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Blawg Directory: Law Firms

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.
Trial.com
News of interest to in-house counsel managing litigation. Reports of trial victories around the U.S. and Canada by firms in the Trial.com network and other news and information of use.
Halo Secretarial Services
The legal industry, virtual assistant businesses and work-life balance.
SCRIBE
Tips, trends and commentary for professional legal document assistants freelance paralegals and related legal professionals.
Legal Sanity
"Legal sanity aims to help lawyers get unstuck so they can work smart and live fully. Culling ideas and insights from thinkers in different fields, Arnie Herz engages readers in a dialogue on (re)designing the lawyer and client experience."
Legally Brunette
"I write a lot about my beer-drinkin', poker-playin' mom "Philly" and my news-anchoring stepdad, "Ron Burgundy." They practically raised me. I also write about the rest of my family and friends, but I seldom use their real names, so no one gets incarcerated. I like making people laugh, but more importantly, I like people who make ME laugh. I blog because I care."
The Legal Marketing Blog
The Legal Marketing Blog calls itself "a blog dedicated to legal marketing at any size firm."
Law Firm Media Blog
The Law Firm Media Blog covers law firm technology and marketing, with links to relevant stories.
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.
The Greatest American Lawyer
This blawg's focus is "changing the way law is practiced."
Anonymous Lawyer
This blawgger writes "stories from the trenches, by a fictional hiring partner at a large law firm in a major city."
Maddock on Marketing
This blawg "discusses all aspects of law firm marketing, including business development, sales programs, client relationship building, market research, competitor analysis, practice group marketing, law firm branding, advertising and websites. It comments on external market forces as well as the internal issues of structure and staffing, and the relationship between lawyers and marketers. The blog also addresses the special challenges vendors face in selling to law firms and corporate law departments."
Minnesota Lawyer Blog
General legal news focused on issues important in Minnesota.
The IP Law Blog
Discussion of IP-related news, cases and legal issues.
Virtual Law Practice
"Virtual law, elawyering, online legal services or unbundled law. However you choose to label it—this blog covers professional, technology and ethics issues that arise from a completely Web-based virtual law practice." Stephanie Kimbro writes about her own day-to-day experiences in her virtual law office, dealing with clients and new technologies.
The Trial Practice Weblog
"Tips and techniques for trial lawyers, appearing for the plaintiff or defense."
Greedy Trial Lawyer
"This website is not to be confused with a lawyer website that showcases experience or skills and seeks new clients. GTL is the philosophical ruminations of an experienced trial lawyer who knows who he is and what he does and makes no apologies. He is willing to accept your apologies, however."
Ellen Barshevsky—The BLAWG
This blog was launched after the author was banned from posting regular comments on ABAJournal.com. Ellen notes that the blog is about her and she, exclaims in her signature use of random all-caps, that, "I hope YOU enjoy it as MUCH as my BOYFRIEND."
New York Paralegal Blog
"This blog is designed to bring you legal news from a New York paralegal’s perspective. I will be bringing you the latest news on lawsuits and settlements from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the federal court system. Additionally, I will write commentaries on today’s most controversial legal topics."
In Propria Persona
Self-help legal information and resources; news and commentary pertaining to non-attorney legal document service providers.