This article is written by Anshal Dhiman, pursuing BA.LLB (Hons.). The article presents a list of 100 legal professionals on Twitter who are a great follow for anyone related to law.
Introduction
Social media is a fascinating place, isn’t it? Connecting with people outside our physical reach has become so much easier with social media. It started off as a fun place to connect with our friends who are not physically close to us due to geographical reasons, but in the last decade or so, social media has taken a professional turn too. Professionals from different fields and areas have taken to social media to promote themselves, or their businesses, or their fields, in a positive way. In recent times we can also notice some businesses which have started on social media through platforms like Twitter, Instagram etc. All these have had a positive effect on their businesses and the people they are trying to reach through these platforms. In this article, we will talk about some lawyers or legal professionals whom you should follow on the platform, mainly because of the content that they post, which might be helpful for both students and fresh professionals who are just starting off their careers in the legal field.
Twitter for legal professionals
Twitter is a crazy social media platform in itself. When it started, it was used mostly by celebrities and influential characters who shared great popularity amongst the masses. In recent times it has been used by people around the world for various purposes. It has been a political hotspot with people fighting over their ideologies and backing their favoured politicians and political celebrities from trolls on the platform.
Not all lawyers in India have a soft spot for Twitter and see it as a distraction, not all of them share the view. Twitter is not really the most professional platform on the internet, a reason which might keep orthodox legal professionals away from it. But it is surely one of the most convenient social media platforms out there since platforms like Facebook and Instagram are used by people to share funny stuff and promote fashion brands, something legal professionals would not want to be involved in if they are to share their practical experiences of the field. LinkedIn is a good platform for professionals, but some of its features are paid, which restricts it to only those who can afford to pay for a social media platform, and this group of people is not very crowded at least at present in our country.
Other platforms become irrelevant in front of these platforms since they enjoy huge market shares in the social media field. It is noticeable that Twitter is the only viable option left for those selected legal professionals who’d want to share their wisdom with upcoming lawyers or legal professionals. In the next section of the article, I have mentioned 100 lawyers/legal professionals who are active on Twitter and are a great account to follow. It must be noticed that in no sense does this article compare any lawyer, it just talks about those accounts which impart great legal wisdom that should be heard by young aspirants. Also, the list is in no particular order, the numbers do not in any way rank those accounts.
So, here is the list:
– Tech lawyer and expert in tech policies
– Active on Twitter since 2010
– Has written for the Washington Post, Forbes and the Guardian
– Forbes 30/30
– Currently working on public policies and legal help for tech companies and businesses
– Forbes 30/30
– Constitutional law expert
– Active writer or legal policies and politics
– Also posts frequently about science fiction
– Reader in law at School of Oriental and African Studies, London (University of London)
– Actively posting about Marxism and law
– Frequent posts about communism
– Human rights and social movements
– Assistant professor at Carleton University, Law and Legal studies
– Political Science professor at McMaster University and York University
– Active about social issues on twitter
– Research interests lying around issues related to “Humanity” (Also the name of his next book)
– Reader in Law at School of Oriental and African Studies, London (University of London)
– Active about international law matters
– Active in issues relating to Palestine and Israel
– Advocate and independent arbitrator
– Vice-Chairman of ICC’s India Arbitration Group
– Teaching International commercial arbitration at Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi
– Good mentor for aspiring legal professionals
– Head of Legal, Policy, Trust, and safety at Twitter
– On board of Guardant Health and Mercy Corps
– Founding partner of #Angels
– Important figure to follow because of her highly responsible job
– Health law and land law
– Researcher at Cardiff (University) School of Law
– Recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s International Research Excellence Scholarship.
