Blawg 100: 2008 | ABA Journal

Blawg Directory: Blawg 100: 2008

Above the Law
Above the Law calls itself a legal tabloid. Its focus is legal gossip.
ACS Blog
This decidedly left-leaning blog from the American Constitution Society covers court cases and proposed legislation that threatens individual rights. Editorials coming from the likes of the ACLU, the First Amendment Center and gay-rights groups appear regularly.
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.
Althouse
Covers law, politics and the general musings of law professor Ann Althouse.
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.
Balkinization
"Balkinization an unanticipated consequence of Jack M. Balkin." This blawg focuses on constitutional, First Amendment and civil liberties issues.
Bankruptcy Law Network
Bankruptcy Law Network has information about bankruptcy laws and credit problems for the general public.
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.
Blonde Justice
Discussion of public defender practice and legal tips, punctuated with girl talk.
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports
This blog highlights academic job openings and covers salaries of professors, salaries of recent law school graduates, recent law review articles and other law school news. It can also be counted on to come up with its own rankings of law schools and law reviews.
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.
CAAFlog
CAAFlog says its goal "is to facilitate serious and informed discussion of military justice appellate practice." It covers recent opinions and other military law news. "CAAF" refers to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
China Law Blog
One China-based and one U.S.-based lawyer cover China business news and entertain with links to fish-out-of-water posts about being an American in China.
Concurring Opinions
Concurring Opinions is a general-interest blawg.
Corporette
"Corporette is a fashion and lifestyle blog for women lawyers, bankers, MBAs, consultants, and otherwise overachieving chicks. Our readers work in conservative environments but want to look professional and fashionable."
Counsel to Counsel
Provides a forum for discussing legal career issues facing associates, partners and in-house counsel.
Courthouse Confessions
"In their own words." Interviews and photographs of low-profile defendants as they leave the courthouse at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan.
Daily Kos
A popular and influential liberal blog featuring commentary and analysis on the latest political maneuvering.
Defending People
This blawg is about the art and science of criminal defense trial lawyering. Rather than using his blog to shake his fist at injustice everywhere, Mark Bennett focuses on how lawyers can make their own justice in the courtroom. He shares his philosophies through analogies and anecdotes from his Houston criminal defense practice.
Deliberations
This blawg covers jury matters of all kinds and their implications for trial lawyers, from new case law, social science research, current trials, and the blogosphere. The site includes a section collecting sample juror questionnaires to assist lawyers preparing for voir dire.