You’re going to love the Bayleaf Cafe. I don’t know what you’re going to order, but whatever it is, I guarantee you’ll like it. The two dishes I’ve ordered have been among my favorites, bar none. In fact, if it were closer to home, I’d have breakfast at the Bayleaf Cafe more often. First, the […]
The Dodo: Don’t Forget to Order Dessert
March 12, 2011 by
The dodo was a large flightless bird related to the pigeon that went extinct several hundred years ago. With any amount of luck, the Sugar House restaurant by the same name will not experience the same result. Quite the contrary, actually. I expect this one will fly. I had no idea what to expect when […]
IT’S ABOUT TIME: U.S. News Encourages Law Schools To ‘Fess Up on Employment Rates – Law Blog – WSJ
March 11, 2011 by
The rest of the legal world, and the legions of recent law grads that are unemployed and underemployed, already know this: law schools lie. Not directly, mind you. They just fudge the numbers. Now, finally, U.S. News, the leading source for the all important law school rankings, will “encourage” law schools to come clean on the real […]
Economists and their blind spots
March 11, 2011 by
I have a soft spot in my heart for economics. I am, by no means, an economist; however, at some point during an undergrad Econ 101 course (in a large auditorium, it seems, somewhere in the SWKT) I had an “a-ha!” moment. I suddenly saw economics as a field that actually had some predictive power for […]
Utah Legislature Watch: Last Day of 2011
March 10, 2011 by
Today was the last day of the 2011 Utah legislative session. What were the memorable moments to you?
Practice Tip (via ABL): How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate
March 8, 2011 by
Short of going solo, there’s almost no way around the fact: you’re going to be a junior associate before you become a partner. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait to be a partner to start thinking like one. Start now, says Above the Law. Take ownership of winning your case or completing your […]
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An Impressive New Blog in Utah: the “Utah Political Summary”
Reading up on some of the local blogger commentary on HB 477 this morning, I ran into a blog I’d not seen before: the Utah Political Summary. Written and published by local attorney Curt Bentley, the blog purports to provide a political commentary with dual purposes: “(1) to help people who want to know get informed […]