r/legal
327k members
r/legal is a subreddit with 327k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses legal, location, court, property, and lawsuit.
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Popular Themes in r/legal
#1
Advice Requests
: "Signed an NDA for a project that died in a week, now they want me to stay quiet for eternity. Location: California, US."
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I reported a coworker for falsifying safety logs. He got fired. Now I'm being sued personally for defamation."
18 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "My employer has been calling me an independent contractor for 2 years. I just got hit with a $6,000 tax bill. Is there anything I can do?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/legal
#1
Legal
: "I received this today. Is this even Legal?"
134 posts
#2
Location
: "Help Reddit lawyers!! The woman that caused my accident, is now attempting to sue me for over $300,000 (Location: TX)"
60 posts
#3
Court
: "Called into Court on subpoena of evidence against local child rapist, need advice."
18 posts
#4
Property
: "Does my future ex wife have claim to a joint rental Property in Pennsylvania ?"
16 posts
#5
Lawsuit
: "How do I go about filing a Lawsuit and what can I expect?"
15 posts
#6
Legal Advice
: "A local business used my viral video in their TV commercial and their lawyer is claiming fair use"
14 posts
#7
Employment
: "My boss is demanding i pay cash"
14 posts
#8
Eviction
: "Evicting sister-in-law legally ASAP"
10 posts
#9
Struggling
9 posts
#10
Landlord
: "Paid rent with money orders 3/4 went through, Landlord is threatening eviction"
8 posts
Flair Used in r/legal
#1
Advice needed
: "My university is revoking my $45,000 scholarship over a false "AI detector" match, refusing to look at my Google Docs edit history."
151 posts
#2
Question about law
: "Car seized by police b/c it has stolen motor"
29 posts
#3
Legal news
: "YouTube ‘First Amendment auditor’ gets probation in Mountain View pepper spray case"
15 posts
#4
Other
: "My daughter has been raped by her uncle and she's getting no justice."
5 posts
Member Growth in r/legal
Yearly
+58k members(21.6%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026