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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).

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Law School Applicants

Expired LSAT Score (1) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Tax LLM from GULC/NYU/UF (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
GRE/Dual-Degree Applicant - Should I Retake? (2) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Considering Law as Second Career (20) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Loyola Law School vs. Pepperdine (8) - in: Choosing a Law School
Patent Bar Review Course (1) - in: Discussion of Practice Areas
Patent litigator turned stock market investor taking questions (17) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate
Character and Fitness Disclosure Question (1) - in: Ask a Law Student
Accidentally double deposited (2) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Did I make the wrong decision (NU vs Columbia) (14) - in: Choosing a Law School
UCLA late drops- will it be counted as an F for LSAC GPA? (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Northwestern 120k vs Georgetown 150k (5) - in: Choosing a Law School
3.6, 173, KJD at T14 (6) - in: What are my chances?
International/AA/168/2 years Work Exp for t14 (2) - in: What are my chances?
What are the chances did full ride? Is it worth debt for a T-14? (3) - in: Financial Aid
How much will medians at T14 raise after this year? (5) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
NYU Law at Sticker Price (23) - in: Financial Aid
US or UK Undergrad degree better for Law School Admissions? (7) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Experiences helpful for Biglaw for public interest-leaning student (5) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate
A Few Questions Regarding Future Law School Path (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
NYU (~$104k COA) vs. Michigan ($70k COA) (23) - in: Choosing a Law School

Law Students

Biden Judicial Nominees Predictions (49) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Let's Talk 8th Circuit! (108) - in: Judicial Clerkships
AUSA/USAO hiring (656) - in: Public Interest & Government
Fall 2021 Post-Clerkship Hiring (343) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Military Law (9484) - in: Public Interest & Government
T1 with Big Law vs. Georgetown Transfer (6) - in: Transfers
2022-2023 Clerkship Application Thread (56) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Worth it to transfer from CCN to H? (academia) (1) - in: Transfers
Can I clerk many years (6-9) after grad? (10) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Clerkship Interviews During SA (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
SA Offer and Multiple Clerkships (5) - in: Judicial Clerkships
SCOTUS clerk taking questions about federal clerkships (443) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Clerkship Offer Before SA (10) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Did anyone apply to the Executive Office of Immigration Review job posting that closed April 16? (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
Immigration Staff Attorney Positions (5) - in: Public Interest & Government
GULC Transfers 2021 (17) - in: Transfers
OSCAR Application Gone (1) - in: Judicial Clerkships
NYU Latin Honors (16) - in: Forum for Law School Students
Let's talk 11th Circuit! (331) - in: Judicial Clerkships
2023-2024 Clerkship Application Thread (28) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Best and Worst Courthouse (buildings) (28) - in: Judicial Clerkships

Graduates

WFH Bay Area Big Law Firms? (7) - in: Legal Employment
First years - anyone else miserable? (18) - in: Legal Employment
Think Ropes & Gray earned its own thread (3 day work week) (44) - in: Legal Employment
Desmarais / Reichman Jorgensen Bonuses (12) - in: Legal Employment
Need Help Deciding Between Offers (7) - in: Legal Employment
[Deleted] (4) - in: Legal Employment
How Early Can You Transfer Offices? (2) - in: Legal Employment
Midlevel Lit Associate to Inhouse - How hard is it? (1) - in: Legal Employment
Does CA licensed attorney need a TX bar # to be an in-house counsel? (1) - in: In-House
Personal Finance 101 for Young Lawyers (736) - in: Legal Employment
Sovereigns Practice (1) - in: Legal Employment
Time to accept lateral offer (7) - in: Legal Employment
In house funds - mega fund or smaller fund? (4) - in: Legal Employment
[Deleted] (1) - in: Big Law/Private Practice Jobs
[Deleted] (1) - in: Bar Exam Prep and Discussion Forum
My T14 class of 2020's unemployment rate is 5x higher than it was for the class of 2019 (26) - in: Legal Employment
STB Houston on the rise? (14) - in: Legal Employment
When to panic? (12) - in: Legal Employment
How to find out pay scale at firms that only publish their first-year compensation? (7) - in: Legal Employment
Let's talk in-house salaries (176) - in: Legal Employment
The Vale of Tears (3L Job Hunting) (No advice for 0/1/2Ls) (11726) - in: Legal Employment

Daily Legal Career Advice

Why You Should Never Miss a Company Holiday Party or Invitation to Your Boss’s Home

May 12, 2021

In this article Harrison discusses why emotional connections are so important in the workplace. In virtually every company, there are people who are not needed at all but are kept in the jobs due to some emotional connection. In every industry when layoffs occur, generally the ...

Article of the week

How to Get a Job with a Major Law Firm if You Did Not Go to a Top Law School or Are Not Working at a Top Law Firm

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

Summary: Many attorneys believe that the quality of their law school, or law firm, will determine the course of their legal career.

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