Top five Legal blogs for Solicitors
posted 02 Jun 19
Commercial awareness is a highly sought after trait in the legal sector and can propel one's legal career in the right direction.
What largely distinguishes great Solicitors from the rest is their proactive approach to educating themselves independently, thus increasing their knowledge of the latest news, trends and developments in the legal world.
Written by Barristers, Solicitors and expert Law Correspondents, legal blogs offer an easy way of staying up to date with the latest developments in the industry alongside insightful commentary from qualified professionals.
Five Legal blogs every Solicitor should read
1. Barrister Blogger
Barrister Blogger is an award-winning legal blog by Matthew Scott. Scott takes a direct approach and is not afraid to share his decisive opinions on legal issues dominating the news sphere. He has a way of setting the scene of well-read (and some not so well read) legal stories that keep you engaged from post to post.
2. Crafty Counsel
For the YouTube generation, Crafty Counsel publishes bitesize legal videos (10 minutes and under) featuring legal professionals discussing legal topics in verbal bullet point format. Some recent videos tackle varied topics, including: 'The art of building a relationship: In-house counsel & law firms', 'How can you champion women in the workplace?' or 'Building a great legal team – the software.'
3. Pink Tape
Anyone with an interest in family law should definitely subscribe to Pink Tape. This well respected blog comes from Family Law Barrister, Lucy Reed. As well as offering a unique insight into family law, Reed writes about her interests in general law and other family-related content. She won the Jordans Family Law Readers Commentary Award for her “entertaining and informative blog” and been shortlisted for the Family Law Most Innovative Family Lawyer award multiple times.
4. The Law and Policy Blog
Blogging about law and policy from a liberal and critical perspective, David Allen Green is the sole writer of The Law and Policy Blog. The blog covers a broad range of subjects, including the current political climate. As a Legal Commentator at the Financial Times and former Legal Correspondent of the New Statesman, you can expect a liberal constitutionalist and critical perspective.
5. Legal Cheek
Legal Cheek’s online journal covers current affairs in law with typically lively and irreverent style, proving that law doesn’t have to be stuffy, even when the more controversial topics make headlines. Alongside blog articles, you can find a range of resources for aspiring and practicing law professionals.
Why not take a look at the above blogs and subscribe to those of interest to you? It will not only expand your industry knowledge and commercial awareness, but it will also make those scrolls during lunch or your daily commute a whole lot more interesting.
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