If I understand correctly what you are asking, this does it:
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(font-lock-add-keywords
nil
'(("lawlist\\|\\*\\*\\*"
(0 lawlist-yellow-jacket-face))
("lawlist\\|\\*\\*"
(0 'link keep))
("lawlist\\|\\*"
(0 'warning keep))))))