tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:26:34 +0000Law SchoolexercisejobsfitnessABAAdmissionsBMICareersGPALAwLLMLSATLaw School AdmissionsLawschoolTaxUSNWRaccountingaerobic fitnessairlinesanaerobic fitnessattorneybar exambarbricardiocostdvdemploymentfeesgoal settinggreat moviehoursimagejump ropelean muscleoccupationsoctoberpeopleplyometricspmbrrainmakerrecessionreflexesskip ropespeedsurvivalunemploymentRemember, Luck is Probability Taken Personally!http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)Blogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-2751267315679355342Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:57:00 +00002010-06-04T10:57:56.790-04:00ABALaw SchoolIn Scott Turow’s book “One L,” he mentioned the reason he chose Harvard over Stanford. It wasn’t academics. The reason was the lowest ranked person in Harvard is still guaranteed a job where at Stanford he wouldn’t be. This book was written in 1970 with less than 100 Law Schools in existence. Today, there are more than 200 Law Schools in existence cranking out 43,000 grads a year. The legal job http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-scott-turows-book-one-l-he-mentioned.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-7618191885340975804Sun, 30 May 2010 12:44:00 +00002010-05-30T08:44:56.902-04:00bar exambarbriLaw SchoolpmbrTwice a year the Bar Exam is given, Jan and July. Newly minted Law Clerks take it and either fail or pass. No middle ground here. The thing you need to understand is that most people keep plugging away at Bar Exam until they finally pass it. Mostly, it’s a hazing ritual. People who pass the Bar exam are clueless on how the practice law. This disassociation has always bothered me. Further, it has http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-bar-exam-time-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-1932734106629896273Tue, 25 May 2010 18:29:00 +00002010-05-25T14:29:10.916-04:00accountingjobsLaw SchooloccupationsThis post is inspired by frequent posts career on JDUnderground.com. http://www.qfora.com/jdu/thread.php?threadId=10893#post144413 The posts take the pattern "I hate occupation X (legal). I think I should goto occupation of (insert occupation: Nursing, Construction, Finance..." Because of a real or perceived shortage and currently available jobs. This seems to be the trend. Posters/People http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2010/05/folly-of-projecting-ahead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-485490803266708962Sat, 22 May 2010 13:03:00 +00002010-05-22T09:03:43.332-04:00CareersLaw SchoolLLMTaxEvery once in a while, you get a post on www.Jdunderground.com on whether (s)he should get an LLM. My first two reactions are always this:“So, you can’t find a job?" and, "Are you trying to hide from your loans?” I can understand this. I have used these excuses. These are the top reasons people goto grad school/Law School. Generally, we are taught that furthering education will pay out in the http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2010/05/should-i-get-llm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-5322783141438074347Sat, 22 May 2010 12:21:00 +00002010-05-22T08:37:08.760-04:00AdmissionsGPALaw SchoolLSATGenerally speaking, if you have a 3.0 GPA and 150 LSAT you can get into a TTT Law School. You may not be able to dictate where, but you can get into one. As I posted before, the admission process is highly ABA regulated. If you have either a GPA below a 2.5 or a LSAT score below 140, then the school needs a compelling reason why they admitted you. We have asked people to retake the LSATs if they http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2010/05/law-school-admissions-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-3199875235400141262Tue, 18 May 2010 14:12:00 +00002010-05-18T10:12:58.632-04:00Law SchoolLaw School AdmissionsUSNWR <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2010/05/getting-into-law-school-nutshell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-1392666158440851235Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:04:00 +00002009-10-15T12:04:19.353-04:00During his tenure or afterward, President Calvin Coolidge was never know as neither a great U.S. President nor a mental giant. Although in the Senate, Coolidge was known as a eloquent speaker and a "can do" legislator.&nbsp;But, he seemed to backslide as a President. An analogy would be&nbsp;a great&nbsp;college football player washing out in the pros.&nbsp;During his presidency, he keep his http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/10/press-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-170675329805904864Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-10-06T12:16:14.478-04:00 Don't forget the zombie walk&nbsp;on official world zombie day 10-11-2009. Official Sitehttp://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/10/world-zombie-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-7078437929371108488Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:59:00 +00002009-10-06T12:23:23.315-04:00exerciseplyometricsreflexesspeedPlyometrics places a large amount of stress on the human body's superstructure. These exercises should not be preformed until you meet the min exercise base: 1) You should have no existing muscle, ligament, tendon, hip, shoulder, knee, back, or ankle injury. 