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Gerry Spence’s Blog
This is the personal blog of famed trial lawyer Gerry Spence. The blog promises to provide insights into his more than 55 years of practice.

He writes in his inaugural post: "My greatest fear is that I will die before my life’s work is complete. That unfinished business includes joining you in this Internet world and sharing with you what I have learned. I hope you will hear my timid knocking at your door and let me in."
Grits for Breakfast
This blawg covers "the political, economic and social consequences of crime, punishment and justice in the Lone Star State, from police searches at traffic stops to the county jail, the courts, the prison system, community supervision, and everything they influence. Welcome to Texas justice: You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride."
Hearsay Culture
This blawg is dedicated to the KZSU-FM (Stanford University) radio interview show and podcast Hearsay Culture, “an interview talk show that focuses on the intersection of technology and society. How is our world impacted by the great technological changes taking place? Each week, a different sphere is explored.”
Hiring Partner’s Office
The blog purports to be a useful resource for law students and others looking to land an offer at the firm of their choice.
How Appealing
How Appealing calls itself the first blawg devoted to appellate litigation. Updated frequently throughout the day, it posts links to breaking legal news stories and important court decisions. The site is an affiliate of law.com and also has links to its stories.
Hugh Hewitt
Covers politics, commentary and general musings of Hugh Hewitt. The blog is part Townhall.com's network.
ICANN Watch
Focuses posts on commentary and criticism of ICANN, which manages the Domain Name System. "Our job is to serve as a central point of reference, a kind of hill overlooking the often-chaotic information landscape, from which anyone seeking a better understanding of these developments can survey the ever-changing terrain. We have no particular viewpoint to push or axes to grind; we will offer commentary and criticism from a wide variety of different perspectives, guided only by our belief in the power of ideas and informed discussion and debate to shape events and institutions."
InhouseBlog
This blog provides helpful links to online tools for in-house attorneys. It also provides news and job listings.
InstaPundit
Glenn Reynolds' blawg comments on current events and links to The Glenn and Helen Show, the podcast series he hosts with his wife, forensic psychologist Dr. Helen Smith. He says his "chief interest is in the intersection between advanced technologies and individual liberty."
JD Bliss
Provides resources for attorneys looking for greater career satisfaction, work-life balance and personal growth. The blog also is meant for law firms looking for ways to motivate lawyers and improve attorney retention.
JDSnub Blog
Personal stories from "switchers" (JDs who have successfully transitioned into new careers) to inform and inspire others.
Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog
This blawg covers "law practice management, the Internet and technology as it applies both in law practice and in all of our lives."
Jonathan Turley
Law and order news-of-the-weird, news stories concerning criminal charges against police officers and members of the military and scandals in the U.S. Justice Department.
Jurist—Paper Chase
"Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective." Broad-ranging legal information and research site which includes legal news articles and links to documents. Has a mission to focus on legal stories of substantive importance rather than sensational appeal and cover both national and international legal news.
L.A. Legal Pad
A daily blawg on the Los Angeles legal scene.
Larry Bodine LawMarketing Blog
This blog links to news stories and studies about law firms' marketing-related activities and makes notes of those who are and aren't successful, advises law firms on how their marketing dollars should be spent and reviews newly published books about networking and marketing.
Law & Disorder
Posts mostly cover Internet and intellectual property law. The name is Latin-derived for the "art of technology"
Law and Magic Blog
This blog is there for when the long arm of the law touches magicians; it also features lawyers who use magic in their practice. A new paranormal TV show might merit a post, too.
Law and More
"Deconstructing what happens in law." A particular focus on consumer law and class-action litigation, and lead-paint litigation in particular. Some posts amount to professional-skills pep talks, and others recap recent episodes of Boston Legal.
Law Blog
"WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law." The Wall Street Journal's legal blog features a half-dozen detailed posts daily on a wide variety of legal topics from law firm shakeups—sometimes featuring interviews with BigLaw names—to the U.S. Supreme Court. Posts frequently include links to pleadings and other relevant legal documents.