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Blawg Directory: Law Firms

Above the Law
Above the Law calls itself a legal tabloid. Its focus is legal gossip.
Adam Smith, Esq.
Adam Smith, Esq. is "an inquiry into the economics of law firms." The blawg links to and analyzes articles about law firm strategy and profitability.
ALM Research Online
ALM Research Online says it offers "observations about research and competitive intelligence resources for business development and professional marketing in the legal field, with a special concentration on large law firms."
AlphaTech Counsel
"Addresses common issues that high-growth companies face, especially companies in technology-based industries. It includes interviews, market trends, commentaries and best practices."
Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices
Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices has posts on law firm management and marketing.
An Inside Take from the Outside
"Strategy for law firms and in-house legal teams."
Anonymous Lawyer
This blawgger writes "stories from the trenches, by a fictional hiring partner at a large law firm in a major city."
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"This blog contains the observations, tribulations, and [occasional] triumphs of an anonymous junior associate who doesn't quite fit in ... and looks forward to the day when the law school loans are paid off and the freedom to do anything with a law degree becomes reality."
BabyBarista
"Serving coffee for the rich and powerful—a junior's view." An admittedly fictional diary of a junior barrister at the English bar. It was a sensation from the start, and the London Times picked it up within months of its launch. It’s part soap opera and part snark from an author who’s cheesed off with the legal profession.
Because you never know ...
"... whether you'll stub your toe on a rock or a pearled oyster as you wade through the muddy waters of life."
Bitter Lawyer
Some posts are short "webisodes" of Living the Dream, a scripted comedy series centered around Nick Conley, a BigLaw associate. Accompanying blog posts describe the real-life inspirations behind each webisode. There are also many columns: an advice column authored by "an Ex-Bitter"; "Associate Abuse," which posts associate war stories from all over; "Bitter by Numbers," an opinion column appearing in list form; "Loose Ends," which covers legal news; "Bitter Rant," which posts lawyer rants from all over; "Pictures Framed," which posts images or illustrations of lawyers and invites readers to submit captions; and "Temper(a)mental," written from the point of view of a legal temp.
Broadcast Law Blog
Covers news, issues and legal developments in the broadcast industry.
Build a Solo Practice @ SPU
"Newly minted or well-seasoned, teaching you how to create and grow your legal practice." Business planning from the ground up: marketing, getting clients, keeping clients.
Business Development
A blawg about business development and strategies, sometimes showing how ideas from far outside the legal realm could apply to running one's law firm or legal career.
California Bankruptcy Blog
A consumer law blog focusing primarily on bankruptcy issues.
California Defamation Law Blog
"The purpose of my blog is to educate (and occasionally entertain) you in the area of California defamation law, obviously."
Chicago Law
"The intersection of law and business."
Closing Real Estate in Chicago
"Making money and getting your deals closed the right way in the Second City and beyond ... "
Consumer Law Updates
"All the things no one has asked me about—yet." Features news, commentary, practice musings and developments in consumer and bankruptcy law primarily for a legal audience.
Copyright Litigation Blog
"Select art law and litigation issues."