2) You should be able to squat 1.5 to 2.0 times you body weight, 1RM. 3) Athletes weighing &gt;250 lbs should be able to bench their http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/10/plyometric-exercises.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-632948660626113288Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-09-11T12:36:45.833-04:00fitnessimagelean muscle “A society improves its welfare through investment.” Keyes To start, this post has nothing to do with the above quote. I just came across the quote. Back to topic. I spent a great deal of my life being overweight. I mean in the neighborhood of 30 lbs overweight. This is something you just can’t hide. Regular people treat you poorly. Overweight people treat you poorly. You get paid less at http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/09/image-is-everything.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-2057952891903395782Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-07-04T12:47:25.744-04:00airlinescostfeesI found this poster at www.billshrink.com. It's great to see those hidden airline fees.http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/07/airline-fees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-4689453899932834127Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:37:00 +00002009-07-04T12:44:55.236-04:00hoursjobsrecessionunemploymentIf you haven't had your hours cut, then congrats! Else, welcome to the new trend of cutting hours to the point that you have to quit to survive. Like you, I pay unemployment insurance, but unless I am laid off I can't use it. Cutting hours is a quick way for employers to get rid of employees without paying unemployment in most states. I my state you can get cut back beyond 20 hours for three http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/07/recession-gets-worse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-2155435034078731705Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-07-04T11:41:13.539-04:00dvdgreat movieoctoberThe LAnd of the Lost movie is Coming. Set the date!http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/07/it-s-coming-in-october.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-9050805130999349039Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-07-04T11:37:41.422-04:00BMIexercisegoal settingpeopleI had a big argument with someone over the amount of time I spend working out. First, It’s my time to spend and not theirs. Second, It’s my money and not theirs. As long as I get done what needs done; it’s none of their business. It is true that I am more into exercise beyond the health level. Though, I am not an athlete, but I am trying to go for a high lean muscle mass (BMI). That goal takes http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/07/exercise-and-goals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-4808612016210964885Mon, 04 May 2009 19:22:00 +00002009-05-04T15:50:05.117-04:00aerobic fitnessanaerobic fitnesscardioexercisefitnessjump ropeskip ropeLike most people, I have difficulty finding time to work out. This is especially true of Cardio. Strength exercise such as Push-ups, Crunches, Dips, and Lunges etc. can be done in most apartments. But Cardio presents a problem. If the weather is damn cold or you don’t have a safe neighborhood to go outside and jog in what are you going to do? There is a simple solution using a basic exercise thathttp://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/05/quick-and-effective-exercise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-7904986681947082284Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:33:00 +00002009-04-15T16:40:46.158-04:00attorneyjobsrainmakersurvivalAfter reading EndofEsq.com column on Rainmaking, I thought about qualities that long-term lawyers who are not rainmakers possess. What I mean is a Lawyer who has stayed in this industry, going firm to firm, as a staff attorney, associate, or non-asset partner making a living via this career. With the legal market as saturated, as it is; what qualities do we see that can help us survive the short http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/04/attorney-survival-skills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428507428457785100.post-2039963840673053077Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:53:00 +00002009-03-21T15:56:46.176-04:00employmentLAwLawschool <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; http://theyuppieattorney.blogspot.com/2009/03/legal-profession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Yuppie Attorney)0