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Biglaw lawyers on <reddit>.

123k subscribers980 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)732 authors / mosince 2011

r/biglaw has 123k members (+35% over the last 12 months). It gets about 980 posts a month from 732 people. Top topics: BigLaw Navigation, New Lawyer Challenges and Law Practice Navigation.

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Size and growth

How r/biglaw has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+35%in 12 months · +6.2% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026123k
Growing123k subscribers
Data since Sep 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+19%vs Sep 2025 · −1.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026980
BusierPeaked at 1.2k in Jan 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/biglaw

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. BigLaw Navigation10%
  2. New Lawyer Challenges4.1%
  3. Law Practice Navigation2.8%
  4. BigLaw Summer Navigate2.3%
  5. Job Search and Interviews1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Bloomberg Law
  2. Abovethelaw
  3. Law
  4. wsj
  5. Substack

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