Re: social success predictor

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A P.S. Theres a female judge out in
NV., if i lived there ... I would
sit in her court room every day.
Better looking then some playboy
playmates i've seen. God bless you
judge!

On 4/17/06, v wrote:
> I concur: They, the big firms use
> hot chicks to lure you in.
Spcially
> for their rich clients. Most of
the
> firms i been to have alot of
> hotties. I went to college with
one.
> I'd rate her a 10!!
>
>
> On 4/16/06, Lolz wrote:
>> Physical attractiveness is a huge
> factor in anything. Look at
>> the young women attorneys at any
> biglaw firm, in fact go check
>> out the websites. The young
women
> are hottttttttttttttttttt.
>>
>> Denying this is foolish. Get in
> shape, especially if you are
>> ugly. At least you will be fit.
> That counts.
>>
>> On 4/16/06, Closing Attorney
> wrote:
>>> I disagree that physical
> attractiveness is a huge factor.
>>> If you visit the website of any
> large law firm, I don't
>>> think many of those attorneys
> would score a 5. If you're
>>> talking about solos, it might be
> more of a factor. I'm not
>>> sure. Overall, I think all of
> these factors contribute to
>>> the ability to network, which
> could be the most important
>>> factor.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/13/06, L wrote:
>>>> some of you grumble that you're
> not getting ahead in life
>>>> in spite of your high IQ and
> hard work. I have developed
>>>> a conventional success
predictor
> for professionals like
>>>> lawyers:
>>>>
>>>> For each of the following
> traits, give yourself a 10 or 0,
>>>> or a 5 if it's too difficult to
> go one way or the other:
>>>>
>>>> 1) physical attractiveness: 10
> if good-looking, 0 if
>>>> unattractive
>>>> 2) energy level: 10 if
> energetic, 0 if low-energy
>>>> 3) IQ: 0 to 30 points, lawyers
> give yourselves the
>>>> maximum 30 points
>>>> 4) manipulation skills: 0 or 10
>>>> 5) parents' socioeconomic
> class: 10 if rich parents, 0
>>>> if poor parents
>>>> 6)communication skils: 0 or 10
>>>> 7) ambition: most lawyers can
> give themselves 10 points
>>>> 8) dominance/leadership: 10
or
> 0
>>>>
>>>> let's take Blue as an example:
>>>>
>>>> he gets 30 points for IQ, 10
> points for ambition, another
>>>> 10 points from one of the other
> categories for a total 50
>>>> points. I would argue that 50
> points would lead to
>>>> average income/success in life,
> thus Blue's frustration.
>>>>
>>>> I believe that you need to
score
> 70+ to be a successful
>>>> professional, and 90 points to
> become very successful (a
>>>> Biglaw partner for example.)
>>>>
>>>> Some of you would score below
> 50, and end up as struggling
>>>> solo's, starving intellectuals,
> etc.
>>>>
>>>> Score yourselves and see where
> you're going in life.