About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with a mysterious package. As he approached the entrance, he noticed an old man sitting on the steps, humming softly and doodling something in the dirt. Curious, the driver asked what he was drawing. The old man replied, ‘Just some legal diagrams for my imaginary case against gravity.’ Turned out he was just a regular student waiting for his friend. The package? A box of donuts!’
2. In the quiet hallway outside University of Michigan’s Student Legal Services office, someone left behind an unusual item one day. A regular noticed it in the recycling bin—an old, dusty envelope, addressed to no one in particular. Curious, they opened it and found a handwritten note: 'Dear Future Self, please don’t forget to return my textbook.' Inside was a dog-eared copy of Contract Law with a sticky-note that read: “Finals are next week!” The regular laughed and thought, ‘Well, looks like someone forgot to recycle their stress.’
3. Late one night, a janitor cleaning the hallways heard an odd humming sound coming from inside the Student Legal Services office. Curious but cautious, he peered through the window and saw nothing unusual—just the usual stacks of papers and empty coffee cups. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a voice whispered, ‘Can I help you with something?’ The janitor jumped back, heart pounding. Turning around, he saw only an old poster for free legal advice sessions. Relieved, he muttered, ‘Just checking if anyone needed extra help tonight.’
4. One afternoon, a young child playing near the entrance of University of Michigan's Student Legal Services noticed something strange—a small door in the wall that seemed to open and close on its own. Curious, she opened it gently, and out popped an old hat with a quirky smiley face drawn on it. Turned out, one of the lawyers had left it there as a joke for students finding stress relief. Since then, whenever someone sees the hat move, they just wave and say ‘Hi, Mr. Hat!’