r/BigLawRecruiting is a subreddit with 12k members. The community frequently discusses recruiting, applications, biglaw, networking, and grades, and the most common flair used is guides, general questions, applications, networking, and megathread.
For any law student or person considering, in the process of, or curious about attorney big law recruiting, primarily in the US (but also UK and Canada!). Ask questions, seek advice, post firm updates, post guides, or anything else related to the big law recruiting process!
Check out the discord for more community! https://www.reddit.com/r/BigLawRecruiting/comments/1kh074k/the_rbiglawrecruiting_discord_is_now_live/
Disclaimer: This is not a forum for legal advice.
Popular Topics in r/BigLawRecruiting
#1
Recruiting
55 posts
#2
Applications
53 posts
#3
Biglaw
45 posts
#4
Networking
31 posts
#5
Grades
31 posts
#6
1l
29 posts
#7
Interviews
27 posts
#8
1l
21 posts
#9
Firms
19 posts
#10
Summer
17 posts
Flair Used in r/BigLawRecruiting
#1
Guides
: "A list of popular legal jobs for the 1L's going to law school but who don't know what they want to do (Updated for 2026)"
20 posts
#2
General Questions
: "Offer revocations?"
15 posts
#3
Applications
: "...and that's all!"
9 posts
#4
Networking
: "Feeling ostracized by the rest of the summers"
3 posts
#5
Megathread
: "Megathread of firms that have/will REOPEN applications for 2L's in summer 2027"
3 posts
#6
Firm
: "Davis Polk ups the game again with AirPods Max…"
2 posts
#7
Insider Info
: "🗞️ Insider Info: Kirkland & Ellis Rumored to Rescinding Summer Offers Over Small GPA Drops"
2 posts
#8
Memes
: "happy friday"
1 post
#9
Misc.
: "This milestone feels like it deserves cake right? Everyone should buy themselves cake! I will call it "the day of 10,000 cakes"! (But seriously, shout out to this amazing and kind community. You make this process a little more bearable for all the students of the future <3)"
1 post
#10
Pre-OCI
: "Big Law Recruiting Push Negatively Affects Students, Survey Says"
1 post
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Last updated: June 14, 2026