Law of Blogging
Blogger David Kennedy has published an article in the American Bar Association's Law Practice Today that outlines the most common mistakes of new legal bloggers.
From a career standpoint, Kennedy does not think that blogging "helps you" if you blog anonymously, but he understands why lawyers might be reluctant to attach their names to their blogs: "On the one hand, I am very disturbed by the current legal culture in which associates in law firms live in such a state of terror that they will not blog unless they are anonymous. On the other hand, I don't understand how blogging anonymously helps you."
Where I think I disagree with Kennedy is over his view of a blog as a tool to enhance one's career or law practice. I write a blog because it offers me a chance for personal expression and in the hope that it may open up new conversations with interesting people. I only hope that it does not become a professional liability.
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