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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
- Law School Debt: How Much Is Too Much? (1) - in: Financial Aid
- Featured Tool: Law School ROI Calculator + Scholarship Finder (1) - in: Financial Aid
- Outside the T14? How to Build a Strong Career Anyway (1) - in: What are my chances?
- Splitters, Nontraditional and Career-Changer Applicants (1) - in: What are my chances?
- Featured Tool: Law School ROI Calculator + How Admissions Decides (1) - in: What are my chances?
- Cost of Attendance and Debt: Run the Numbers Before You Commit (1) - in: Choosing a Law School
- Employment Outcomes: BigLaw, Clerkships and Honors by School (1) - in: Choosing a Law School
- Featured Tool: Law School ROI Calculator + School Comparison Data (1) - in: Choosing a Law School
- School Profiles for Admitted Students Weekends (1) - in: Law School Visits
- Got In? Research Your Schools with BCG Law School Guides (1) - in: Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists
- LL.M. to U.S. Bar Admission: State-by-State Rules (1) - in: Non-US Law Schools Forum
- Law Review, Moot Court, Class Rank and Honors (1) - in: Financial Aid
- After the LSAT: What Employers Actually Look At (1) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
- Beyond the LSAT: JD-Next, the GRE and the ABA's Testing Changes (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Tell Your Story: From Personal Statement to Interview Answer (1) - in: Law School Personal Statements
- What did you do in your first 90 days that made a new role go better? (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- What Matters Most When Choosing a Law Firm? (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Retakers: What helped you decide whether another LSAT attempt was worth it? (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Nontraditional Applicants: Career Changers, Engineers and Late Bloomers (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- Featured Tool: Law School ROI Calculator + TLS Admissions Resource Center (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
- LSAT Changes: Logic Games, Cancellations and Test-Optional Admissions (1) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Law Students
- Best conservative judges to clerk for? (230) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's talk 5th Circuit! (416) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's Talk 9th Circuit! (833) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- What made a clerkship recommender especially effective? (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- What makes a government honors application feel genuinely well prepared? (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Former clerks: what surprised you about post-clerkship recruiting? (1) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Let's Talk 7th Circuit! (213) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Clerks Taking Questions — Fall 2026 applicant check-in (1) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- What fall habit paid off most by exam time? (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- 1Ls: what is your most useful way to turn reading into exam preparation? (2) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- FDIC Honors Program (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- How did you find a useful mentor outside formal career services? (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- What did you learn from your first public-interest or government interview? (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Lawyers who moved from a firm to government: what made you credible for the role? (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- How did you decide whether to apply broadly or target particular judges? (1) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Featured Tool: Law School ROI Calculator + 1L Exam & Study Guides (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- AUSA/USAO hiring — advice for future applicants (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- 1L Summer, OCI and BigLaw Offers (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- JAG and Military Legal Careers (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- The New York Law Exam - studying tips (4) - in: Forum for Law School Students
- SCOTUS Clerkship Movement? (230) - in: Judicial Clerkships
- Bristow 2026 (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Bristow 2026 (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
- Does a SA at Susman Move the Needle for Clerkships (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Graduates
- What did your best mentor do differently — and how did you find them? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- The Vale of Tears — practical job-search actions that helped (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Lawyers who moved in-house: what made the move viable when it did? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- What did you ask in an interview that genuinely changed your view of a firm? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Big law associates — have you switched practice areas? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- What does lateral hiring look like in your practice area and city this fall? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- When a practice group slows down, what did your firm do well — or poorly? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Patent litigation options (19) - in: Legal Employment
- O'Melveny NY or WilmerHale NY for patent lit? (4) - in: Legal Employment
- What did your best mentor do differently — and how did you find them? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Lawyers who moved in-house: what made the move viable when it did? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Beyond compensation, what factor mattered most in your lateral decision? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- How did you know a bad stretch at a firm was temporary — or a reason to leave? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Newer associates: which skill most changed how partners trusted you? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- What did you ask in an interview that genuinely changed your view of a firm? (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Susman Summer Return Offers (2) - in: Legal Employment
- DOJ Honors (5) - in: Legal Employment
- Split between appellate and white collar? (2) - in: Legal Employment
- Featured Tool: Bar Mobility Guide (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Getting $100M in the bank via a big law career (19) - in: Legal Employment
- Hanging your own shingle right out of law school? (2) - in: Legal Employment
- Big law associates - have you switched practice areas? (27) - in: Legal Employment
- Help picking a firm (1) - in: Legal Employment
- Giving Notice - Practical Advice (2) - in: Legal Employment
