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PSA: Jones Day is ranked 15 by Vault and doesn't pay lockstep

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.
Pale talking spot boiling water
  06/15/18
“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”
painfully honest mother giraffe
  06/15/18
As I understand it.
Carnelian messiness police squad
  06/15/18
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metal cerebral coffee pot lay
  06/15/18
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metal cerebral coffee pot lay
  02/12/22
they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. th...
Racy national security agency digit ratio
  06/15/18
oh we got a legal expert here
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  10/06/21
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Pale talking spot boiling water
  02/12/22
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Echoes of Wisdom
  08/12/25
they have no debt as I understand it
Salmon Kitty Cat
  06/15/18
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metal cerebral coffee pot lay
  06/15/18
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zippy telephone
  06/15/18
260k is a huge salary
Salmon Kitty Cat
  06/15/18
goes a long way in shaker heights
galvanic french office
  06/15/18
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Federal hell
  06/15/18
Cr. Thats city janitor money
metal cerebral coffee pot lay
  06/15/18
Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal ...
blue at-the-ready theater goal in life
  06/15/18
How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 ...
doobsian geriatric business firm incel
  02/12/21
It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your cha...
Mahogany Effete Associate Stage
  06/15/18
they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live ...
Racy national security agency digit ratio
  06/15/18
sounds 180
Salmon Kitty Cat
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Federal hell
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zippy telephone
  06/15/18
https://simpsonsscreenshots.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/myst...
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zippy telephone
  06/15/18
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  10/06/21
is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 intera...
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  10/06/21
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  01/18/25
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I hate being a lawyer and want to die
  08/12/25
omg 260k where do they get off
talented foreskin
  06/15/18
For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t ...
Pale talking spot boiling water
  06/15/18
p depressing news going into the weekend
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  06/15/18
Eat my dick nigger lover
Pale talking spot boiling water
  06/15/18
your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire...
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  06/15/18
Explain
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Pale talking spot boiling water
  09/04/18
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Out-of-control misanthropic sanctuary faggot firefighter
  06/16/18
yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put...
Pearl brethren
  06/15/18
To be fair, *Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends
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Pale talking spot boiling water
  10/14/21
I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.
beady-eyed dragon jew
  02/12/21
holy shit out the firm
razzle-dazzle citrine casino
  02/12/21
or at least give us vault range. that is really low.
Pale talking spot boiling water
  02/12/21
Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.
razzmatazz orchid jap state
  02/12/21
it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression a...
Pale talking spot boiling water
  02/12/21
That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cr...
razzmatazz orchid jap state
  02/12/21
i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.
Pale talking spot boiling water
  02/15/21
They systematically overpay top performers though. If you'r...
mint kitty
  02/12/21
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Irate cumskin step-uncle's house
  02/12/21
No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an...
beady-eyed dragon jew
  02/12/21
Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they ca...
mint kitty
  02/12/21
Better partnership odds
maniacal provocative rigor lettuce
  02/12/21
That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner ...
mint kitty
  02/12/21
Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except f...
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  02/12/21
(Stevie Brogan)
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how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Clevel...
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  06/29/21
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nighttime wrinkle
  10/06/21
that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.
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  10/06/21
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  02/12/22


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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:24 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252934)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:27 PM
Author: painfully honest mother giraffe

“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252952)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:33 PM
Author: Carnelian messiness police squad

As I understand it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253562)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:37 PM
Author: metal cerebral coffee pot lay



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:55 AM
Author: metal cerebral coffee pot lay



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: Racy national security agency digit ratio

they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. the high ranking is from their NY and DC specialty practices, which didn't arrive until the 80s. they lost their entire DC office when it broke off to form crowell & moring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252972)



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:10 PM
Author: Stirring jade friendly grandma pit

oh we got a legal expert here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#43231415)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:41 AM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:15 PM
Author: Echoes of Wisdom ((zurich is stained))



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: Salmon Kitty Cat

they have no debt as I understand it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252979)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: metal cerebral coffee pot lay



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: zippy telephone



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: Salmon Kitty Cat

260k is a huge salary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252984)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: galvanic french office

goes a long way in shaker heights

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252989)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:41 PM
Author: Federal hell



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: metal cerebral coffee pot lay

