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.
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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DaKingaDaNorthApr 23, 2026
+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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canissilvestrisApr 23, 2026
+7
The only accurate comparison is that they do in fact wear suits
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RedditLodgickApr 23, 2026
+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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KejekiApr 23, 2026
+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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InsertFloppy11Apr 23, 2026
+3
Tldr: its far
Check out legal eagel on youtube. He reacts ro a couple of suits episodes.
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kbangeApr 23, 2026
+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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b1gmouthApr 23, 2026
+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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monchotaApr 24, 2026
+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_ketchup777Apr 23, 2026
-13
Suits is essentially a documentary about corporate law firm life in America.
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