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r/legal rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/legal: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members
392.9K
Community age
Created Apr 2008, 18 years
To post
No minimum in the rules
To comment
No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion
Banned
Links
Not mentioned in the rules
Flair
Required on every post
Promo risk
HighFrom the rules, not from removal counts

Checked October 27, 2026 from the community's public Reddit pages:

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By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.

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Rule summary

  • Legal advice requests must include location: The law varies by country and state. The relevant location is required for posts requesting advice. Posts with "Location: Not Applicable" will be removed.
  • Follow Reddit ToS, remember the human: For more information follow this link [here](https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules)
  • Ad Hominem: Don't attack the person. Debate a position. Play nice, if you are resorting to only insults, you have already lost the argument.
  • No illegal advice: Don't suggest, imply, or joke that someone should solve a legal problem by committing a crime.
  • No soapboxing: Stick to facts, not beliefs. Even related to matters you feel strongly about, do not advocate for what should be in place of what is. Avoid misinformation, political argument, conspiracy theories, and misinformation. Where feasible and relevant, provide sources to support your statements. Trolling is discouraged.
  • No Advertising: No advertising or self promotion. Do not invite or offer dms
  • Keep discussion non-partisan: Law and politics are intertwined, however this is not the place to argue for or against a political party or elected official.
  • Title and flair your posts accurately: Titles shall accurately indicate the subject of a post. Clickbait titles are not allowed. Flair your post accurately.
  • Add to the discussion: Posts that say things like "upvoted" or "trump sucks" or "are you a lawyer" might be true, but they don't add anything to the discussion. Posts that have very little content may be removed at the discretion of moderators.

Works well

  • A clearly titled question about a legal process that states your country and state up front and uses accurate flair.
  • A factual explainer post about how a common legal procedure works in one jurisdiction, with sources where feasible.
  • A substantive comment answering someone's legal question with facts and a source, with no mention of your own work.
  • A neutral discussion post about a legal topic in the news, written without taking a political side.

Avoid

  • Posting any link, discount, or signup invitation for your product, because “No Advertising” removes it and repeated attempts can get you banned.
  • Asking anyone to message you or offering to continue a conversation in private messages, since “No Advertising” forbids inviting or offering dms.
  • Writing a post without a location when you are asking for advice, because “Legal advice requests must include location” gets those removed.
  • Using a clickbait or vague title, or skipping the required flair, because “Title and flair your posts accurately” covers both.
  • Advocating for what the law should be instead of what it is, since “No soapboxing” removes opinion and belief posts.
  • Arguing for or against a political party or elected official, which breaks “Keep discussion non-partisan” even when the topic is legal on its face.

What r/legal Is For

This is a community for discussing legal topics, and the description says so plainly. The people posting here are mostly people with legal questions and people who know enough to answer them, and the rules assume that mix. The description also carries a practical warning: Reddit automoderates posts by new accounts, so a question from a fresh account may never show up at all. The first rule asks anyone requesting advice to state their location, because the law varies by country and state. In short, this is a question and discussion room about the law, not a place to promote anything.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

The rule that decides everything for a marketer is “No Advertising”, which bans advertising and self promotion and also says do not invite or offer dms. “Legal advice requests must include location” removes any advice post without a location, and posts marked Location: Not Applicable are removed too. “Title and flair your posts accurately” bans clickbait titles and requires accurate flair on every post. “No soapboxing” requires facts over beliefs and asks for sources where feasible, and “Keep discussion non-partisan” keeps politics out of the room. “Add to the discussion” lets moderators remove low content posts, so a thin post does not survive. “Ad Hominem” and “No illegal advice” govern how you behave in the comments once you are there.

What To Post

For a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the honest answer is that direct promotion is off the table here, so your goal is to be useful without selling. A good post is a factual, clearly titled contribution with accurate flair, such as a plain explanation of how a legal process works in a specific country and state, with sources where you can provide them. If you ask a question, include your location, because the rules require it for advice requests. Keep everything non partisan and stick to what the law is, not what you think it should be. Write enough substance that the post adds to the discussion, since low content posts can be removed. And remember the description's warning about new accounts, so post from an established account or your question may not appear.

What To Avoid

Any promotion gets you removed, because “No Advertising” bans advertising and self promotion, and inviting or offering dms falls under the same rule. Advice posts without a location are removed under “Legal advice requests must include location”. Clickbait titles, wrong titles, and missing flair break “Title and flair your posts accurately”. Advocating for what the law should be instead of what it is breaks “No soapboxing”, and arguing for or against a political party or elected official breaks “Keep discussion non-partisan”. Insults break “Ad Hominem”, suggesting a crime as a solution breaks “No illegal advice”, and very short posts with little content can be removed under “Add to the discussion”. New accounts face automoderation per the description, so a fresh account may not get a post through at all.

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Common questions about r/legal

Can I post about my legal tech product if I frame it as a question?

No. Rule “No Advertising” bans advertising and self promotion outright, so a founder should not post about their own product here.

Can I offer to help people in DMs instead of posting a link?

No. The same rule says do not invite or offer dms, so asking people to message you is a removal even without a link.

Can I share what I learned running a legal services business?

Yes, if you share knowledge with no promotion attached, add a location when relevant, flair it, and keep it factual and non partisan.

Can I post from a brand new account?

Yes. The description says Reddit automoderates posts by new accounts, so build account age and activity first or your post may never appear.

Can I joke about workarounds that are technically illegal?

No. Rule “No illegal advice” says never suggest, imply, or joke that a crime is a way to solve a legal problem.

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