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Blogging pioneer and legal journalist Bob Ambrogi sits down with some of the best legal bloggers around to discuss how blogging has impacted their careers as lawyers, their approach to blogging and advice they’d give fellow law bloggers. This podcast is presented by LexBlog, offering digital publishing solutions and consulting for nearly 20 years.
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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Ep. 053: Aaron Lukken on the power of blogging for lawyers in niche practice areas
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Selecting a niche is key to the success of any legal blog and Aaron Lukken had no trouble finding and thriving in his. Lukken is one of the leading voices on transnational litigation and works with other attorneys everywhere from Canada to Mauritius. He launched the Hague Law Blog on the same day as his firm, Viking Advocates, LLC and credits much of his success to his decision to stick to blogging—partly on his wife’s insistence. He joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging to discuss cross-border litigation, his blogging journey and much more.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Back in 2015 Mark Nieds traded the cold and wind of Chicago for balmy Southwest Florida—but never stopped practicing IP law, or blogging. He helped build an intellectual property group at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt and also started writing for the firm’s Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog. He joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging and provides a number of insights on his own writing technique as well as the current state of IP law in Southwest Florida.
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
After a brief hiatus, This Week in Legal Blogging is back and we have a very special guest for our 51st episode. LexBlog Founder and CEO Kevin O’Keefe makes his debut on the show and discusses his new venture—the Open Legal Blog Archive. He joins Bob Ambrogi in this special episode and shares his vision for the archive and how he sees it benefiting lawyers, the public and the legal community at large.
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
New firm, new blog. That’s the story for tax attorney Lou Vlahos who joined Rivkin Radler LLP earlier this year and has just launched his brand new blog—TaxSlaw—”where those hungry for tax knowledge come to chow down.”
While it’s a new blog for Vlahos, he is anything but a rookie legal blogger. A pillar of the legal blogging community since 2013, he joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging to share his experiences and advice on everything from endnotes in blog posts to effectively infusing humor into your writing.
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
A decade ago, Jason Shinn was working at a firm, but already knew he wanted to start a blog. He advocated for the firm to start one, but was shut down and told it was not the best use of firm resources. This made him reevaluate his priorities and he decided to set out on his own and start his own practice. Present-day, he credits much of the success Shinn Legal now enjoys to his decision to launch his blog—the Michigan Employment Law Advisor—in the early days of his firm. He joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging to discuss why he still blogs and give insights into his process.
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
With blog post titles like “I’m Tired of Doctors Who Just Say Whatever the Employee Wants…” it is clear Fiona Ong isn’t afraid to—as she puts it—“be snarky.” Her ability and willingness to infuse her passion and voice into her writing has made her a key to the success of The Labor & Employment Report—the blog she edits at Shawe Rosenthal. She joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging and details how a smaller management-side firm can use blogging to grow their profile and compete with large national firms.
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Raymond Lahoud—author of Norris McLaughlin's Immigration Matters—focuses his practice on immigration law and deportation defense. He joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging to discuss where his passion for the law and immigration comes from as well as offer advice for bloggers who deal with subject matter that can be politically divisive.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Ep. 046: Will Manuel on well-written blog posts and running a multi-authored publication
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Will was one of the editors behind the initial launch of Bradley's first blog— Labor & Employment Insights—six years ago. Now, it's doing better than ever, a success he attributes to the publication's consistent posting schedule, informal yet informative manner and a number of other factors. He joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging to go over key lessons he's learned over the years in regards to blogging and explains what the demographic for the firm's publication looks like.
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Almost a decade ago, Tracey Diamond began the employment law blog, Hiring to Firing with her firm. Today, she still serves as the editor for Troutman Pepper's blog—responsible for approving post ideas, looking over articles and ensuring the blog runs smoothly. She joins Colin O'Keefe on This Week in Legal Blogging to offer a look behind the curtains on how to run a successful legal blog.
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Ep. 044: Lee Peretz on blogging benefits from a business development standpoint
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
We've got a different kind of perspective on legal blogging this week from Lee Peretz, the Director of Marketing & Business Development for Farrell Fritz. He explains the benefits the firm has reaped from the nine blogs, how the best blogging is all about listening and leaves us with some lessons he's learned.