2018 ABA Journal Web 100 Nominations

2018 ABA Journal Web 100 Nominations

It’s time again for the ABA Journal’s Annual Blawg 100 Web 100.  The web has moved beyond blogs and the ABA has as well. Starting last year, the ABA Journal’s annual listing began to include podcasts, social media, and law firm websites (🤢). Given...
Women Outnumber Men In Law School For First Time

Women Outnumber Men In Law School For First Time

Let’s not bury the lede: I thought it wasn’t going to happen until 2017, but the change happened faster than I anticipated: 2016 is is officially the first year in which women outnumber men in law schools.  55,468 women are enrolled in law schools in 2016....
ABA 509 Disclosures For All Law Schools 2016

ABA 509 Disclosures For All Law Schools 2016

It’s that time of year again. Today is the annual reporting day for ABA 509 Disclosures for all law schools. These are required public disclosures that all law schools must make as part of their ABA accreditation. I made a series of reports on the disclosures in...
What’s The Point Of Legal Blogging?

What’s The Point Of Legal Blogging?

Last week, Carolyn Elefant, author of MyShingle, discussed her blogging anniversary. She’s been writing at MyShingle for 14 years, making it one of the longest running legal blogs. It’s definitely the longest running legal blog focused on solo practice....