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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

I Desperately Want to Transfer (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Super splitter: 177 / 3.16, URM, nKJD, chances T14? (1) - in: What are my chances?
3.1 167 AA male, chance me (1) - in: Under Represented Law Student Forum
3.59/173 non-URM chances (2) - in: What are my chances?
Should I only prepare for one section to get last 2 points? (2) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
3.3/171/nURM money at T20 (2) - in: What are my chances?
AA Male 3.79/173 (1) - in: Under Represented Law Student Forum
3.67 172 AA Female (2) - in: Under Represented Law Student Forum
Tutor for hire (7) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Inexpensive LSAT tutoring from a 176 scorer (3) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
LSAT Score from 4.5 years ago (2) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Undergrad vs. Grad School GPA (3) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
PLEASE Critique My Personal Statement! (2) - in: Law School Personal Statements
LSAC Announces October LSAT-Flex Testing Time Sign-up Begins on 9/22 (1) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Significant Difficulty w/ Logic Games (5) - in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Serving in Army Reserves during law school?? Impact on admissions? (1) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
How would being a self-employed college admissions consultant look like as a "job' for law school admissions? (5) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Tutor--for practice tests review (4) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
3.9, 178, nonURM, chances for scholarships? (3) - in: What are my chances?
Diversity Statement for Yale Law (2) - in: Law School Admissions Forum
Bombed my freshman year do I still have a chance? (2) - in: Law School Admissions Forum

Law Students

Let's Talk 3rd Circuit! (263) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Typo in Cover Letter (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
Best and worst judges to clerk for (685) - in: Judicial Clerkships
2021-2022 Clerkship Application Thread (1269) - in: Judicial Clerkships
AUSA/USAO hiring (569) - in: Public Interest & Government
Clerkship Bonus Question (5) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Public Defender Applications - 2021 (4) - in: Public Interest & Government
J. Bumatay (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
How to address letter of rec? (3) - in: Judicial Clerkships
State Department OLA Internship/Interview (3) - in: Public Interest & Government
Honors Attorney Program 2020-2021 (non-DOJ) (8) - in: Public Interest & Government
Military Law (9221) - in: Public Interest & Government
Let's talk 6th Circuit! (223) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Keep striking out—defeated (36) - in: Judicial Clerkships
District Attorney's Offices 2021 (3) - in: Public Interest & Government
Mr. Carter's Guide to Top 10% Grades at a T14 (24) - in: Forum for Law School Students
HYS Transfer w/ no LR (14) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Help with Air Force JAG Application (1) - in: Public Interest & Government
AUSA at Major USAO - AMA (40) - in: Public Interest & Government
Is a COA clerkship not worth it? (16) - in: Judicial Clerkships
Partner v. Senior Managing Associate Letter of Recommendation; Writing Sample (7) - in: Judicial Clerkships

Graduates

Going from AG's Office to BigLaw (3) - in: Legal Employment
NJ Firms (3) - in: Legal Employment
Fall bonuses (94) - in: Legal Employment
DC Market? (1) - in: Legal Employment
2021 3L OCI (15) - in: Legal Employment
Personal Finance 101 for Young Lawyers (638) - in: Legal Employment
You too could have shit grades, go to a T3, and still end up in the DOJ eventually (39) - in: Legal Employment
2020 Bonuses (113) - in: Legal Employment
State of the Dallas Market 2020 (49) - in: Legal Employment
Kirkland "Mid-Year Review" Process (35) - in: Legal Employment
Pre-OCI 2020 (56) - in: Legal Employment
Big 4 M&A Job Philadelphia (1) - in: Big Law/Private Practice Jobs
DPW no longer lockstep (12) - in: Legal Employment
Schools that punch above their weight for biglaw, but only for top students (17) - in: Legal Employment
BigLaw Counsel Salary and Bonus (14) - in: Legal Employment
SV lawyers: what is Reichman Jorgensen's reputation? (5) - in: Legal Employment
Applying to different practice areas (lateral) (1) - in: Legal Employment
L&E at these firms? (12) - in: Legal Employment
NY 1st Department Admissions (43) - in: Bar Exam Prep and Discussion Forum
Would contacting your "predecessor" in a small market be considered as inappropraite? (6) - in: Legal Employment
How long should I plan on NYC being WFH? (12) - in: Legal Employment

Daily Legal Career Advice

Do Not Trust Appearances: My Visit to Deep Springs College

Sep 19, 2020

You should neither trust outward appearances, nor let them intimidate you. There is always a discord between the appearance that a person or organization projects, and their actual nature. For this reason, always be careful about the people and organizations in whom you place ...

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The Top 15 Marketing and Sales Tricks Law Firms Use to Get You to Work There

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

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.

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