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The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
One of the best jobs I ever had was also quietly killing me. Plush role inside a big company. Gourmet meals all day. The kind of position most people […]
AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
Most of us went to law school to serve the public, protect people’s rights, and make a living while doing so. If we are going to continue to prioritize people […]
Attorneys navigate increase in challenging UTV & ATV crashes
In recent years, accidents and deaths involving all-terrain vehicles and utility task vehicles have skyrocketed. Personal injury and product liability attorneys are facing unique challenges when litigating these cases as insurance hasn’t caught up to […]
When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
An employee is charged with assault and battery based on surveillance footage recorded at the workplace. The victim is someone who the alleged perpetrator interacts with on a daily basis. […]
Recording act protection turns on fair consideration paid by subsequent purchaser
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that summary judgment was improper where the record contained conflicting evidence on whether a later purchaser paid fair consideration for property already subject […]
Where is she now, this model who was so beautiful?
She is all around, yet no one sees her. She has a name, but no one knows it. When revealed, it is quickly forgotten. Audrey Marie Munson was born in […]
Excellence in Law to celebrate legal accomplishment across the state
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Excellence in the Law event returns in April, bringing together attorneys from across the state to celebrate leadership and achievement across the profession. The event will honor lawyers […]
Noncompete restrictions sink breach of contract claims
The North Carolina Business Court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss, concluding that the plaintiff’s breach-of-contract claims premised on non-compete and non-solicitation provisions failed […]
Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer […]
Defend Trade Secrets Act claim revived after confidentiality allegations deemed sufficient
In a recent decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived a federal trade-secrets lawsuit after concluding that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged misappropriation of proprietary software by the defendants, […]
Felon’s as-applied challenge to firearm statute rejected
The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated a trial court order dismissing a felon-in-possession charge and held that the lower court erred in finding the state’s firearm statute unconstitutional as […]
VIDEO: Intransigence often costly in legal grievance
Attorneys who do not openly communicate with state legal regulatory authorities are putting themselves at risk should a filed grievance turn into a disciplinary hearing.
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Commentary
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
- When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
- Conduct a technology audit to improve law firm efficiency
- When the client brings ChatGPT to the consultation
- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
- Best at Work Insights: The choice we’re making about AI
- New life for the noncompete
- 2026: The year of tech, both heroes and villains
- Beyond burnout: The case for workplaces where people thrive
