Image via Wikipedia “In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt Related articles Who motivates you? (lawafterthebar.wordpress.com)
Archives for January 2011
“…the best thing you can do…”
January 17, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: Characteristics of Lawyers Tagged With: Action, Decisiveness, History, President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt
Should the LSAT be required by law schools?
January 14, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Hey there, future lawyers: how would you like to apply for law school without taking the LSAT? Yeah, seriously. No more LSAT requirements for entering law school. That’s the recommendation being proposed by the American Bar Association. A “substantial portion” of the ABA committee believes the rule should be repealed, Polden [Santa Clara University law school […]
Filed Under: Law School Tagged With: American Bar Association, Law School Admission Test, LSAT, Massachusetts School of Law, US News and World Report
the sound of a bubble popping?
January 14, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts Today, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service warned that the United States government is in danger of losing its AAA credit rating, the highest possible rating a large institution can hold. According to Taylor Graff at Cavanaugh Capital Management, the AAA rating is the “pinnacle of safety in the investment universe.” […]
Filed Under: Government, Politics Tagged With: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Barack Obama, Bond credit rating, Credit rating agency, entitlements, federal debt, invest, Investment, Moodys, New York Times, politicians, politics, postaday2011, Standard & Poor's, Wall Street
Who motivates you?
January 13, 2011 by Daniel Burton
I drove with several friends to hear a state senator speak about Medicaid reform (an interesting topic addressed by Senator Dan Liljenquist, one that perhaps I’ll write about at a later date, but not right now). They, my friends, are articulate and intelligent individuals, and as I got back into my own car after being […]
Filed Under: Leaders Tagged With: Dan Liljenquist, Medicaid, Motivation, postaday2011, Utah
Some tips from a graduate of Utah’s New Lawyer Training Program
January 12, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Last year, the Utah Bar Association for the first time implemented the “New Lawyer Training Program,” (NLTP) a requirement for new lawyers in Utah. The goal of the Utah NLTP is to match new lawyers with more experienced lawyers for training during their first year of practice in professionalism, ethics, and civility; to assist new […]
Filed Under: Law Practice Tips, Law School, Legal Profession Tagged With: Bar association, Foxhall Legal, law firm, Law Practice Tips, Mentors, New Lawyer Training Program, postaday2011, Practice of law, Services, Zach Derr
Social Value: The Market Is Smarter Than You, Mr. Congressman
January 11, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Image via Wikipedia Economics. Whether you try to dodge it, ignore it, or explain it away, you cannot escape the laws of economics. Supply, demand, self-interest, etc, etc, etc. It’s like gravity. And like gravity, you ignore it at your own peril. Says Thomas Sowell (though I’ll not get into the partisan part of his […]
Filed Under: Laws and Lawmakers, Political Thought Tagged With: Aftershock, Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, congress, Democrats, Economics, Free Market, Kevin Williamson, Laws of Economics, postaday2011, Republicans, Thomas Sowell, Washington DC
When reason fails, let ridicule carry the day…?
January 10, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Last week, I shared a post about a bipartisan effort in Utah to increase civility, especially in political discourse, but also in every aspect of every day life. It’s the Utah Civility and Community 2011 campaign. Do we always need to be civil, though? Is there a time and place for rudeness? Today, a contact […]
Filed Under: Legal Profession Tagged With: Civility, Finger (gesture), lowering the bar, postaday2011, Utah Civility and Community 2011
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