Legal Research

25 Ideas for Law Blog Topics

By Connie Crosby

On the occasion of the OBA Institute 2011 last week, another law blogger meetup was held in Toronto. Unlike the previous week’s Toronto law blogger meetup, this one was female dominated. It is great to see so much interest in blogging! One participant, a law blogger wannabe, said she wants to start blogging once she finds a focus for content. While focus on a specific topic (or range of topics) is helpful if one is highlighting a specific practice, the actual type of content does not need to be restricted.

Law blogging is particularly challenging because of the need to avoid talking about client work. Still, there are many subjects that can be covered that don’t touch on your daily client work. In a small homage to Chris Brogan, blogger community builder, here are 25 ideas for law blog topics:

1. Upcoming events
2. What you learned in a recent CLE program
3. Your favourite legal research tips
4. Your favourite legal research tools
5. Time management tips
6. Your tips for getting better organized
7. Your tips for email management
8. Your opinion of recent developments in your area of expertise or interest
9. A non-fiction book you read recently, and how it applies to the practice of law
10. A book that changed your life and why
11. A list of your favourite daily on-line reads
12. Response to a recent post on one of your favourite blogs
13. Your favourite law-related website designs
14. Your favourite law-related website content
15. Interview with someone you admire
16. Interview with an up-and-comer
17. Advice to law school students
18. Advice to articling students
19. Advice to new associates
20. Changes you would like to see in law school curricula
21. A recent educational video you admire and why
22. Your “extracurricular” goals for the days ahead
23. Why the billable hour is dead
24. Why the billable hour is here to stay
25. The future of legal practice

No doubt this just scratches the surface. What other types of content would you like to see the law bloggers in your life cover?

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on February 07, 2011 (boomark / email).