Why I Blog
TopLawStudent has asked law students who blog to write a post on why they started blogging. I started this blog last fall when I was trying to decide which law school to attend. I had spent months combing law student blogs trying to find blogs by part-time law student mothers with kids. The only great blog I found existed through the author’s first year before she ended it.* I decided that I would start a blog in order to both chronicle this adventure and also to help other mothers who might be considering law school in addition to a full-time job.
While I am trying to blog about law school, I am also trying to remain anonymous at this point so I have to censor myself some. I have serious concerns about the potential negative side of publicity, especially in terms of future employment prospects. On the other hand, well-written blogs can be very helpful networking tools. I suppose it just depends on how people view my blog. I am very outspoken and passionate about the causes I believe in. Right now I’m not certain if that will ultimately help or hurt me.
* Postscript: I just discovered that her blog is back up (archives deleted, however) and she is now blogging about being a Mom in law school while fighting breast cancer. 
November 7th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
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