing industry. She is the proud mother of two boys ages 1 and 7. When she’s not working, you’ll find Monisha writing, traveling, taking photos of her kids and scrapbooking. She looks forward to connecting with our insureds through our social media channels.

Legal Marketing Association Event

When: Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm followed by cocktail/networking reception from 5:30 – 6:30

Where: Carruthers & Roth, Greensboro

Tim Corcoran, owner of Corcoran Consulting Group and author of Corcoran’s Business of Law Blog, will present “Demystifying Law Firm Finance – a program for law firm Marketing and Business Development professionals."

LMA Member: $25.00
Non-LMA Members: $45.00

Contact Camille Stell at 800.662.8843 or camille@lawyersmutualnc.com for more information.

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Practice management tips

Tips About The Trust Account: Handling Outstanding Checks

Kathy Pope

You make the deposit, write the checks, and the account ledger is zero. Done! Not so fast.

When reconciling the Trust Account often not much attention is paid to the outstanding checks.

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From Start to Finish

Tips for entering and exiting practice

Market-Proof Your Practice: a Re-definition of Networking

Juan Sosa

What does the term “networking” mean to you?  I don’t ask the question rhetorically.  You should seriously contemplate your understanding of the topic.  Search the internet.  Talk to friends and colleagues about it.  How you define the term will ultimately define your career path.

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