Why is “Above the Law” the Top Legal Blog in Readership?

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | April 1, 2009

Posted by Cliff Tuttle

Among the blawgs I periodically read is “Above the Law”. After all, it is the most read legal blog according to the AVVO list. But as I checked it today, I began to ask myself why. Why am I reading a blog that seems to have nothing much to say about anything except lawyers being laid off, worrying about being laid off, worrying about starting work 4 or 5 months late or the like? Don’t believe me? Check “Above the Law” out for yourself.

Pretty depressing, huh? So, is the secret to ATL’s success that there are armies of junior associates at Big Law firms checking this blog to see whether their firm is mentioned? Or are there just a lot of people who get off on reading about other people’s troubles? And what’s with issuing press releases when layoffs occur, a la Reed Smith?

Enough already!

CLT

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