– Feminist lawyer
– Expert in land law
– Active about urban land law issues
– Active about African issues
– Executive Director of IL Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
– Advocate for civility
– Actively posting on legal developments
– Named 2021 Legal Rebel by ABA
– Chair of IBA Technology law committee
– Commercial/corporate lawyer
– Vice-President of the International Technology Lawyers Association
– CEO of Legal Executive Leadership
– Actively posting about corporate issues
– Working for advancement of legal and operational value in legal departments
– Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine
– Actively posting about election laws
– Runs a blog about election law
– Head at School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University
– Expert of European laws
– Active posts about international matters
– Great account to get deep insights into international law issues
– Economic Law professor at ‘Università degli Studi di Firenze
– Scientific Coordinator at BABEL
– Individual fellow member at European Law Institute
– Active posts about economic law issues in Europe and Italy in particular
– Good follow for corporate law aspirants
– EU Commissioner for Justice
– Advocate for consumer protection
– Former Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Finance Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Belgium
– Great account because of their vast experience in the field of law and politics
– Professor of law at Osnabruck University
– Visiting member of Information Society Project at Yale Law School
– Founder of Journal of European Consumer and Market Law
– Expert Group on Platform Economy at European Commission
– Director of Center for Practice Management at the North Carolina Bar Association
– Active writer and teacher on legal management
– Legal Consultant
– Advocate of technological advancements in the legal field
– Great motivational twitter account
– Must follow for aspirants who want to have their own law firm
– Not a typical lawyer account on twitter
– Advocate of positive mental health
– AV rated practicing trial and litigation lawyer
– SuperLawyer list 2009-2020
– Prosecutor in Miami state of the USA
– Presently Criminal defense lawyer
– “20 Best Miami Criminal Defense Lawyers”
– Posting active case details
– Helpful for criminal law students
– Legal Journalist
– Legal tech lawyer
– Podcast at Lawnext.com
– Positive personality to follow
– Professor of legal profession at Indiana University
– Stephen F. Burns chair board on Indian University
– Editor of Legal Evolution journal
– Director of Network Relations at ARA legal insurance, USA
– Legal industry advocate
– Insurance expert
– Dog lover ( for the dog enthusiasts out there)
– Young lawyer, updated about new trends in the teens
– ED at Lagniappe Law Lab
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Expert on constitutional matters
– Advocate of gender equality
– Expert at the Columbia University
– Climate activist, lawyer by profession
– Advocate of Earth rights
– Member of Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
– Technology lawyer
– Currently working on AI Ethics
– Active blogs at medium.com
– Legal tech enthusiast
– Editor at Law beat India
– Expert on POSH act
– Active on social media, regular updates from the apex court of India
– Legal journalist at LiveLaw India
– Regular updates on Indian Government orders and actions
– Advocate for Right to information
– Advocate of freedom of speech and expression
– Founder of JusContactUs
– Advocate of gender equality
– Regularly writing about legal issues
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Human rights activist
– Named 20th in 50 greatest leaders of the world by Forbes
– Human rights and Criminal Justice lawyer
– Legal tech enthusiast, advocate of right to privacy
– Promoter of Internet Freedom for individuals
– Legal editor at Goa Chronicle
– Lawyer
– Actively posting about social causes
– Right wing political compass
– Civil Judge/ Judicial Magistrate
– Active on matters relating to law and history
– Keen about literature
– Lawyer in Delhi
– Active posts about issues relating to Jammu and Kashmir
– Active blogs and posts on Quora
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Regular updates and learning material for upcoming legal professionals
– Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Executive Director of Project 39-A
– Criminal Justice and Constitutional Law teacher at NLU Delhi
– Member of Advisory Council at Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Good account to follow for law students to get regular insights into contemporary legal matters
– Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Spokesperson for BJP
– Additional Advocate general UP
– Lawyer
– Regular updates on Socio-political issues
– Constitution lawyer and expert
– Director of Centre for Law and Policy Research
– Active on social issues
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Updates from various high courts as well as the apex court of India as well
– Advocate at the Supreme Court of India
– Active tweets about legal as well as political issues
