Lawyer blogs, or “blawgs” (!) are taking off like a . . . . Well, you know what I mean. Why? The author at www.lawfirmblogging.com presents the best answer I’ve heard:
. . . the ability to administer and control one’s own content was the key obstacle in appropriating content in the days of the “old web.” I may be overly simplistic, however, in that there is a lot to be said for having your “own” blog, rather than just a piece of the firm’s site. There is a sense of accomplishment gained by typing in a box and pressing submit that you don’t get by emailing text files to your webmaster.
I am a founding partner at the Boston law firm of Gesmer Updegrove LLP. This blog focuses on my practice areas: IP, business and antitrust law, as well as any other topic (legal or otherwise) that strikes my fancy. I've also tried to make the blog (and my scribd.com page, below), a resource on practice in the Massachusetts state and federal courts.