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Webinar Recap: Easy Post Ideas to Bust up Writer’s Block
LexBlog’s Publishing team held their second webinar this week, focusing this time on some simple post ideas to get you through a patch of writer’s block.
Weren’t able to attend this time? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Below you…
Webinar Recap: BizDev Through Blogging—What Real Success Looks Like
The Publishing Team here at LexBlog kicked off our new series of webinars this week. We will be putting on a webinar each month where we’ll focus on different topics relevant to legal bloggers and answer any questions you may…
Should you use footnotes in your law blog post? Nope, absolutely not
There’s a reason blogging is so prevalent in the legal realm compared to other professional services fields. It’s just that writing has always been a big part of both being and becoming a lawyer. From law reviews to briefs to…
Setting your site goals and measuring your success
When planning a new blog or evaluating your current blog, measurable goals help you determine if your site is successful. The LexBlog philosophy of blogging skews away from content marketing and toward connection and reputation building. Who you connect with,…
Choosing a domain name for your law blog when domain names are scarce
It used to be you just added a .com to what you did as a lawyer and you had a domain name for your blog. But with four new law blogs coming online each day, that’s easier said than done…
How to start blogging at your law firm, from a lawyer who’s made it happen
No matter what position you hold at your firm, you can always be the one to initiate your legal blogging journey. There are a million reasons to blog but only one attitude with which to do it. Whether you are…
How do you maintain momentum when it comes to law blogging?
Bloggers oftentimes ask how regularly they should be posting. Is once a week the sweet spot? Is any less going to lose you readers? What about multiple times a week? Well, in short—as the answer usually is for questions like…
How is writing a blog post different from other legal writing?
For lawyers, writing legal briefs, memoranda, and motions may be second nature at this point. Blog posts, on the other hand, can seem like a daunting new area of writing if you’re not sure where to begin.
Luckily, LexBlog’s successful…
20 reasons a law blog belongs outside a website
There was a time when everyone knew, and agreed, a law blog was an independent publication that did not belong inside a law firm’s website. It was common sense.
Today, many misguided law firms are placing law blogs inside a…