3L Epiphany: Table of Contents
Update: This Table of Contents was compiled in April, so it does not include the following major posts from the end of the semester (in chronological order):
Table of Contents
1. A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs
- A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs – the focus and final product of 3L Epiphany.
- Taxonomy Reviews – national and international blogger reactions.
- Recent Locations – post-taxonomy.
- Taxonomy Main Page (Spanish) – Spanish translation.
- Now the Creation Begins… – an explanation of the process.
- My Research Project: A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs – the broader rationale behind my taxonomy.
- Taxonomy: Statement of Intentions – possibile categorizations of legal blogs.
- Taxonomy: Legal Specialties – an initial collection of specialty blogs.
- Numerical Classifications for Legal Blogs – a tongue-in-cheek classification by number.
2. Academic Blogging
- Academic Blogging – original collection of blog posts and online articles on whether blogging constitutes academic scholarship.
- New Introduction to Academic Blogging – placing the Academic Blogging collection within the larger context of 3L Epiphany.
- Blogging Law Profs Assault Ivory Tower – significant article from the National Law Journal.
- What about Academic Blogging in Business Schools? – the blogging-as-scholarship debate is not confined to law schools.
3. Advice for Law Students
- 1L Blues – advice from three OSU law professors for 1L’s who just received their first semester grades.
- More Advice for 1L’s – from Letters of Marque.
- Sleep, and New Advice – treat the Registrar well.
- Frontload the Extra Stuff – no procrastinating allowed.
- Advice on Transferring and Other Matters – from other law student blogs.
4. Analogies
- A Beethovian Analogy – bringing structure to the blogosphere.
- Paradoxical Movie Analogy – blogging about blogging.
5. Announcements
- Two Major Blogging Events on the Horizon – a conference in San Francisco, and a symposium at Harvard Law School.
6. Blame
- Who’s to Blame? – find out whose fault it really is.
7. Blog Articles
- Legal Blogging Article – the advantages of blogging for lawyers, from D.C. Bar.org (the most important article in this collection).
- The Shifting Legal Landscape of Blogging – the legal complications of blogging, from Wisconsin Lawyer.
- A Safire Article on Blogging – the language of blogging, from the New York Times.
- Time for the Last Post – would Orwell have blogged?, from FT.com.
- Will Instapundit become an Instant Best-seller? – review of Glenn Reynold’s “An Army of David’s.”
- Blogs and the Tireless New Reality They Have Created – book review in the Washington Times.
8. Blog Collections
- A Wiki Collection of Fortune 500 Blogs – corporate blogs, and their relevance to law students.
- A Global Directory of Legal Blogs – a fantastic international repository.
- New Census of Law Professor Bloggers – 235 law professors can’t possibly be wrong.
- A List of Legislative Blogs – blogs from politicians.
- Complete List of Law Library Blogs – blogs from law libraries and librarians.
- A List of Law Student Blogs – thank you, Clever WoT.
9. Blog Storm
- I See a Blog Storm Arisin’ – they come and go.
10. Blog Usurpation
- Can Blogs Be Usurped by Hostile Takeover? – a malevolent force takes over the Volokh archives.
- Update to Blog Usurpation – a suggestion for what can be done.
11. Blogosphere
- The Incredible Growing Blogosphere – lawyers take heed, these people will become your clients.
- The Global Blogosphere – reflections on my Sitemeter, and a potential international crisis.
12. Blogs and Law Reviews
- Law Reviews: “So…what’s it all for?” – “[B]logs provide impact, relevance and immediacy which law reviews lack by nature.”
- Timeliness of Blogs for Legal Practitioners – “I will assert emphatically that blogs are superior to traditional means of legal scholarship in a multitude of ways.”
- Are Blogs Superior to Law Reviews? – “yes,” says an actual practitioner.
- Law Reviews Adapt to New Era – the transition from traditional legal scholarship to new online forms; from the Wall Street Journal.
13. Blogs in the Law
- Blog Definitions from Case Law – only four so far.
- A “Blawg” – Lower than a Student Note – typical “old school” sentiment.
14. Credit for Blogging?
Blogging for Credit – a write-up in the Moritz e-Record concerning my Independent Study project.
- And So it Begins… - announcing to the legal world that law school credit is being granted for blogging.
- My Research Project: A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs – describing what exactly I'm getting credit for.
- High School Student Receives Academic Credit for Blog Study - a high schooler beat me to it.
15. Definitions
- Just What is a Blog Anyway? – defining a “blog,” from Online Journalism Review.
- A New Meaning of the Word “Blog” - suggesting a new definition for “blog,” which was quickly shot down by an expert.
16. Dialogues
- Dialogue: Blogs and Debate Boards in the Classroom – blogging as a new model for legal education, extending the Socratic method into the online world.
