Blogosaurus Lex

Hi there. Since this is my first blog post, I should start by introducing myself: I am Carole Aippersbach, staff lawyer at the LRC. I do all kinds of things around here including researching and drafting of legal information for LRC websites and publications, and conducting public presentations on various legal topics.

This blog post, however, is not about me, or the LRC, but rather, about other hard workers who help all of us do a better job – the authors of legal blogs. The Clawbies – the Canadian Law Blog Awards - are open, and we want to nominate!

As part of our daily routines, many of us follow legal blogs. They help to keep us updated and informed; they inspire discussion and debate; and, sometimes, their posts might even light the sparks for future projects. As per our collaborative fashion here at the LRC, we took an informal poll of all of our blog-followers, from the executive director on down, and we have our final three choices.

• ABlawg, by the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.  These posts are always timely,  thoughtful, and wonderfully in-depth. Often, reading one of these posts will lead to one or more us suddenly learning a great deal about an area of law we previously knew little about. Also, given that we are located in Edmonton, the blog’s Alberta focus places it high on our list of must-reads.
• Library Boy, by Michel-Adrien Sheppard. We really enjoy this blog because it consistently refers to such a wide range of legal topics, including very unique ones as well. Perfect for keeping our horizons nice and broad. In addition, given how prolific the posts are (there is always something new to see), we generally feel like we are being slackers and it inspires us all to work harder!
• Law is Cool, the Canadian law school blog. We gleefully read this blog because, well, it is cool. It provides an excellent mix of law as it relates to modern culture and social issues, as well as more serious articles and commentary. It is intended to stimulate discussion and it does; as a result, it is an excellent example of how effective this medium can be.

Good luck to all the nominees!