A lawyer is comprised of three things, an ego, a Juris Doctorate, and passage of the Bar Exam. This post is in reference to the middle one, a JD degree. Law school is comprised of 3 years of post graduate education at an accredited Law School. It is all at once magnificent, mundane, archaic, laborious, … Continue reading Peering Through the Legal Prism
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Another Guest Post – This Time About Law School
I have started to branch out a little more through the use of guest posts. At first, I was guarded about my original material and hoarded it up for exclusive use on this blog. Eventually, I realized what everyone else was already saying. Getting your posts out to different, larger groups of readers is how … Continue reading Another Guest Post – This Time About Law School
Mos Maiorum
I was living what the Romans called Mos Maiorum or 'The Way of Our Ancestors'. To be a good citizen meant a career, or at least in my case, a stint in the Military, Politics, and the Law or Civil Service. "No-one could be so unimaginative, so intellectually idle that he would not be fascinated to know how … Continue reading Mos Maiorum
Paths we Choose
I have a canned speech I give to all my younger relatives when they say that maybe they want to go to law school. My answer is not YES or NO, but somewhere in between. Here are the major points; Boot camp is a very calculated system for breaking down the individual (body and mind) … Continue reading Paths we Choose
Student Loan HellMouth
It's not about the size of the debt, it's about debt management. I pay off my credit card balances every month, always have. My wife took a car loan one time, we hated it and paid it off in 3 months. I do not like debt, it feels like bondage to me. That being said, … Continue reading Student Loan HellMouth