The term “podcast” is a portmanteau of iPod and broadcast used to describe an audio or video program in compressed digital format, delivered automatically over the Internet to subscribers and designed to be played on computers and/or portable digital media players, such as Apple’s iPod. Attorney-podcasters are creating programs such as:

The Legal Underground - Hosted by attorney Evan Schaeffer, this podcast is a trial lawyer’s informal and sometimes irreverent view of legal news and other law related subject matter. Mr. Schaeffer also publishes a weblog at www.legalunderground.com that links to all of his writings including his blog containing tips and tricks for trial lawyers. [read more]