Nick Carroll
Managing Partner · alt[2+1] Development
Building open publishing infrastructure that helps legal professionals reach the people who need them. From branded firm publications and topic sponsorships on The Legal Examiner, to independent Ghost-based sites through publish.law, to the portable credentialing layer at OLPN — connecting the platforms that make lawyers easier to find and trust.
20+
Years in legal publishing and marketing
10,000+
Articles distributed through the network he built
OLPN
Founder, Open Legal Publishing Network
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About Nick
Nick Carroll is Managing Partner of alt[2+1] Development, the company behind The Legal Examiner — one of the longest-running legal publishing platforms in the U.S. Over two decades, he has built and operated the infrastructure that helps law firms publish, distribute, and build authority through content that reaches the people who need it most.
That infrastructure now spans three interconnected platforms. The Legal Examiner provides branded firm publications and topic sponsorships that connect attorneys with the communities they serve. publish.law offers independent Ghost-based publishing for individual lawyers and boutique firms who want their own domain, newsletter, and open web presence. And the Open Legal Publishing Network (OLPN) is an emerging identity and credentialing layer that ties it all together — giving legal professionals a portable, verifiable presence across platforms.
Nick’s work sits at the intersection of legal publishing, technical SEO, and digital identity — always with the same goal: making legal information more accessible and making the professionals behind it easier to find and trust.
Topic Guides on The Legal Examiner
Comprehensive Guide
Legal Marketing for Law Firms
Strategy, tools, and tactics for building authority and reaching clients through content.
Topic Guide
Legal Publishing
How law firms use publishing platforms to distribute expertise and build trust.
Topic Guide
Digital Identity for Lawyers
Why verifiable credentials and consistent digital presence matter for legal professionals.
Platforms & Products
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Legal Examiner Firm Publication?
A Firm Publication is a branded content hub on a Legal Examiner subdomain — like neworleans.legalexaminer.com — where law firms publish articles, commentary, and news under their own masthead. Every post automatically cross-posts to the main Legal Examiner with the canonical URL staying at the firm’s subdomain. Firm publications are included in The Legal Examiner’s Google News index and distribution channels, including email newsletters and the open web via ActivityPub.
What is a Topic Sponsorship on The Legal Examiner?
Topic Sponsorships pair a law firm with a specific practice area on The Legal Examiner — like sexual abuse or Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. The sponsoring firm collaborates on pillar content, provides expert review, and gains dedicated visibility through lead-generation forms, author profiles, and contextual placement throughout the topic cluster. It’s a way to build topical authority while connecting with people actively researching that legal issue.
Who is publish.law for?
publish.law is for individual attorneys and small firms who want their own independent publishing presence — not on a Legal Examiner subdomain, but on their own domain. It’s Ghost-based hosting with built-in newsletters, analytics, and open web distribution through ActivityPub. Think of it as the solo practitioner and boutique firm counterpart to a Legal Examiner Firm Publication.
What is the Open Legal Publishing Network?
The Open Legal Publishing Network (OLPN) is an open identity and credentialing layer for legal professionals. It gives attorneys a verifiable digital identity that connects their publishing activity, professional credentials, and institutional affiliations across platforms — whether they publish on The Legal Examiner, publish.law, or any participating site. OLPN is currently in development at olpn.org.
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