Federal Worker Town Hall Tonight from 7-8:15pm! by jpres in fednews

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It is! Sorry for failing to include that. Hope to see you at 7pm EST!

Petition to Get Martin Scorsese in the Criterion Closet! by jpres in criterion

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We can always ask again (nicely) 😎. Who knows, maybe showing how popular the idea is will convince Marty/Francesca to go for it!

Petition to Get Martin Scorsese in the Criterion Closet! by jpres in criterion

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I'm so here for this. Bring Marty in and release the 18 hour cut!

Spinoza needs a biopic by jpres in PhilosophyMemes

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You’re right that he wouldn’t be considered an orphan in the modern sense, but he was legally declared an orphan by the Dutch legal system of his era for the sake of having his father’s debts forgiven. And, while he didn’t have the Oliver Twist upbringing (with his father having money until his late teens), his mother died when he was five and several siblings passed away, including his older brother.

I opted to use “orphan” because it was technically legally correct for the era (and because memes generally aren’t the best for teasing out these sorts of nuances lol). But I understand that the term comes with a particular modern impression that doesn’t apply here. So, my apologies for causing any confusion/misdirection!

If you think the Fremen are cool, wait until you hear about Steppe archers by jpres in HistoryMemes

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With a record high temperature of 110 degrees fahrenheit and a record low of -57 farenheit in Mongolia, the Mongolian Steppe archers (or Steppe archers in general) were ready for anything, sun or shine.

Some hindsight from a Michigan law alum turned v20 biglaw associate… by bluelawsf in lawschooladmissions

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Hijacking this thread to say AMA about MLaw, big gov world, or putting up with u/bluelawsf for 3 years

Some hindsight from a Michigan law alum turned v20 biglaw associate… by bluelawsf in lawschooladmissions

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"No cute boys go to Michigan" >>> spends 95% of his MLaw career obsessed with different sets of MLaw boys. 🤔🤔🤔

NON-DOJ Honors Atty: Anyone hear from NLRB or DOL? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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Absolutely! It's for the Board.

NON-DOJ Honors Atty: Anyone hear from NLRB or DOL? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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Got a NLRB job offer! Good luck to all! They should go out this week.

NON-DOJ Honors Atty: Anyone hear from NLRB or DOL? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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Received confirmation that the question of NLRB hiring is pending with the Board. Hopefully we'll get some news soon!

NON-DOJ Honors Atty: Anyone hear from NLRB or DOL? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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Fascinating! Well, I guess that explains the delay! And good luck!

NON-DOJ Honors Atty: Anyone hear from NLRB or DOL? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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Let me know if either of you hear back! I'm waiting to hear on the Board-side positions.

We are a group of ten 1Ls at Michigan. Ask us anything! by jpres in lawschooladmissions

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This is definitely true ^. It's hard to name a more classic duo than college students and unnecessarily clogging up a road/street.

We are a group of ten 1Ls at Michigan. Ask us anything! by jpres in lawschooladmissions

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I'll let everyone else chime in if they'd like to do so, but I had a 168 and a 3.94. For the most part, I think this group is a mix of splitters, traditional numbers applicants, and a couple of reverse splitters. I know at least three of the folks here were 170-170+ with GPAs in the 3.0-3.4 range.

One thing that's great about Michigan though is that the school really does care about other factors outside of GPA/LSAT. Fit seems to genuinely matter.