- Conceptually, most law firms are very similar places to work.
- You are expected to sit down at a desk, bill hours, not get in trouble (or make trouble), and complain as little as possible.
- There is nothing more important for law firms than appealing to the right sorts of attorneys to get them to go to work there.
- Here are the marketing and branding messages law firms use to get people to work there.
Welcome to a free & valuable resource to assist law school applicants, students, & graduates.
The defining feature of this site is the TLS forums which historically has been focused primarily on law school applicants with discussion forums such as the law school admissions forum, the LSAT prep forum, the personal statement forum, and the choosing a law school forum. However, over the years the forums for law school students and graduates have become quite popular as well especially the bar prep forum, the legal employment forum, and the forum for law school students. A couple of other noteworthy forums are the law school graduates only forum (verification of graduate status required) and the TLS lounge (registration required).
Law School Applicants
- 175/Superior. nURM, nKJD. Chance me for HLS/CLS. (9) - in: What are my chances?
- Harvard Student(s) Answering Your Questions (8843) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate
- Wisconsin v Notre Dame (11) - in: Choosing a Law School
- What are my chances? LSAT 161, GPA 3.57 -International (13) - in: Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists
- Vanderbilt $$ vs Fordham $$ for NYC BL (11) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Which schools are best for criminal defense? (3) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- CA Biglaw with no ties? (3) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- WUSTL ($$$) vs Wayne State ($) (6) - in: Choosing a Law School
- Overenrollment and the T3 (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Trans lawyers? (7) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate
- 172ish/3.95GPA; scholarships? (7) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Notre Dame (NDLS) vs GW (18) - in: Choosing a Law School
- GULC evening program ($$$$) vs. Harvard ($$) (9) - in: Choosing a Law School
- Would I be stupid to choose Berkeley full tuition over the Ruby? (22) - in: Choosing a Law School
- CHANCE A URM 180 AA MALE / 3.0 GPA HYS (8) - in: What are my chances?
- Has anyone done the JD/MA route and could offer some advice? (3) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate
- Vanderbilt Law School (4) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate
- W&L ($$$) vs IU Maurer ($$$$) (4) - in: Choosing a Law School
- Applications on Hold since October 2021 (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Evidence Law (3) - in: Discussion of Practice Areas
- NYU ($$) vs. Michigan ($) — No Brainer? (9) - in: Choosing a Law School
Law Students
- Feeder Judge Ratings OT 2016 - 2020 (and a bit beyond) (225) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- DOJ Honors Program 2021-2022 (415) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Srinivasan Clerkship? (105) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Judge List Advice - In Lieu of Changed Grade Profile (22) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- 2023-2024 Clerkship Application Thread (212) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Clerks Taking Questions (3616) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Which V30 firms are GPA conscious? Which dip (way) below median? (2) - in: OCI
- Origins of the term 1L (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- Best and worst judges to clerk for (1136) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's Talk 4th Circuit! (151) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's talk DDC (8) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- What precisely would judges like to hear from recommenders about applicants? (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Fed Clerkship pay calculation (7) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Fed Clerkship pay post JAG (1) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- DOJ Job After JAG (9) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Bristow Fellowship Eligibility (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- AUSA/USAO hiring (758) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Let's Talk 10th Circuit! (231) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Post-Clerkship Comp Thread (2nd Yr Bonus, Class Credit, etc) (116) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Hiring criteria change after elevation? (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Applying via both mail and OSCAR (5) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's talk 6th Circuit! (315) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Is there a delay between when an application is delivered to a federal courthouse and when chambers receives it? (5) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's Talk 9th Circuit! (411) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Graduates
- Clunky technology in biglaw? (12) - in: Legal Employment
- Financial regulatory vs investigations / litigation (11) - in: Legal Employment
- Summer Classes of 2022 Edition (286) - in: Legal Employment
- Med Mal Defense vs Plaintiff? (9) - in: Legal Employment
- Up for partner and I need to fake interest/ability to do business development (9) - in: Legal Employment
- Avoiding RTO (279) - in: Legal Employment
- ADHD Lawyers - Share Your Tips (88) - in: Legal Employment
- IP Transactions at a v10 or General Corporate at v50? (21) - in: Legal Employment
- Bringing dog to my V10 firm’s office (65) - in: Legal Employment
- In-House Privacy Counsel in Tech, AMA (46) - in: Legal Employment
- 2022 Summer Associate Thread (direct all your SA Qs here) (40) - in: Legal Employment
- Firm Retreats (29) - in: Legal Employment
- The Vale of Tears (3L Job Hunting) (No advice for 0/1/2Ls) (11975) - in: Legal Employment
- Billing in non-home, non-office setting? (5) - in: Legal Employment
- MoFo's ECVC (SF) (8) - in: Legal Employment
- Big Law Privacy? (3) - in: Legal Employment
- Nashville Salary Scale + Bonus (93) - in: Legal Employment
- Has anyone seen this type of business model within small firm/solo practice (4) - in: Legal Employment
- Kirkland Miami (32) - in: Legal Employment
- Claw back caregiver leave? (8) - in: Legal Employment
- Firms with the most normal or weird people? Another firm culture thread (101) - in: Legal Employment
- Is Cravath good? (115) - in: Legal Employment
- Will you hit your firm’s bonus threshold in ‘22? (18) - in: Legal Employment
- Lateral Signing Bonus (13) - in: Legal Employment
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