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A place for lawyers to talk about lawyer things with other lawyers. Firm culture, amusing anecdotes, and the legal world. Read our rules before participating. [LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ONLY | NO LEGAL ADVICE REQUEST | NO MARKETING] *Lawyers: please do not engage with rule-breakers

208k subscribers1,164 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)929 authors / mosince 2012

r/Lawyertalk has 208k members (+42% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,164 posts a month from 929 people. Top topics: New Lawyer Challenges, Legal Professionals and Law Practice Navigation.

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Size and growth

How r/Lawyertalk has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+42%in 12 months · +9.2% in 3 months · +1.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026207k
Growing207k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · −12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
QuieterPeaked at 1.6k in Jul 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Lawyertalk

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. New Lawyer Challenges5.8%
  2. Legal Professionals4.7%
  3. Law Practice Navigation4.0%
  4. Paralegal-Firm Issues2.1%
  5. BigLaw Navigation1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Justia
  2. CourtListener
  3. Substack
  4. Abovethelaw
  5. Bloomberg Law

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