67 Search Results for: "cupcake"
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Career Alternatives, Fast Food, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools
The Cupcake Stop... Stops
Today is a sad day for businesses established by lawyer-entrepreneurs. First we learned that David J. Stern, the South Texas Law grad who went on to become “Florida’s Foreclosure King,” will be relinquishing his crown and closing his once-thriving practice. And now we hear that Lev Ekster, the New York Law School alum who founded […] -
Career Alternatives, Cars, Food, Money
Is a Lawyer Turned Cupcake Baker Raking in the Dough?
A few weeks ago we wrote about Kate Carrara, who left the law to launch Buttercream, a “mobile cupcake shop” — i.e., a cupcake truck — in Philadelphia. As we mentioned in our post, a surprising number of attorneys have launched cake-baking businesses. One of the most famous and successful, whom we forgot to mention […] -
Career Alternatives, Cars, Food
Ex-Lawyer of the Day: Cupcake Queen Is Not Above the Law
Meet Kate Carrara. Like a surprising number of other attorneys — e.g., Lev Ekster and Mia Bauer, of New York Law School, and Sam Whitfield, of GW Law — Carrara left the law to start a cupcake business. Alas, it appears that Carrara, a 35-year-old graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, […] -
Career Alternatives, Food
From Contract Attorney to Captain Cupcake
I have come to the conclusion that most Americans really enjoy three things: Freedom Earning money, and Buying food out of a truck. Think about it. Remember as a kid when you would hear the music from your local ice cream truck making its way down your street? Remember running towards it as if your […] -
Career Alternatives, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools
Cupcake Stop Is a Great Detour from the Legal Profession
Last week, we brought you the story of an intrepid New York Law School graduate who started his own business. Think cupcakes on wheels. Today, the proprietor of Cupcake Stop, Lev Ekster, stopped by our office with his delicious wares. Yumyumyumyumyum. Ed. note: For the record, I really hate donuts. I don’t even particularly like […] -
In-House Counsel
What In-House Counsel Really Want For The Holidays
Here are some ideas for you on what in-house counsel like, based on some very unscientific focus group/crowdsourcing. -
Biglaw
Law Firm Celebrates Pi Day With Greatest Baking Show On Earth
Firm serves up some sweet treats. -
Law Schools
Demanding Reparations Because A Slavery Name Is No Longer Honored Is Beyond The Pale
I'd say he has his work cut out for him if he really wants to pursue this claim, but he'll probably take a page out of his ancestor's book and 'outsource' the labor. -
Law Schools
How I Learned To Love Being A Lawyer
What will finally be enough to dismantle the doubt that you belong among esquires? -
Intellectual Property
Icing On The Cake: 3 Considerations For Protecting Recipes In Your Business
Protecting recipes is anything but straightforward under intellectual property law. -
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Law Schools
As Law School Students Still Wait For Grades, Their Professors Go Partying In New Orleans
The Association of American Law Schools is meeting right now... how many of these people haven't turned in grades yet? -
Sports
College Football Proves Why Everyone Hates Lawyers
The most bizarre provisions of a college football scheduling agreement. -
Biglaw
Mary Jo White Helps Powerful Football Coach Avoid 'Responsibility' Or 'Real Consequences'
I mean... how is this guy still employed.? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Some Blowback, Some Thank Yous To Are You A Solo? Do You Think You Are An Entrepreneur? Think, Again.
People have strong feelings about the "E" word. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
How Solos Can Do Work They Love When It Doesn’t Pay the Bills
Don't give up! Try some of these suggestions. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Are You A Solo? Do You Think You Are An Entrepreneur? Think, Again.
There's a lot of confusion over what an entrepreneur really is. -
Blogging, Canada
The View From Up North: Lawyer Fights Incurable Cancer With Humour, Hope, And An Amazing Blog
What would you do if you were in this lawyer's shoes? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.06.15
* A reminder to stay safe when you watch the GOP debates tonight — drinking games can seriously jeopardize your health. [Raw Story]
* The Washington NFL team has filed a notice of appeal to the Fourth Circuit over their canceled trademark registrations as they move their failure off the field and into the courts. [Bloomberg BNA]
* Penn State unveils a new logo. Critics call it a “hypnotized dog looking at cupcakes,” but it actually looks more like the vacant stare of someone who has seen something but refuses to tell authorities about it. [TaxProf Blog]
* How to take good notes. Apparently, “actually take notes” is the first step. Good to know. [Survive Law]
* Congrats to occasional Legal Cheek blogger Amy Woolfson on her Harvard Law scholarship. Welcome to our side of the pond. [Legal Cheek]
* Dumb people can get ripped off on Craigslist. And not just when you take a “JD required” job as a catsitter. [Lowering the Bar]
* Understand the tax implications of your student loan forgiveness program. [Lawyerist]
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In-House Counsel, Women's Issues
The Road Not Taken: Play Your Game
Play your game and do your job, not the janitor’s or the receptionist’s jobs -- and other workplace advice from in-house columnist Celeste Harrison Forst.