Arnaud Dumourier, Editorial Director at Le Monde du Droit/LegalNews, shares his career between journalism, legal intelligence and the transformation of specialized media in the legal sector.
In the latest episode of our podcast The Cheat Code, we had the pleasure of handing over the microphone to Arnaud Dumourier, editorial director at Le Monde du Droit and LegalNews, but also journalist and presenter on the channel B SMART. A guest with a fascinating background, at the crossroads of law, media and editorial innovation.
A lawyer by training, Arnaud began his career as a legal documentalist in major international firms.
Very quickly, he developed a passion for writing: he wrote articles for internal newsletters, law firm websites... at a time when the legal web was in its infancy.
We were then in the 2000s, and the very idea of sharing legal information online was still very new.
It is this passion that pushes him to launch his own site: The Online Law Portal, a legal intelligence platform that he runs in his spare time.
The success was immediate: the site quickly reached 50,000 monthly visitors. A visibility that did not go unnoticed, and which then led him to take the lead LegalNews.
LegalNews, it is one of the very first online legal intelligence services for legal and accounting professionals.
The team is composed of specialized documentalists And of jurists passionate about current events, who select really useful information every day.
The offer is segmented according to professions:
In addition to monitoring, LegalNews also offers tailor-made services: flow integration, content production, editorial strategy support, etc.
For its part, Le Monde du Droit is establishing itself as a reference medium for legal decision-makers.
It includes exclusive interviews, insights, business news, video content (columns, talk shows, programs on 4Change), as well as a directory of business lawyers and tools to promote the actions of professionals in the sector.
In the world of publishing and monitoring, the real challenge is the selection of information.
For Arnaud, it is essential to surround yourself with good writers, reliable and varied, in order to have content that is both fair and rich.
He also insists on the Feather diversity, to avoid going in circles and to offer new angles.
Not all subjects deserve to be covered, and not all should be dictated by the news: the important thing is that Make sense with the editorial line.
Even a subject already covered can be relaunched... if it is approached from a different angle.
Arnaud also comes back to the crucial importance of social networks in the communication of lawyers, media and experts.
For him, you have to be present regularly, build a lasting relationship with your audience, and above all, Take care of the shape : good sound, good image, good rhythm.
We can no longer afford to be an amateur, even if the background is solid.
We could not miss the subject: artificial intelligence and its impact on writing and journalism.
For Arnaud, AI is a tool, not a substitute.
It can accompany, accelerate, inspire... but it does not replace The look of a professional.
A journalist, especially in the legal field, is someone who:
AI can produce text, but it doesn't guarantee Nor the truthfulness, nor Relevance, nor legitimacy some info.
This is where the human remains irreplaceable.
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