– Advocate at the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court
– Chairperson at Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP)
– CEO, Estrin legal staffing
– CEO MediSums
– Active blogger
– Editor in Chief, Black’s Law Dictionary
– American lawyer and lexicographer
– Useful posts for fresh law students and laymen to understand legal terms
– Legal writer and blogger; lawyer
– Useful account for young lawyers
– Law Professor at UC Irvine School of Law
– Active posts about racial issues
– Appellate court judge
– Presiding judge of court of appeals of Georgia
– Professor at New York University of Law
– Director of Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network
– “Strict Scrutiny” podcast; Guest talking head at MSNBC
– Professor at New York University of Law
– Director of RaceNYU
– President of ACLU NGO
– Professor at Chicago University of Law
– Expert in US Constitution
– Occasional judgment blog on SumJudgment
– New York University of law
– Executive Director, Bernstein Institute for Human Rights
– Deputy Director for Technological law and Policy clinic at New York University of law
– Fellow member at NYU Engelberg center and Yale Law University
– Law professor at King’s Law School
– Posts about European issues and literature
– Law professors at JGLS
– Focus on gender equality and Human Rights
– Feminist
– Corporate lawyer in Delhi
– Lawyer; currently member of parliament
– Chairperson of Standing Committee on Public Sector Enterprise
– Active tweets on national issues
– Lawyer and Writer in the US
– Forbes 30/30
– On board of Disability Rights Fund
– Associate law professor at Richmond Law School
– Former Public defender
– Executive director at Clemency Resource Center
– Civil rights lawyer
– Women’s Rights activist
– Advocate for social justice
– Legal professor at New York University
– Associate professor at NLSIU
– Expert on Constitutional law and Human Rights
– Current research focus on Judicial process reform
– General Counsel in Twitter
– Legal journalist at Bar&Bench
– Lawyer
– Vocal on issues relating to Kashmir
– Information lawyer/consultant
– Technology speaker, writer and blogger
– CIPP/E
– Consumer protection lawyer
– Co-Author of Anxious Lawyer
– Professor and Director of law and technology at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
– Promoter of use of AI for legal purposes
– The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics affiliated
– Executive producer of Legal Talk Network
– Attorney in the US
– Expertise in commercial real estate
– Founding partner of PP&C Consulting
– Former editor of the American lawyer
– Legal writer at Reuters
– Commenter on Corporate litigation
– Legal affairs correspondent at National Public Radio
– Legal Analyst for The New Yorker and the CNN
– Author of TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: THE INVESTIGATION OF DONALD TRUMP
– CEO Red Cave Legal
– COO Gideon legal
– Columnist at ATL and ALM Media
– President and CEO of LawPRO
– Area of expertise in litigation
– Property law expert
– Blogger at poweruplegal.com
– Video game and IP lawyer
– Good follow for PC game nerds who are studying law
– Co-editor of Computer Games & Immersive Entertainment
– Founding Partner of Allred, Maroko, and Goldberg
– Advocate of civil rights
– Legal analyst and lawyer in Print journalism
– Professor of law at George Washington University School of Law
– LGBT rights activist
– Author of “Sex and the Supreme Court”
– Human Rights Lawyer
– Working for the rights of people of citizenship
– Human rights lawyer
– Vocal about Chinese issues
– Social activist
– Human Rights lawyer
– Media commenter
– Solicitor Advocate in the UK
– Law Professor at Cornell University
– Feminist’
– Expert on abortion and surrogacy laws
– Senior lecturer in Jurisprudence
– Expert in maritime law
– Media law attorney in LA
– Expert in Company litigation
– Appellate practice
– Majority counsel in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
– Serving as Congressional staff in the US House of representatives
– Professor of law at Cardozo law school
– Expert in civil rights and prisoner’s rights
– Director of Civil Rights clinic at Cardozo
– Constitutional law professor at Boston College of Law
– Teacher of social change and history
– Founder of LiveLaw
– Author RatanLal Dhiraj Lal IPC
– Advocate of Human Rights
– Promoter of Gender Equality, Universal Education
– UN SDG
– Practice management advisor at Oregon state bar
– author of the ABA book “Trust Accounting in One Hour For Lawyers”
– Founder of Above The Law
– LGBT Rights activist
– Author of “Supreme Ambitions”
– Tax attorney
– “Tax Girl” Podcast
– Legal Technology lawyer, journalist and author
– Expertise in litigation.
Conclusion
These are a hundred odd legal accounts that you might want to follow to gain better insights into their worlds, and hopefully learn a few things for yourself too. As mentioned above the list is in no particular order and the numbers are there just to make it systematic and not to rank those involved in the list in any way.
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