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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-08-20</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001358831</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>LEGACY RESERVES LP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LGCY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001385049</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brown Dale A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1400</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MIDLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>79701</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Units representing limited partner interests</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-08-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3227</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>451420</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Units representing limited partner interests</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5685226</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these units in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported units for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 4,391,408 units held by Moriah Properties, Ltd. (&quot;Moriah Properties&quot;)and 13,756 units owned by Moriah Resources, Inc. (&quot;Moriah Resources&quot;). Moriah Properties and Moriah Resources are entities owned and controlled by Mr. Dale A. Brown and Mr. Cary D. Brown.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 519,400 units owned by DAB Resources, Ltd. (&quot;DAB Resources&quot;, an entity partially owned by Mr. Dale A. Brown.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Includes 760,662 units owned through Moriah Properties' (737,781 units) and DAB Resources' (22,881 units) interests in MBN Properties LP, which holds 2,642,438 units. Mr. Dale A. Brown beneficially owns all of the units held or beneficially owned by Moriah Properties and DAB Resources.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Director of Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, the general partner of Legacy Reserves LP</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven H. Pruett, as attorney-in-fact for Dale A. Brown</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-08-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
