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For Sale Apr 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM

How close is Suits to IRL?

Posted by Competitive-Race6439


Hello, Indian recently-turned Suits fan. Just wanted to know how close it Suits to REAL American law practice! I mean not in terms of shenanigans they pull, or the specific laws and statutes they argue (the cast has already clarified that most of that stuff is made up, I saw the interviewers) but in general how the overall universe does the legal business, \\\*\\\*the way\\\*\\\* they argue the law in courtroom and in depositions, \\\*\\\*the way\\\*\\\* they think of the law, \\\*\\\*the way\\\*\\\* people in that universe (both lawyers and civilians) are more appalled by perjury than by murder, their offices (especially corporate law), their lifestyles, the difference in corporate, non-profit, and criminal lawyers, the difference in attitudes of judges and attorneys, etc. From an Indian POV , it's both fascinating and strange. But I'm curious as to how real is to American IRL experience of lawyers and judges in settings similar to the show's.

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Chataboutgames 2 days ago +20
Suits has absolutely no connection to reality outside of the fact that lawyers do, often, wear suits. It's complete nonsense.
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DaKingaDaNorth 2 days ago +19
Less than 0. Suits is a drama where like maybe 1 or 2 percent of what you actually do at a law firm is relevant to the plot and most of it is personal relationships.
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canissilvestris 2 days ago +7
The only accurate comparison is that they do in fact wear suits
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RedditLodgick 2 days ago +6
It's really far from actual legal practice, according to basically every legal professional. IRL, they'd all be disbarred by the end of the first season. It's a drama where the lawyers are basically superheroes. Here is a practicing lawyer reacting to *Suits*: https://youtu.be/spr5smxuO5E?si=b-yrZaH1KP3McKgf https://youtu.be/got4f00mbU4?si=0jADGHrn8PkChdgg
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Kejeki 2 days ago +2
Thank you for this! Suits is like a train wreck for me. I can't look away but it is just horrible (in the best possible way :P). It's so fun to see these reactions!
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InsertFloppy11 2 days ago +3
Tldr: its far Check out legal eagel on youtube. He reacts ro a couple of suits episodes.
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kbange 2 days ago +3
Hysterically inaccurate in terms of office politics, and everything. As a redheaded paralegal though, it was an incredibly common opener for men to ask me this same question on dating apps. So I guess some people believe it’s real enough.
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b1gmouth 2 days ago +2
Not even remotely accurate. If you want to see a surprisingly good approximation of what practice is like in a large corporate law firm, check out Better Call Saul, specifically the scenes involving Kim Wexler at Hamlin Hamlin & McGill.
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monchota 1 day ago +1
Not at all, want to be a lawyer and work for a prestigious firm? If you don't have a thw connections, you don't. Its that simple, that is how law works.
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i_hate_ketchup777 2 days ago -13
Suits is essentially a documentary about corporate law firm life in America.
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