Communities related to r/law, with what each one is for and how it differs. Member figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory.
r/law (about 2.3M members, directory rank #494) discusses developments in the law and the legal profession and bans requests for legal advice. Laypeople with a personal legal question belong on the advice room.
See also legaladvice vs law on SubMouse. Unrelated directory names are omitted.
Stay on law for legal-profession and case-development discussion. Use legaladvice for simple personal legal questions (not a substitute for a lawyer).
r/law — Law: Covering current developments in law
A place to discuss developments in the law and the legal profession.
Legal Advice ~ A place to get simple legal advice*
When to choose it: A simple personal legal question, not profession meta.
Why it is here: Paired on legaladvice vs law; listed as related. Public description: a place to ask simple legal questions (about 3.6M members, rank #275).
How it differs from r/law: Lay advice requests versus professional law discussion.
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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-09 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-11-02. Directory rank is listing order. Guide updated 2026-11-07.