17. Electronic Footnote
- Electronic Footnote Explanation – explaining Footnote 123, its ramifications, and my plans for a perpetual case note update.
- Response to Comment on Footnote 123 – brief response to fellow student blogger’s comment.
- See also Footnote 123.
18. Experiments
- Experiment #1: The Floating Opinion – a failed dud of an experiment, after which no more were attempted (but I have one coming).
19. Footnote 123
- Footnote 123 - an electronic footnote to my student case note that merges traditional and online forms of publishing.
- See also Electronic Footnote.
20. Futuristic Summer Job
- Futuristic Summer Job – suggesting that law students work as a research assistant for a professor who blogs.
- Futuristic Summer Job Update – requesting feedback from students and professors.
- Summer RA’s for Blogging Professors – some professors like the idea.
21. Greetings
- Greetings! And a brief introduction… - my public launching and introduction of 3L Epiphany.
- Welcome, New Readers – brief post-taxonomy introduction to 3L Epiphany.
- Hello, Brazil – completing the continents.
- Welcome to a Tanzanian Visitor – beginning to keep track of locations.
22. Historical
- A Historical Blog Event – an underrated moment in U.S. Supreme Court history.
23. Ideas
- Ideas for a New Form of Legal Website – a proposal with broad applicability that incorporates new online mediums.
24. Interviews
- Glenn Reynolds Interview on C-Span – making up for not including Instapundit in my taxonomy of legal blogs (plus a Supreme Court case involving Glenn’s father and Richard Nixon).
25. Launch Day!
- Greetings! And a brief introduction… - post #1.
- And So it Begins… - post #2.
26. Lawyer Blogging
- Legal Blogging Article – a must-read for lawyers.
- Of Blogs, Bears, and Disgruntled Clients – profile of Alaskablawg.
- First Lawyer Blogger Link – self-explanatory.
27. List of Legal Blogs
- List of Legal Blogs: An Introduction – the original list from which my taxonomy emerged.
- More Legal Blogs, and Another Exception – additions to my list.
- Final Number of Legal Blogs: 610! – final count #1.
- Final Count: 686 – final count #2.
28. Locations
- Recent Locations – post-taxonomy.
- 1,972 Visitors, 25 Countries – and how many people read law review articles?
- New Locations (and an Explanation) – it doesn’t take long to grow a global readership.
- Location of Visitors to this Site – lots of states and countries only one week after launch.
- Where Am I? Find Out Now – This is where I’m located.
29. Predictions
- Predictions for Law Student Blogs – envisioning a coming day when law student blogs will achieve respectability.
- Prediction about Law Firm Blogs – expecting that law firm blogs will discover new market locations.
30. Pre-launch
- Testing – post #1.
- Test #2 – post #2.
- Quote – post #3.
- Blogging in the Early Morning – post #4, and another quote.
- ‘Feed’? – post #5.
- Oh. – post #6 (dumb question).
- Reconsideration – that didn’t take long.
31. Previews
- Previews (Index) – six posts, nothing major, except how am I supposed to do this with a bronchial infection?
32. Publicity
- 3L Epiphany Appears in its First News Article – it’s not the New York Times.
- Blogging for Credit – write-up in the Moritz e-Record.
- Taxonomy Reviews – reactions from legal bloggers.
33. Questions
- Question on Alphabetizing Blogs – easy question.
- Question on Links and New Windows – difficult question.
34. Responses to Criticism
- Response to Funny Criticism – long, subdivided post on why 3L Epiphany isn’t meant to be funny.
- Response to Porten’s Comment – on what 3L Epiphany is attempting to demonstrate.
- Response to Prof. S’s Comments – if law students blog, they should do it well.
35. Speeches
- How Appealing: The Life of Howard Bashman – great insights and advice on blogging and appellate practice.
36. Taxonomy: Categories
- See A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs at the top of this Table of Contents.
37. Taxonomy Explanations
- Now the Creation Begins… – the initiation of my taxonomy.
- “Legal Blog” versus “Blawg” – why I prefer the former and reject the latter.
- Taxonomy Questions and Answers - answers to frequent questions.
38. Taxonomy Omissions
- Blogs Omitted from My Taxonomy – usually insufficiently “legal.”
- Inactive Legal Blogs – throwing in the towel.
- Discussion Groups Not Included – self-explanatory.
39. Thanks
- Thank You to Readers – for additions to list of legal blogs.
- Thanks to Law Prof Bloggers – for linking to my site.
- Thanks to Fellow Bloggers – for linking to my site, with additional comments on blogging for credit and job-seeking.
40. Writing a Case Note
- Seeking Advice on Writing a Recent Development – requesting that students who wrote a single-case note for journal share their experiences.
41. Writing Samples
- Writing Samples – for potential employers.
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