PhiLAWdelphia is a blog about the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. At first glance, I thought it was more of a bulletin board for upcoming events or a place where certain members of that organization could post stories about law practice in Philadelphia, certain cases and how to deal with them, or lawyers giving advice to other lawyers. After thoroughly going through it though, I found out that the blog isn’t that technical at all.
What makes the blog unique
The writer, who goes by the name John E., talks about a wide array of topics, some of which have nothing to do with law in Philadelphia. The common theme I can see in each article is that they all have something to do with Philadelphia, although there was also an article about the American Bar Association conference in Chicago, where the writer compared certain parts of Chicago with Philadelphia. The writer dwells on stories like the newly constructed Trump Hotel and Tower, restaurants that he thought were only exclusively found in his hometown of Philadelphia, the number of tourist going about the streets, and even how the famous Chicago breeze made the summer sun more bearable for him.
Areas for improvement
The range of topics goes for a more technical discussion at times, a good example of whic is an article entitled Payments Return for Court-Appointed Attorneys and Arbitrators. The only problem I noticed is that the writer doesn’t really go into detail on how to do that, or for the least, have any evidence that payments will actually be released. The basis of his story is the idea of the city of Philadelphia securing a loan of 275 million dollars, and somehow the attorneys and arbitrators could get a piece of that.
Although the site looks neat with a very organized menu, blogroll, and archives, some subheadings could at least be set in bold face to make the text more reader-friendly. All in all, the site looks authoritative.
