Blogs make powerful recommendations

There’s an article in the Wall Street Journal today (free, by some miracle) noting that many people now refer to blogs when deciding on what law school to attend:

The blogs “tell you more useful information…than the percent-employed-after-graduation numbers that schools report to U.S. News,” says William Rothwell, a third-year student at the University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Rothwell, who contributed figures made available by his school to the clerkship blog, says he trusts the law-firm blog because it has been accurate about summer associates at two offices where he has worked.

I decided years ago at Law Camp that becoming a Lawyer was not at the top of my list; it turns out I don’t look very good in a suit.

But the larger point here is that many people are relying largely on bloggers to decide where they go to law school. That’s a very big, important decision.

Blogs can be very powerful, trustworthy sources for people in an increasingly crowded internet. If you make a personal connection with the writer on the other end, their opinion is going to matter more to you, and this doesn’t apply only to law school.

I have frequently found myself buying books and CDs that have been recommended on the blogs that I read. What’s more, I usually enjoy them.

Having said all that, you should register for our next conference.