Cr. Thats city janitor money

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253068)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: blue at-the-ready theater goal in life

Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal profession will always have a massive oversupply problem unless major changes are made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252986)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:14 PM
Author: doobsian geriatric business firm incel

How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 firms are all competing over the same band of graduates and to a lesser extent laterals. There's an oversupply of lawyers in the country but there isn't an oversupply of Class of 2017 Stanford Law graduates willing to do debt financing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41935785)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: Mahogany Effete Associate Stage

It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your chances of making a career of it v. maximizing your earnings. That's always been my impression, although maybe incorrect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36252995)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: Racy national security agency digit ratio

they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live in the midwest making six figures as basically a career of counsel, it might work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253002)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: Salmon Kitty Cat

sounds 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253004)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:42 PM
Author: Federal hell



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:56 PM
Author: zippy telephone



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:38 PM
Author: smoky son of senegal

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: metal cerebral coffee pot lay



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:38 PM
Author: Carnelian messiness police squad



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: zippy telephone



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:55 PM
Author: zippy telephone

https://imgur.com/a/9I8pMf1

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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:59 PM
Author: Mahogany Effete Associate Stage



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: Out-of-control misanthropic sanctuary faggot firefighter



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: zippy telephone



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:12 PM
Author: Out-of-control misanthropic sanctuary faggot firefighter



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 interacts with 7.2" guy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#43231447)



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Date: January 18th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: I hate being a lawyer and want to die



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: talented foreskin

omg 260k where do they get off

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253074)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:24 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t pay lockstep and was making 260k when I made partner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253521)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:28 PM
Author: stimulating clear whorehouse gaming laptop

p depressing news going into the weekend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253537)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:15 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

Eat my dick nigger lover

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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: stimulating clear whorehouse gaming laptop

your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire du jour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36254215)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

Explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36254517)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: September 4th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: June 16th, 2018 12:01 AM
Author: Out-of-control misanthropic sanctuary faggot firefighter



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:28 PM
Author: Pearl brethren

yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put in some time and then afterwards you basically write your own ticket

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36253827)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:46 PM
Author: Purple shrine rigpig

To be fair,

*Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#36254339)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:22 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:21 PM
Author: Irate cumskin step-uncle's house



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: zippy telephone



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Date: October 14th, 2021 1:53 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:36 PM
Author: beady-eyed dragon jew

I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933507)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:37 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle citrine casino

holy shit

out the firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933521)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:15 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

or at least give us vault range. that is really low.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933783)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:22 PM
Author: razzmatazz orchid jap state

Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933832)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression at firms that don't pay lockstep (like mine). I think when i made partner biglaw was at 180 or 190 for first years. i was making 260 when i was put up. my firm always matches the market salary for first years but does nothing for anyone year 2 and beyond.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933852)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:27 PM
Author: razzmatazz orchid jap state

That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cravath scale but it’s been a while since I’ve seen the list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933882)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:02 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water

i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41949761)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: mint kitty

They systematically overpay top performers though. If you're a 6th year doing 2400+ hours and unhappy with your pay and you're good, you could walk across the street to any other firm that does lockstep. But now you make the same as their worst sixth year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41933851)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:39 PM
Author: Irate cumskin step-uncle's house



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:10 PM
Author: beady-eyed dragon jew

No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an associate of the same year at a lockstep firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41935758)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:57 PM
Author: mint kitty

Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they can go to another firm tomorrow and get more money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41935989)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:00 PM
Author: maniacal provocative rigor lettuce

Better partnership odds

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41935999)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:04 PM
Author: mint kitty

That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner classes, but it's a longer track too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41936016)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:10 PM
Author: maniacal provocative rigor lettuce

Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except for places where no one makes partner (Cravath, S&C, etc.).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41936043)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:15 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle citrine casino

(Stevie Brogan)

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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:22 PM
Author: Vermilion Dashing Roommate

lol no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41935828)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:12 PM
Author: spectacular church building mad-dog skullcap

how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Cleveland? the Shaker Heights trolling has got me curious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#41949811)



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Date: June 29th, 2021 8:18 AM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:07 PM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:15 PM
Author: nighttime wrinkle



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Erotic French Chef

that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2/#43231452)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:43 AM
Author: Pale talking spot boiling water



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