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Blawg Directory: Humor

Above the Law
Above the Law calls itself a legal tabloid. Its focus is legal gossip.
That’s What She Said
This blawg examines the NBC television series The Office and comes up with a per-episode estimate of the value of litigation claims against Dunder Mifflin.
The Backbencher
"Humor about law school, lawyering and beyond."
Legal Antics
A legal humor site "because let's face it—lawyers take themselves far too seriously and the law is damn funny if you look at it through the right lens."
Lowering the Bar
"Legal humor. Seriously."
Say What?!
"Real-life Texas courtroom humor ... most of which comes straight from actual depositions and trials."
The Party of the First Part
The origin and meaning of legal language; legal humor; word of the week; and news regarding the eternal battle between plain English and legalese. Also includes Adam Freedman's past columns for New York Law Journal Magazine.
Anticipate This!
Anticipate This! is "a patent law blog providing thought-provoking commentary ... with a dash of irreverent humor."
A Criminal Waste of Space
An "irreverent look at legal matters." This blawg is updated on a monthly basis.
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.
QuizLaw
The blog is part of QuizLaw.com's efforts to combat "legalese" and provide the public with access to understandable legal information.
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."
Sweet Hot Justice
"Sweet Hot Justice gives an entertaining, down-and-dirty inside look at what it's really like to whore yourself out to BigLaw and beyond. The Legal Tease blog spills the dirty details on the BigLaw life from inside one of BigLaw's biggest and baddest, and Sweet Hot Counsel fields your questions on how to get in, get by, and get out."
Stuff Lawyers Like
"Lawyers like stuff, too! From the humorous to the mundane and even the helpful, there's something here for every lawyer. Well, nearly every lawyer."
Courtoons
A blog of daily legal cartoons.
101 Reasons to Kill All the Lawyers
Legal cartoons and commentary.
The Barrister Bard
"Witty and incisive comment on the law today, including crime and punishment, love and marriage, prison reform, personal injury, police and the courts."
Solicitr
"Looking at life through legal lenses, Solicitr presents a dash of news with a dose of views, gossip and entertainment. Flick through for a bit of light relief or take the opportunity to have your say; your opinions, insights and stories are welcome."
Supreme Dicta
"An eccentric look at law, politics, and the U.S. Supreme Court."
LawComix
"Law cartoons exclusively for lawyers."