Estate Planning

On Blogging and Lawyers (Part 2 of 2)

By Hull and Hull LLP

Yesterday I blogged about the usefulness of blogs for lawyers. Today I will provide some specifics and recommend a few blogs to you. 

The advantage of blogs as a publishing vehicle is the access to information in real time. The latest news and topics are always available and you can get your own information out to the legal community and to potential clients without having to wait for the printing press. The pressure is a bit less as well because on some level blogs are meant to entertain, and no one expects them to be perfect – blogging is, after all, immediate media. 

One well-respected Canadian law blog that has been around since 2005 and has many regular contributors is Slaw.ca. Slaw provides a variety of high-quality information relevant to the legal profession and editors make sure that content is appropriate for its intended audience, comprised mostly of lawyers, law librarians, legal academics and students – i.e. a general level of legal information is assumed. Note that you will still see this caveat, which illustrates exactly why lawyers are often hesitant to blog: 'But please note: we do not offer legal advice, even in the most vague terms.' 

Another great blog you should check out is practicePRO's avoid a claim blog with a tagline of 'Where claims happen, Why claims happen, And what you can do to avoid a claim happening to you'. Now that is a blog we should all be reading on a regular basis! 

Enough about information and risk – what about good old fashioned business? Sometimes lawyers can use a little advice in this area also. Check out this Canadian legal marketing blog  to pick up a few hints and tips so you can not only be smart, connected and well-informed, but be able to pay to pay the bills while doing so.

Now you are ready to go out there and blog!

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Full post as published by Toronto Estate Law Blog on April 20, 2010 (boomark / email).