Wednesday, March 05, 2003Rick Klau wants to know, ". . . where are the other professional bloggers? How about investment bankers? Accountants? Consultants? There are more than 200 lawyers and associated law-types (paralegals, law librarians). That's a non-trivial number. But where are the other professions? I'd be happy to be wrong, by the way. Tell me if there are pockets of these professionals out there." [tins ::: Rick Klau's weblog]
I've been pondering this very question lately, but pretty much concluded that the *others* must be out there somewhere, I just don't know about them. So, it'll be interesting to see if Rick finds any "pockets of professionals." Of course, I have my own theories (you know, the thoughts I think to entertain myself when I should be doing important stuff, like, say, packing for a trip). Like, perhaps it's just that blogging hasn't quite gone mainstream yet, and the other professions will catch up in (over)due time. But maybe it's more than that.
Information -- not just information, but the most current information -- is obviously vital to the practice of law. But, isn't that true of other professions -- accountants, insurance agents, financial consultants? So, what's different about lawyers that makes them want to be on the leading edge in the blogosphere? To me (imho), it's their real passion for the law combined with amazing knowledge (of the law, current events), advanced education, myriad expertises (in the law, technology, life), sardonic thoughts, humor, and overall goodwill. After all, one must be passionate about the law to practice law all day and simultaneously maintain a daily blawg. Besides, lawyers love citations and sources of authority (links) and are used to dealing with detailed references and advanced writing on a daily basis. It's a good fit. (Somehow, I just can't picture, say, an accountant's blog having the kind of broad audience some of the popular blawgs have. I mean, we tune in to our favorite cable news talking heads every evening to see interviews and reports by lawyers, because they're so interesting and the stuff they say is so relevant.)
Nope, I don't know a thing about the existence of blogs for other professions. (I couldn't readily find a-one.) But it seems like blogs and lawyering go hand-in-glove and are here to stay. And I'm just happy to be riding the wave.Addendum: Thanks to Rick for the nod to paralegal blogs. (How about that, Larry?)10:32:36 PM
