I'm going to copy directly from the About Page, because I was so impressed, and I'm sure they won't mind if I plug them a bit here:
Law Is Cool is a new blog and podcast addressing issues related to law school and the legal field with a Canadian focus.
The contents are intended for three broad audiences:
1) Current and potential law students
2) Graduates reviewing for their bar exam
3) Members of the general public interested in learning more about the law
Law Is Cool is intended to be an exciting and engaging resource for all three groups. This require your participation to make it happen. If you are a first year law student in Canada, feel free to contact us about joining the team.
The Team:Omar Ha-Redeye has an educational background in nuclear medicine, health administration, and public relations. He has worked in all three fields for several years before deciding to pursue a law degree at the University of Western Ontario.
Thomas Wisdom is a political science major from the University of Toronto and a first year law student at Osgoode Hall.
Ken Saddington is an engineer from Queen’s University, and is starting Law at the University of Western Ontario.
Marie Winfield has a BS Engineering & Public Policy, BA French (Washington University in St. Louis) and an MA French Language & Literature (University of Pennsylvania). She is studying her first year of law at the McGill University in Montreal.
Vimal Baid is a first-year law student at the University of Saskatchewan.
Gail Geronimo studied psychology at York University and is in her first year of law at the University of Ottawa.
Rob Evans has a BAA in psychology from Kwantlen University College in Surrey, B.C. He is starting the LLB/JD joint program at the University of Windsor and University of Detroit Mercy.
Gerard Kennedy studied Canadian Studies, Political Science, Christianity and Culture at the University of Toronto, and is pursuing law at Queen’s Universiy.
Adrian Di Lullo studied political science at Carleton, and is starting law school at Queen’s University this year. Adrian is heading up the international conflict section with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Daniel Simard is in the joint LLB and Masters of Environmental Studies at Osgoode Hall and York University, and is currently in his first year of law.
Jacob Kaufman studied History and Economics at Queen’s University, and is currently a first-year law student at the University of Western Ontario.
Kashif Ahmed completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Regina, and is currently in his first year of law at the University of Saskatchewan.
Ajay Gajaria is a fourth-year political science major at the University of Western Ontario. He heads up the support team for the site.
I was really happy to see a publication of this kind. I have added it to my blogroll.Please let me know if you know of a Law School Blog or Legal Blog that I have not mentioned, or that I don't include in the blogroll. Thanks!
And a good way to get our attention too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention. It is a lot of work, but we try to spread it out among the team while keeping up with law school.
We always welcome more contributors (limited to 1Ls only right now).