By Jason Deshayes As a small firm practitioner, you’ve likely spent years building your practice, establishing client relationships, and honing your legal skills. Now, you’re ready to take the next step: hiring your first employee. While this is an exciting milestone, it also brings a host of legal, financial, and administrative responsibilities. Making sure you’re […]
By John Szymankiewicz As attorneys, we understand the importance of staying current with legal trends, ethics, and developments in our practice areas. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) plays a vital role in ensuring that we provide the best possible service to our clients and uphold the standards of our profession. Starting in 2024, North Carolina has […]
By Brandon Huffman Dear Members of the Small Firm & Technology Section: I am so honored that you have given me the privilege to serve as chair of the section this bar year. For those that don’t know me: I am a lawyer in Raleigh and my firm, Odin Law and Media, launched in 2017 as a solo […]
By Alicia W. Lewis Attorneys and legal professionals in solo and small firms are some of the hardest working individuals in the industry. No matter your practice area, you juggle your caseload and clients, run a business behind the scenes, volunteer for professional and pro bono causes, hopefully throw in some exercise or time for […]
By Erin Edgar and Shannon Lanier Through our postings on the NCBarBlog, we strive to do our part to help the NCBA fulfill its mission of promoting the administration of justice and encouraging the highest standards of integrity, competence, civility, and the well-being of others in a very special way. We would like to hear from […]
By Erin Baker Edgar Have you recently renewed your NCBA Membership, including all of your section memberships? During this time of social distancing and remote working, you may find it important to review the benefits of your section membership and how it can help you boost your business network and professional development. Thanks to a […]
By Luke J. Farley, Sr. We’ve all been there: you’ve been mediating all day, it’s 5:30 p.m. (or later), the parties just (finally) came to terms, and everyone is ready to go home. The mediator whips out a form, jots down the basic terms of the settlement, and hands you the form. You reach for […]
By Pegeen Turner This year has had few bright spots, but the virtual Clio Cloud conference was one of them. Clio, the world’s largest cloud-based legal practice management system, has created a community of legal professionals that is pushing the envelope of legal and legal tech. I have been a Clio consultant since the early […]
By Ketan Soni What You Need to Know About the New Community Platform This year, the NCBA has switched to a new online community platform. This new community platform for Sections, Divisions and Councils offers many more features than the previous system. Below is a summary of the basics and what you need to know […]
By Brian Craig Have you ever been searching for something online, and used the search query “near me” or added your city to what you’re searching for? If so, you’re not alone. Recent studies have shown that almost 50% of Google searches have local intent—that is to say, the searcher is looking for a business […]