This article is written by Aarchie Chaturvedi, a first-year student pursuing B.A.LLB from the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. This article is about the top 10 law blog websites in the year 2019 and a brief about what these blogging websites actually work for.
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Ranked as per estimated visits per year
Introduction
Reading and learning are the cornerstones of the legal profession. Knowledge is not meant to be caged in the mind of the thinker alone but is meant to be shared because it is only then that knowledge will grow and will ultimately have a fruitful effect on the society.
Legal websites and blogs provide a platform for thinkers and readers to think, research and share information for the overall improvement and development of law in the 21st century where the world runs with the help of the internet.
Most of these platforms are in the form of online legal search portals stacked with statutory Indian data. The blogs and portals analyze Indian case laws in great depth and some of them also provide study material for the students. Following are some of the most famous and most browsed online legal blogs and websites in India which a legal practitioner, enthusiast or student should follow:
|
Blogs/Websites |
Estimated visits in the year 2019 |
Average visit duration |
Bounce Rate |
Search Percentage |
Link |
|
Indian Kanoon |
9,42,00,120 |
04:10 |
63.93% |
88.85% |
|
|
Live Law |
8,52,48,000 |
02:02 |
64.10% |
45.11% |
|
|
iPleaders |
2,48,19,480 |
02:04 |
72.94% |
88.68% |
|
|
Path Legal |
1,84,39,560 |
02:00 |
72.69% |
86.51% |
|
|
Lawctopus |
90,92,520 |
02:34 |
71.58% |
68.52% |
|
|
Bar & Bench |
86,19,120 |
01:31 |
75.68% |
47.04% |
|
|
SCC Online |
51,31,440 |
08:45 |
46.19% |
41.47% |
|
|
Legally India |
30,62,520 |
01:31 |
78.38% |
63.62% |
|
|
Vakil No.1 |
28,59,480 |
02:16 |
70.04% |
87.37% |
|
|
Law Times Journal |
24,32,520 |
02:16 |
80.55% |
83.59% |
Disclaimer: The above data has been taken from https://www.similarweb.com/ and https://www.worthofweb.com/calculator/
Bounce-Rate: Bounce rate is an Internet marketing term used in web traffic analysis. It represents the percentage of visitors who enter the site and then leave (“bounce”) rather than continuing to view other pages within the same site.
About the websites
Indian Kanoon
Indian Kanoon, a law understanding tool used by students for understanding judgments was founded by Sushant Sinha in the year 2008.
What is its main function?
Firstly, finding the most applicable sections from hundreds of pages of law documents is too daunting for common people. Secondly, laws are often vague and one needs to see how they have been interpreted by the judicial courts. Currently, the laws and judgments are separately maintained and to find judgments that interpret certain law clauses is difficult.
In order to remove the above two structural problems, Indian Kanoon was started. By breaking law documents into the smallest possible clause and integrating law/statutes with court judgments, it achieves its purpose.
LiveLaw
It was created in 2013 by Rashid M.A. It is the largest blog platform in India.
What is its main function?
They wanted to create awareness in society by being a source of honest and correct information. They try to provide a space for constructive criticism of the judiciary.
iPleaders
iPleaders was established in 2010. It was founded by NUJS graduates Ramanuj Mukherjee and Abhudyay Agarwal.
What is its main function?
It is an education start-up whose main purpose is to make legal education accessible for students. It focuses on legal issues and legal questions. It also provides notes and studies material for free.
Path Legal
Path Legal a lawyers directory founded by Sunil Joseph (who is the current CEO also) in the year in the year 2011.
What is its main function?
It provides legal advice online, telephone consultation, free legal advice, free LPO training, legal papers, free legal case management tool and much other legal software.
Lawctopus
It was founded in 2010. Tanuj Kalia is the CEO and founder of Lawctopus.
What is its main function?
Lawctopus is a site exclusively for law students. It advises students regarding their career, internships and other opportunities that they can grab. It is one of the most popular and most trusted websites.
Bar & Bench
Bar and Bench is established in 2011.
What is its main function?
It is a comprehensive news and analysis portal for the legal community. Bar and Bench provide the newest information on interviews, news, and columns spanning the entirety of the legal spectrum.
SCC Online
Eastern Book Company-an internationally renowned publishing house and recognized leader in the field of law publishing in India for more than 75 years.
It was in the 1940s when two brothers, Late Shri C.L. Malik and his younger brother, Late Shri P.L. Malik, decided to settle in Lucknow and embark on a law bookselling and publishing career. Together they laid the foundations of what has today grown into a group of companies under the banner of Eastern Book Company-a group recognized and respected for its contribution to legal literature around the world.
Reliable and comprehensive law reporting of the Supreme Court of India has been achieved through EBC’s weekly law report since 1969, the Supreme Court Cases (SCC online).
What is its main function?
Its main function is to pioneer law information databases using the finest of technology and innovations to make law easily accessible in the electronic medium. This Information Database and search program is a proven source of quick retrieval of Indian Supreme Court case-law precedents.
Legally India
One of the leading blog pages in India; it was founded by Kian Ganz. It was established in the year 2009.
What is its main function?
Legally India reports news and information pertinent to Indian law firms, Indian lawyers, international law firms and business lawyers in India.
Vakilno.1
Vakilno.1 is a group of lawyers and legal experts in India who are passionate about providing the latest information and articles on the Indian legal system.
Law Times Journal
India’s one of the leading online educational portal devoted to the law that was founded in the year 2014.
What is its main function?
Law Times Journal inculcates ‘ free education ‘ ideology in the Indian Legal sector. It also provides services and tips for the resume and improvement of C.V. which would be instrumental in obtaining the desired internship for young students. Student review of their respective law schools is an integral part of this portal that would provide first-hand accounts of the present students to the prospective law students.
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