Law-related blogs
Recommendations on blogs (or blawgs) of interest to lawyers and law students.Human Law
published on 26.09.2008
Human Law – A cutting-edge blog on law, technology, and people written by Justin Patten, a British Solicitor. The entries are brief and interesting treatments of various issues of the day.
read moreThe Legal Reader
published on 12.12.2007
The Legal Reader – This is an extremely interesting and useful blog with links to a wide range of legal news in leading publications. While these are fairly advanced publications, they accessible to non-native English speakers.
read moreBlawgSearch
published on 23.11.2007
BlawgSearch – The ultimate search site for legal blogs, so-called blawgs. Here you can search for blawgs generally, by category, or by most popular. The site alos lists recent posts nad search terms. A simple, and easy to use interface to find a wealth of English language blawgs!
read moreThe Volokh Conspiracy
published on 20.09.2007
The Volokh Conspiracy – A hardcore blawg that treats all manner of legal issues, often in shorthand. For the uninitiated, this may present a challenging read, but the posts are often very interesting. For example, this recent post on whether law school curricula should go global.
read moreNearly Legal
published on 14.06.2007
Nearly Legal – A fairly light-hearted view of all things legal written by a trainee solicitor in the UK. This sometimes irreverent blawg is full of jargon and slang though, so it may be difficult to read at times.
read moreThe Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog
published on 20.04.2007
The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog – The Journal aptly describes it as a blog “on law and business and the business of law.” This is the blog for those interested in law and business. Naturally, as it is from the Wall Street Journal, the English is advanced, but clear [...]
read moreInside Opinions: Legal Blog Watch
published on 10.04.2007
Inside Opinions: Legal Blog Watch – A comprehensive resource for the world of legal blogs. The site contains summaries of the best legal blog posts, as well as links to the blogs themselves.
read morethe legal thing … notes from a General Counsel
published on 21.03.2007
the legal thing … notes from a General Counsel – Fueled by the question: “What is it like being the General Counsel of a Fortune 500 company like Sun Microsystems?”, Mike Dillon, the top legal officer at Sun Microsystems shares his observations on what it is like to “do the legal thing” in-house, life as [...]
read moreResearch and Writing Law Blog
published on 15.03.2007
Research and Writing Law Blog – A practical blog written by a lawyer for lawyers offering easy to implement tips on writing and research. Recent posts include: the treatment of URLs in sentences, the use of the serial comma, and comma splices.
read moreChinal Law Blog
published on 14.03.2007
Chinal Law Blog – This blog focuses on business law in China. It is written by two lawyers, one in China and one in the US, who provide insights into and analysis of the current legal issues impacting the business climate in China.
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