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1. Publishing on platforms as the one mentioned in your question would be fine, ONLY till the time you gain the confidence to go for indexed journals. Consider the ' "exposure" milega, stipend nahi' scenario. I would consider both situations analogous. Yes, please note the double quotation marks I used for exposure, thanks.
2. The value addition to your CV, as to writing articles for LI, at best is a participation certificate. #SorryLIMaafKaro
3. Before submitting your articles onto any website, make sure you check up their policies as to cross-publishing on other platforms, including rules pertaining to sharing on social media handles
4. Do not send forth your articles onto any website, unless you have looked up their website and satisfied your own self as to the legitimacy of the concerned publication platform. Check up, among other things, as to how recent are the other publications on the concerned platform. Look up the published volumes, published blogs, among others. These are ordinarily available online in case of most major publication platforms, whether blogs or journals. While at it, if available, also have a look at the concerned publication's LinkedIn or other networking/ social media page, of any.
5. Ordinarily most blogs have year round publication cycles, and typically have a limited scope as to word limit. Journals, reputed ones at least at best have a quarterly publication cycle. Plan your articles accordingly
6. I do not know whether you are pursuing your degree in law from an NLU or other top-tier institution, or a local University with slightly limited resources and/ or relative disinclination towards legal research. Whatever be the case, learn how to use the available library resources. Understand how to put the Internet to good use.
As a matter of abundant caution, let me state that I am NOT insinuating that non-NLUs don't have a legal research culture, nor do I want to open the NLU vs. non-NLU debate here. Nonetheless, it is known that most law schools in India do have their limitations so far as dedicated resources- material or otherwise, in respect to legal research would be into consideration.
7. Be mindful of understanding and duly abiding by the citation styles adopted by the concerned publication. Cite with utmost honesty.
8. Follow platforms such as Lawctopus, Livelaw, Bar and Bench ong others to stay updated with relevant opportunities.
TLDR: LI is not really your best bet for significant publications in the long run. Would not really recommend.
Note:
A. Ample chance that OP @Aspirant or any other person coming across this thread might be of the opinion that this answer is a significant digression from the actual question.
B. I have admittedly, albeit unabashedly hijacked this thread in order to state what I would have really wanted to know during my first year at Law School.
C. Some individuals are fortunate to get the above information at their law schools or through their peer network, some are not. Here's hoping that this reply does aid those in the latter group, at least a bit.
LegallyIndia be Scopus indexed.