25 Ideas for Law Blog Topics
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:
- Upcoming events
- What you learned in a recent CLE program
- Your favourite legal research tips
- Your favourite legal research tools
- Time management tips
- Your tips for getting better organized
- Your tips for email management
- Your opinion of recent developments in your area of expertise or interest
- A non-fiction book you read recently, and how it applies to the practice of law
- A book that changed your life and why
- A list of your favourite daily on-line reads
- Response to a recent post on one of your favourite blogs
- Your favourite law-related website designs
- Your favourite law-related website content
- Interview with someone you admire
- Interview with an up-and-comer
- Advice to law school students
- Advice to articling students
- Advice to new associates
- Changes you would like to see in law school curricula
- A recent educational video you admire and why
- Your “extracurricular” goals for the days ahead
- Why the billable hour is dead
- Why the billable hour is here to stay
- 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?
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