r/Lawyertalk is a subreddit with 198k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses first year attorney, trial, lawyer, hate, and hitting associate, and they frequently recommend/review shoes, dress shoe, and sneakers.
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Popular Themes in r/Lawyertalk
#1
Advice Requests
: "Status Report: Two Years Out Of The Profession, And I’m Thriving!"
24 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Got fired. Happy Friday."
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Free Case Management Software"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Lawyers Financial Freedom"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "A new start at a new firm (4th year associate) — thoughts on how to get off on the right foot?"
1 post
#6
News
: "Lindsey Clancy trial"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Lawyertalk
#1
First Year Attorney
: "Help needed: First Year Attorney Blues"
5 posts
#2
Trial
: "CLANCY Trial Day 24 | Monday 8/31 - Deliberations Resume"
4 posts
#3
Lawyer
3 posts
#4
Hate
3 posts
#5
Hitting Associate
: "Is hitting on my associate unethical?"
3 posts
#6
Mental Health
: "First year immigration attorney under Trump. Young, neurotic, anxious, and exhausted out of my mind - but I had something amazing happen this week."
3 posts
#7
Solo Practitioner
: "Solo immigration practitioners — what actually helped you get clients?"
3 posts
#8
Job
2 posts
#9
Flat Fee
2 posts
#10
Ai
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/Lawyertalk
Shoes
16 reviews
#1
Allen Edmonds
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Florsheim
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Beckett Simonon
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Dress Shoe
16 reviews
#1
Allen Edmonds
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Florsheim
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Alden
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Sneakers
11 reviews
#1
Allbirds
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Skechers
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Ecco
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Lawyertalk
#1
HELP: Professional Development
: "Quit after a day at post bar job"
42 posts
#2
HELP: Lawyering (methods, practices & processes)
: "A former client by 8 months after we separated emailed me threatening that if I don’t return his retainer of $10,000 in five days he will report me the Illinois Attorney Regulatory and Disciplinary Commission."
33 posts
#3
SHARING: Frustrations (Advice Welcome) :snoo_angry:
: "Had a client use some racially charged language against me in a voicemail today…"
32 posts
#4
Memes, Jokes & Shitposts :snoo_trollface:
: "Apparently a lot of clerks don’t take it well when the judge says this about their work."
17 posts
#5
HELP: Office Relationships & Politics
: "Is hitting my associate unethical?"
9 posts
#6
SHARING: Stories :snoo_tableflip:
: "Just had a potential client get incensed at me declining his absurd case over email. He responded saying “if you are a man of integrity and honor, you will call me right now and we will fight this together. Otherwise, i guess I’ll just go and do it myself.”"
8 posts
#7
NEWS: Trial Megathread
: "CLANCY TRIAL Day 22 | Thurs. 8/27 - Closing Arguments Day"
8 posts
#8
NEWS: US Legal News
: "Marietta man wins $4.3M in fight against Morgan & Morgan — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
8 posts
#9
HELP: Math is hard (salary, payroll, bonus, compensation)
: "Still stuck at 100k after 3 years"
8 posts
#10
SHARING: Kindness & Support please (No Advice) :snoo_biblethump:
: "Got fired. Happy Friday."
7 posts
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Last updated: August 31, 2026