r/legaladvice

3.6M members
r/legaladvice is a subreddit with 3.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses lawyer, attorney, looking for a lawyer, neighbors, and insurance.
A place to ask simple legal questions.

Popular Themes in r/legaladvice

#1
Advice Requests
: "Location: Massachusetts. Mom taped an airtag underneath my car, is this legal?"
56 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "CA towing collection agency demanding $1.2k for a car sold 8 months prior—do I pay or fight this?"
6 posts

Popular Topics in r/legaladvice

#1

Lawyer

15 posts
#2

Attorney

10 posts
#3

Looking For A Lawyer

7 posts
#4

Neighbors

6 posts
#5

Insurance

: "Auto Insurance limbo"
6 posts
#6

Car

5 posts
#7

Tenant

5 posts
#8

Employment

: "Employee or Subcontractor?"
5 posts
#9

Accident

: "Traffic Accident Claim against me. Worried about excess liability."
4 posts
#10

Medical

3 posts

Flair Used in r/legaladvice

#1
Landlord Tenant Housing
: "Do I have a civil court case for a company keeping my deposit? Location: Florida"
18 posts
#2
Other Civil Matters
: "Location: Massachusetts. Mom taped an airtag underneath my car, is this legal?"
12 posts
#3
Employment Law
: "Employee or Subcontractor?"
12 posts
#4
Custody Divorce and Family
: "How to get away from husband safely"
10 posts
#5
Criminal Law
: "How to proceed with an investment fraud case after the demand letter deadline passes?"
8 posts
#6
Wills Trusts and Estates
: "Senior friend made me joint account owner with ROS, passed away, hesitant to do anything with the account due to one of his children"
7 posts
#7
Traffic and Parking
: "LPR with Class C Misdemeanor (Traffic)"
5 posts
#8
Small Claims Procedure
: "Small claims defendant refused summons"
4 posts
#9
Personal Injury
: "Assaulted in my girlfriend’s dorm"
4 posts
#10
Contracts
: "Appears Life Insurance Company made a massive error"
3 posts

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Yearly
+243k members(7.4%)

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Last updated: September 3, 2026