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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

Does pro bono work help boost resume before applying to law school> (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
NYU Law at Sticker Price (20) - in: Financial Aid
Harvard (some aid) v. UVA Dillard (31) - in: Choosing a Law School
Northwestern ($$$$) vs. Columbia ($$$) ? (11) - in: Choosing a Law School
GPA 16/20, LSAT 178, International, non-URM, F (7) - in: What are my chances?
BU $0 debt vs. Cornell $110k debt [NEVER BEEN THIS SPLIT MY ENTIRE LIFE] (23) - in: Choosing a Law School
Law School Application Mistakes (9) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Texas Schools - Veteran (3) - in: What are my chances?
UChicago (no aid) vs. WUSTL ($$$$) (6) - in: Choosing a Law School
How much will medians at T14 raise after this year? (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance? (5) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Surface Pro for LSAT FLEX (2) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Black Lawyers and Law Students (3) - in: Black Lawyers and Law Students
Law Schools for Engineers with 5+ years of experience (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
T-6 Chances: 179, 3.8 (4) - in: What are my chances?
UT Austin ($$$) v. BU ($$$) (8) - in: Choosing a Law School
Stanford vs. UVA ($$$) (11) - in: Choosing a Law School
Estate Planning: Pros & Cons (4) - in: Discussion of Practice Areas
What are my chances? LSAT 161, GPA 3.57 -International (11) - in: Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists
Has anyone gotten packages from UCLA, USC, or University of Washington Seattle (3) - in: Financial Aid
Do I take a year off? (13) - in: Ask a Law Student / Graduate

Law Students

Let's Talk 10th Circuit! (183) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Clerks Taking Questions (3374) - in: Judicial Clerkships
doesn't necessary mean least restrictive? (1) - in: Forum for Law School Students
Biden Judicial Nominees Predictions (17) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Updated 2020 Input Transfer Stats (7) - in: Transfers
Military Law (9443) - in: Public Interest & Government
OSCAR email notifications for outside recommenders (2) - in: Judicial Clerkships
What's it like to be approached by your clerkship office? (11) - in: Judicial Clerkships
AUSA at Major USAO - AMA (73) - in: Public Interest & Government
Transfer Chances (T30 --> T14) (5) - in: Transfers
Let's talk 6th Circuit! (250) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Let's talk 2nd Circuit! (218) - in: Judicial Clerkships
1L stressed out about job prospects at T30 (6) - in: Forum for Law School Students
Let's Talk 3rd Circuit! (275) - in: Judicial Clerkships
District Attorney's Offices 2021 (132) - in: Public Interest & Government
Judges who female or LGBT law clerks should avoid (239) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Finding the Balance of Humble and Confident for Interviews (4) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Fall 2021 Post-Clerkship Hiring (304) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Best and worst judges to clerk for (844) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Nevada Supreme Court (8) - in: Judicial Clerkships
YLS Transfer 2021 (c/o 2023) (3) - in: Transfers

Graduates

When does the new Vault ranking come out for this year? (1) - in: Legal Employment
2021 Special Bonuses (831) - in: Legal Employment
Prediction: When will NYC lawyers return to the office? (416) - in: Legal Employment
First year. No work. (9) - in: Legal Employment
Most difficult practice area? (57) - in: Legal Employment
Is there any mental health diagnoses that I'm REQUIRED (legally or by Bar regulation) to disclose? (10) - in: Legal Employment
Shoutout to Matt Levine (11) - in: Legal Employment
Admission by Motion--Illinois (1) - in: Bar Exam Prep and Discussion Forum
OCI Strike Out - What to do (4) - in: Legal Employment
Giving notice before getting bonus (6) - in: Legal Employment
Well-known lawyers - who lives up to the hype? (27) - in: Legal Employment
How is the market out there? (23) - in: Legal Employment
Bankruptcy Slow as Hell (28) - in: Legal Employment
How long to keep hope after interviews (7) - in: Lateral Moves
The Vale of Tears (3L Job Hunting) (No advice for 0/1/2Ls) (11709) - in: Legal Employment
Transactional tax lawyer-research & writing (11) - in: Legal Employment
Switching offices? (3) - in: Legal Employment
Weird Interview Format? Partners "screener" --> Partners + Associates "callback"? (4) - in: Legal Employment
Formal WFH policies (47) - in: Legal Employment
How can a Corporate Associate get Litigation pro bono work? (7) - in: Legal Employment
Any word on Iowa law firm salary increases? (40) - in: Legal Employment

Daily Legal Career Advice

Protect Your Reputation at All Costs

Apr 16, 2021

Protect your reputation at all costs, and do not let false rumors or information about you to stand uncorrected. You do not want people to spread negative information about you in the workplace; not only can such rumors impact your current job, but also your future employment ...

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How Law Firms Can Hire the Best Attorney: A Guide to Hiring Stars

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

Far too many legal-hiring organizations fail to hire stars because their hiring process actually prevents superstar candidates from ever getting in the door. By reviewing the following list of suggestions for organizing and streamlining your approach to hiring, you should be able to maximize your chances of hiring the star candidates who may have eluded your recruiting efforts in the past.

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