When blog software first showed up, I doubt anyone realized just how big of a deal it would be for lawyers.
Before then, if you were a lawyer with insight—something meaningful to say about the law, about helping people, or even just about what you were seeing in your day-to-day practice—you had very few ways to say it.
Sure, you
A recent Clio Legal Trends Report breaks down where mid-size law firms allocate their budgets:
Noticeably absent—at least to me—is a dedicated investment in legal publishing—specifically, empowering lawyers to write, reflect, and share their insights with the world. And to
This week, I spoke with a first-year law student about launching a legal blog. The student looked at blogging as helping him build a name, to learn and land a desirable job more than if he did law review.
What started as a conversation about setup and logistics turned into something strategic—about identity, courage to blog when professors questioned doing
Imagine this scenario for a young lawyer.
I’ll be in Chicago this week for ABA TECHSHOW—something of a tradition for me and for LexBlog.
On this trip, I’ll be meeting with inquiring lawyers, legal tech companies, and potential partners who are looking to grow their business the LexBlog way—through effective networking on the internet, powered by thoughtful publishing.
For nearly two decades, we’ve also been covering
Somewhere over South Dakota tonight, flying home from New York, I started writing a book. It’s something I’ve thought about for a long time—a book on blogging for lawyers.
I never knew where to start. I knew what needed to be covered—roughly 45 chapters, give or take. Gathering, organizing, and building it into something cohesive always felt just out of
I’m notorious around LexBlog for what happens when you “get Kevin on the road.” I come back energized — even if it means coast-to-coast flights, sketchy sleep, less-than-ideal eating, and being on my feet half the time.
Being here in New York City this week — among friends, new ideas, and good conversations — reminded me once again: this is
Next week in New York City at Legalweek, and the following week at ABA TechShow in Chicago, I’ll sit down with law firms and legal professionals to introduce something we’ve been working on at LexBlog: the LexBlog Blogging Compass—an AI-assisted tool designed to help legal professionals maximize the impact of their blogs.
This isn’t AI writing content. We’re testing AI—specifically,
From launching her first legal blog as a trainee to tackling “crimes against fashion” through intellectual property law, Rosie Burbidge, an IP partner at Howard Kennedy in London, has built a career that blends deep legal expertise with practical, real-world impact—and personal passion
In an interview with The Law Society (UK), she shared insights into why blogging has been
Law firms, especially large law firms, have been blogging blind for too long—hoping blogs by practice area or a lawyer’s hunch without a clear strategy will bring business development success.
That’s voodoo marketing. We’re in the days of AI now. The firms that keep blogging the old way—without data, without a real strategy—will find themselves invisible.
AI and GPT have