r/legal
386k members
r/legal is a subreddit with 386k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, lawyer, legal, hard times, and worst.
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Popular Themes in r/legal
#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice needed on legalities of a medical decision made by doctors"
10 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I don’t deserve this... and I have tried doing everything right with no help..."
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Are there any lawyers that can help me file discrimination and civil rights lawsuit on the state of Nevada."
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/legal
#1
Struggling
9 posts
#2
Lawyer
8 posts
#3
Legal
6 posts
#4
Hard Times
5 posts
#5
Worst
4 posts
#6
Legal Advice
3 posts
#7
Small Claims Court
3 posts
#8
Looking For A Lawyer
3 posts
#9
Divorce
2 posts
#10
Contracts
2 posts
Flair Used in r/legal
#1
Advice needed
: "Groomer gave my dog to the wrong customer and now says they can't tell me who has him"
67 posts
#2
Question about law
: "Cedar Rapids Police falsified reports, sexually assaulted me during an illegal search, and hid exculpatory evidence. I have the body cam. I'm fighting back."
16 posts
#3
Other
: "Cannot stand clients’ AI summaries"
10 posts
#4
Legal news
: "Tech giants hit with antitrust lawsuit over AI slowdown"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/legal
Yearly
+98k members(34.1%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026