Well, it’s time for the last “Ten Things” blog of 2019. It’s been a pretty good year for the blog: it passed five years of “bloggership” and is approaching 4,000 subscribers, it was named one of the Top Thirty Legal Blogs by SimplyLegal, the post on “How to Read a Contract” was the most popular article of 2019 on InCounsel Weekly, and the ABA published the second “Ten Things” book. It will be hard to top 2019. I know I have said it many times but it bears repeating, I am eternally grateful to everyone who takes time to read the blogs, to pass them along to colleagues and friends, to re-post them on LinkedIn or Twitter, or – most importantly – takes the time to comment or drop me a note. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
As usual, I will end the year with my list of the ten best blogs for in-house lawyers. And, as usual, I will not repeat any of the blogs I picked for 2015, 2016, 2017, or 2018. But, I highly recommend that you take a minute to refresh yourself with these past “winners” as they are all still worthy of your time. The good news is that there is a vast universe of blogs out there. I read a lot of them and over the course of the year I file some away as particularly noteworthy, especially for anyone who practices as an in-house lawyer. A good blog can be a lifesaver when you need to get up to speed on something quickly and you do not have the time or money to hire outside counsel or access expensive legal resources. Without further ado, here is my 2019 list of the top ten blogs for in-house lawyers:[1]