Staying current is essential for lawyers, but staying ahead of the curve requires taking an additional step. Successful lawyers need to interpret news articles, understand its immediate repercussions, and contextualise it – and there are ample resources available to support this process.
Legal news aggregators provide comprehensive solutions, providing tailored news to you based on your practice area and practice area-specific. A great example is Lexis+ UK which features various news streams. Alerts can also be set up so that new content reaches you directly.
Law journals provide in-depth analyses from experienced attorneys and academics. These publications often feature articles and case studies on topics relating to litigation strategies, corporate compliance requirements, new developments in certain areas of law, as well as litigation trends. Some law journal newsletters may even be printed while others only exist online.
The New York Law Journal publishes articles and essays by leading attorneys about current legal issues that impact all aspects of society – such as civil procedure, constitutional law, corporate governance, criminal law and family law.
Legal blogs provide up-to-the-minute legal news. But unlike more structured sources, blogs tend to feature more of an informal tone with less structure – making them an excellent way to stay current on a topic and understand its ramifications, yet not an ideal source for in-depth analysis.
Law reviews provide another, more traditional means of gathering in-depth legal scholarship from professors and students alike, making for an easy way to gain in-depth understanding on various legal topics. Subscription to law reviews will give you access to diverse collections of scholarship relating to legal topics; making finding information quicker.
Law review editors like Kassi Conley and Parth Matalia emphasize how participating in law reviews can make you a more skilled writer and critical thinker, while providing exposure to different perspectives that will make you less biased or partisan.
Photos have long been an essential component of news coverage, and the New York Law Journal is at the forefront of this trend. Photographer David Handschuh has captured images of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, new tenants moving into Hudson Yards, court officer graduations at Brooklyn Academy of Law and Justice as well as drag queens celebrating Pride Week at midtown law firms this year – not forgetting its social media accounts which post timely and interesting images regularly.
