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Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

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Thinking Like A Lawyer is a podcast featuring Above the Law’s Joe Patrice, Kathryn Rubino and Chris Williams. Each episode, the hosts will take a topic experienced and enjoyed by regular people, and shine it through the prism of a legal framework. This will either reveal an awesome rainbow of thought, or a disorienting kaleidoscope of issues. Either way, it should be fun.

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May 27, 2026

Judge Orders Law Firm To Write Lesson On How Not To Be Naughty Lawyers

And the Federal Circuit's Schoolhouse Rock moment is as damning as it is embarrassing.

May 20, 2026

Don’t Let The Client Write The Brief As A Treat

More on Biglaw's insider trading scandal and a rare feel good story.

May 13, 2026

Stealth Layoffs And Sam Alito On Tilt

Also a major insider trading case strikes Biglaw.

May 6, 2026

Are There Any Adults Left At The Department Of Justice?

Comey snaps sea shells by the sea shore.

Apr 29, 2026

Kash Patel’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

It was enough to drive a man to drink.

Apr 22, 2026

Law Firms Are Drowning In Cash. Trump’s PAC Is Drowning In Legal Bills.

And is Alito really going to retire?

Apr 15, 2026

Rankings Drama Hits Law Schools, Law Firms

And a crazy billing story.

Apr 8, 2026

Trump’s Awful No Good Day At The Supreme Court

And Pam Bondi earned a pink slip.

Mar 25, 2026

Afroman And Elon Had Very Different Trial Experiences

And the DOJ had an atrocious week.

Mar 18, 2026

AI Hallucinations And Judicial Derangements

And Legalweek talk.

Mar 4, 2026

John Roberts Suffers The Slings And Arrows Of Pure Rage Trump

And the bar examiners prove once again that they don't care about anyone but themselves.

Feb 25, 2026

Supreme Court Airs Dirty Laundry

Things get testy down at the courthouse.

Feb 18, 2026

AI Takes The Blame, Epstein Takes The Careers

And law students finally get some good news.

Feb 11, 2026

Epstein Fallout Rocks Legal As Admin Tries To Deflect From ICE

This is likely only the beginning of the reckoning.

Feb 4, 2026

Accountability In An Age Of Unaccountability

Between Epstein files and ethical breaches, a reckoning seems so close yet so far.

Jan 28, 2026

Trump’s Cook Case Looks Cooked

DOJ claims the power to unilaterally deport the Beatles.

Jan 21, 2026

Alienating Our Affections

Supreme Court hacking and the end of a Biglaw era.

Jan 14, 2026

Minnesota Becoming A Constitutional Law Issue-Spotter

And Judge Ho's auditioning for MAGA favor takes a disgusting turn.

Jan 7, 2026

2026 Prediction Time!

Welcome to another dumpster fire of a year.

Dec 31, 2025

A Look Back At The 2025 Dumpster Fire

Three trends dominated this year's coverage.

Dec 24, 2025

Closing Out The Year With Mergers And Attacks On The Rule Of Law

Ho ho ho...gan Lovells merging.

Dec 17, 2025

At Least The Robots In The Coming War Against Humans Will Understand War Crimes

Terminator doesn't seem so dystopian anymore!

Dec 10, 2025

This Is Why We Have Bar Exams

And the DOJ continues to be a hot mess.

Dec 3, 2025

A Bad Week For Trump’s Fake U.S. Attorneys

And a shorter summer associate program.

Nov 26, 2025

Bonus Season Begins In Earnest

Bonuses and botched prosecutions.

Nov 19, 2025

Maybe The Legal Industry Has Just Lost All Sense Of Shame

But seriously, what would be a good legal dominatrix name?

Nov 12, 2025

If The DOJ Fails Another Time, They Win A Free Sandwich

And Kirkland tries a little tenderness. FedSoc does not.

Nov 5, 2025

A Riot By Any Other Name…

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

Oct 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.

Oct 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.

Oct 15, 2025

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

Just in time for the AI slop to take over.

Oct 8, 2025

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

One can only hope.

Oct 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.

Sep 24, 2025

Nothin’ Says Lovin’ Like A Benchslap

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

Sep 17, 2025

A Tale Of Two Supreme Court Book Tours

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

Sep 10, 2025

The Fundamental Dishonesty Of The Supreme Court

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

Sep 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...

Aug 27, 2025

2400 Reasons To Brush Up That Resume

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

Aug 20, 2025

The Sandwich Is Mightier Than The Sword

Law firms get some worrying numbers from last quarter.

Aug 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...

Aug 6, 2025

The Bar Exam Death Drive Becomes Dangerously Literal

And Coldplay and pierogis.

Jul 30, 2025

Lawyers Getting Really High On AI Hallucinations

Get it together, people!

Jul 16, 2025

Who Knew Biting Other Lawyers Was Frowned Upon?

Lots to chew on this week.

Jul 9, 2025

The Hallucinations Are Winning

Law firm mergers and John Roberts brags for the crowd.

Jul 2, 2025

Supreme Court A Hot Mess

The Term ended with a whole lot of nonsense.

Jun 25, 2025

You Catch More Judges With ‘Honey’ Than With Vinegar

And the Supreme Court has a wild one.

Jun 18, 2025

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

Also, the role of bar associations in 2025.

Jun 11, 2025

So Long And Thanks For All The Bonuses

Caving law firms experience exodus.

Jun 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.

Your Hosts
Joe Patrice

Joe Patrice is an Editor at Above the Law. For over a decade, he practiced as a...

Kathryn Rubino

Kathryn Rubino is a member of the editorial staff at Above the Law. She has a degree...

Chris Williams

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021....

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