Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Host of Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected].

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Recent Episodes
November 5, 2025

A Riot By Any Other Name…

DOJ punishing lawyers, the future of the billable hour, and dark times for public interest work.

October 29, 2025

Dispatches From The Collapse Of The Rule Of Law

And a Biglaw firm seeks help while an in-house attorney blows up her career.

October 22, 2025

No, Your Honor, I Didn’t Call You That, I Was Talking About, Um, Bundt Cake

Also frivolous lawsuits and the insidiousness of dishonest analysis.

October 15, 2025

On Campus Hiring Is Broken, And This Isn’t Helping

Just in time for the AI slop to take over.

October 8, 2025

Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Bar Exam?

One can only hope.

October 1, 2025

All The Cool Kids Are Passing The Bar, All The Cooley Kids… Not As Much

Biglaw capitulators face new challenge and James Comey gets indicted.

September 24, 2025

Nothin’ Says Lovin’ Like A Benchslap

Law firm fires lawyer over Kirk comments and law school announces new scholarships.

September 17, 2025

A Tale Of Two Supreme Court Book Tours

Compare and contrast as ACB and Sotomayor ride (media) circuit.

September 10, 2025

The Fundamental Dishonesty Of The Supreme Court

Law school is more expensive than it used to be... but barely more expensive!

September 3, 2025

DOJ Has Egg On Its Face

The Department of Justice is having a rough time getting those trumped up charges (pun intended) from the fed’s takeover of D.C. to stick. Plus lawyer getting slammed for trying to use...

August 27, 2025

2400 Reasons To Brush Up That Resume

We know where some of those pro bono payola hours are going.

August 20, 2025

The Sandwich Is Mightier Than The Sword

Law firms get some worrying numbers from last quarter.

August 13, 2025

Missing: Biglaw’s Summer Bonus Matches

Milbank delighted with special summer bonuses, ranging from $6-25 thousand, for associates. And that’s great for them! But where are all the matches? We have a theory on when associates at other...

August 6, 2025

The Bar Exam Death Drive Becomes Dangerously Literal

And Coldplay and pierogis.

July 30, 2025

Lawyers Getting Really High On AI Hallucinations

Get it together, people!

July 16, 2025

Who Knew Biting Other Lawyers Was Frowned Upon?

Lots to chew on this week.

July 9, 2025

The Hallucinations Are Winning

Law firm mergers and John Roberts brags for the crowd.

July 2, 2025

Supreme Court A Hot Mess

The Term ended with a whole lot of nonsense.

June 25, 2025

You Catch More Judges With ‘Honey’ Than With Vinegar

And the Supreme Court has a wild one.

June 18, 2025

The Jerkstore Called, They’re Not Running Out Of Lawyers

Also, the role of bar associations in 2025.

June 11, 2025

So Long And Thanks For All The Bonuses

Caving law firms experience exodus.

June 4, 2025

Sex Asteroids, Sleazebags, And Meme Police

Quite the combination of words.

May 28, 2025

Supreme Court Just Making It Up As It Goes Along

From the administrative state to voting rights, they're just sort of winging it trying to reverse engineer results.

May 21, 2025

Are Those Seashells In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Threatening An Assassination?

Seashellgate meets Surrendergate.

May 14, 2025

Bold Strategy Biglaw, Let’s See If It Pays Off

What if we just act like nothing happened?

May 7, 2025

Biglaw Firms Fighting Trump Keep Winning, Capitulators Keep Losing

It was a bad week to compromise your values.

April 30, 2025

Even Judges Aren’t Safe In Trump’s America

The arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is straight outta dystopian fiction. But at least retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer still has faith in the system, which makes one of us. Speaking...

April 23, 2025

Biglaw Brings In Big Bucks

And the world continues to melt.

April 16, 2025

Law School Ranking Chaos And Biglaw Trump Deals Turn Sour

And the Supreme Court edges toward a full blown crisis.

April 9, 2025

Biglaw Surrender Fallout Continues

And now we have a tracker for that!

April 2, 2025

Fight Or Flight… The Biglaw Conundrum

A great divide is developing.

March 26, 2025

Paul Weiss Waves The White Flag

Courage seems to be in short supply in Biglaw.

March 19, 2025

Biglaw Struggling To Deal With Trump Chaos

There's no escaping the administration's influence on the legal landscape.

March 12, 2025

John Roberts Realizes He Made A Huge Mistake

ACB isn't having it.

March 5, 2025

Diddy Lawyer Decides He Gotta Move On

And the new USNWR rankings are dealing with some crazy data.

February 26, 2025

Who Needs Caselaw Anyway?

The new federal deficit is the government's research deficit.

February 19, 2025

Someone Needs To Come Get These Junior Associates

'Nah, you do that' is not a response that keeps lawyers employed.

February 12, 2025

Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare

And Biglaw begins adjusting to Trump era.

February 5, 2025

400th Episode Spectacular

Getting the band back together.

January 29, 2025

First Thing We Do, Let’s Fire All The Lawyers

Government lawyer purge creates chaos

January 22, 2025

Tom Goldstein Should’ve Stuck With High Stakes Go Fish

You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em.

January 15, 2025

Back To The Office Blues

Attorneys yearn for the commute.

January 8, 2025

Judges Decide Clarence Thomas Was Just Confused When He Didn’t Report All That Money

Statutes are hard.

December 26, 2024

Ho, Ho, Ho-Cast

A very jolly podcast.

December 18, 2024

Lawyers Who Do Lunch

Bringing new meaning to the court's order.

December 11, 2024

Replacing Judges With AI And Other Stupid Ideas

Elon's got some thoughts on the judicial system.

December 4, 2024

Law School Thought Pregnant Women Not Like Us

Get it? Combining two of the stories into one relevant title?

November 27, 2024

Law Firm Confidentiality Can’t Be Left To The Honor System

'Hey, please don't open this' is not a policy.

November 20, 2024

Judge Throws Temper Tantrum

Also... Matt Gaetz as Attorney General is something we have to contemplate?

November 13, 2024

Biglaw Bonus Season Arrives!

The race is on.