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Blawg Directory: Law Student

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.
Impunity Watch
A real-time news source providing unbiased objective reporting on impunity issues; a publication for academic, professional, and student papers on impunity-related issues; and a message board allowing oppressed individuals across the world to gain a public voice. Podcasts are also available.
Ms.JD
"Serving women in law school and the legal profession, Ms. JD is an online community that provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and aspiring lawyers." The blawg features issues relating to the numbers of women who opt out of the legal profession and the poor representation of women in the courts and legal community. The site also addresses the role of gender in legal careers.
PT-LawMom
This blawg discusses work-life balance issues faced by parents in the workplace, highlights legal news stories, and covers other blogs and topics, not all of them law-related.
MoneyLaw
"The art of winning an unfair academic game."
Luis Villa’s Blog
"A mix of technology, law, and my personal life."
Law Is Cool
Law Is Cool is a new blawg and podcast addressing issues related to law school and the legal field with a Canadian focus. The contents are intended for 1) current and potential law students; 2) graduates reviewing for their bar exam; and 3) members of the general public interested in learning more about the law.
Federalist Paupers
"Constitution fanboys."
The Race to the Bottom
This blawg provides a forum for the discussion of (1) methods of improving the corporate governance process; (2) the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the corporate governance process, particularly the role of disclosure; (3) the particular role of Delaware in the corporate governance process; (4) the use of independent directors in the governance process; (5) international governance practices; (6) the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on the governance process; (7) actual corporate governance practices used by public companies and (8) the methods of teaching about corporate governance as well as providing a forum (9) for distributing primary materials on important topics of corporate governance and (10) bringing together the views of professionals, faculty and students on these important issues.
Cairns Blog
This blawg covers "the first amendment, democratic design and civic innovation for the digital age."
The Blawgraphy
This blawg has posts covering legal news, Texas lawyers, the content of other legal blawgs and the author's work and play as a law student.
LawTechTV
"Res ipsa loquitur (the Web speaks for itself and loudly)." This blawgger offers his take on technology, the legal industry and other blawgs.
Experience Not Logic
"The purpose of this blog is to explore the business and legal culture of China. In 1881 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote, 'The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.' Each time I read a U.S. court decision, Holmes' quote flashes through my mind. In China, the rule is the same, but the experience is different. Here's to broadening the experience."
Fight The Hypo
"Mostly about the experience of law school, but readers will also find posts on the development of their legal careers, the opportunities and pitfalls of the law, current events, politics and media."
Non Traditional Law Student
This blawg's purpose is "is to encourage others to pursue their goals of becoming a lawyer and not to let circumstances dissuade them. I hope that I can offer some real-life experiences of my own as well as some tips to succeed in law school that benefit the ever-growing population of nontraditional law students."
Citizen Media Law Project
News and analysis related to media law and online journalism. Also covers the actions of Harvard's Citizen Media Law project, which provides "legal assistance, education, and resources for individuals and organizations involved in online and citizen media. We also provide research on free speech, newsgathering, intellectual property, and other legal issues related to online speech."
CUbLawg
"The UNAUTHORIZED blogger collective for the University of Colorado Law School."
The Shark
Covers news and culture directly relating to the experience of being a law school student.
Illinois Business Law Journal
Features mainly student-written articles from members of the University of Illinois College of Law's Business Law Society.
Nuts & Boalts
"Stories from the fruits and nuts of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)." Posts cover issues relevant to law students at Berkeley and elsewhere and recent law graduates everywhere. Posts also take note of when Berkeley professors lend their expertise to the media.