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Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer
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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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Mar 26, 2025

Paul Weiss Waves The White Flag

Courage seems to be in short supply in Biglaw.

Mar 19, 2025

Biglaw Struggling To Deal With Trump Chaos

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

Mar 12, 2025

John Roberts Realizes He Made A Huge Mistake

ACB isn't having it.

Mar 5, 2025

Diddy Lawyer Decides He Gotta Move On

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

Feb 26, 2025

Who Needs Caselaw Anyway?

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

Feb 19, 2025

Someone Needs To Come Get These Junior Associates

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

Feb 12, 2025

Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare

And Biglaw begins adjusting to Trump era.

Feb 5, 2025

400th Episode Spectacular

Getting the band back together.

Jan 29, 2025

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

Government lawyer purge creates chaos

Jan 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.

Jan 15, 2025

Back To The Office Blues

Attorneys yearn for the commute.

Jan 8, 2025

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

Statutes are hard.

Dec 26, 2024

Ho, Ho, Ho-Cast

A very jolly podcast.

Dec 18, 2024

Lawyers Who Do Lunch

Bringing new meaning to the court's order.

Dec 11, 2024

Replacing Judges With AI And Other Stupid Ideas

Elon's got some thoughts on the judicial system.

Dec 4, 2024

Law School Thought Pregnant Women Not Like Us

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

Nov 27, 2024

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

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

Nov 20, 2024

Judge Throws Temper Tantrum

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

Nov 13, 2024

Biglaw Bonus Season Arrives!

The race is on.

Nov 6, 2024

Sir Sam Alito Decides No Pesky ‘Constitution’ Governs Him

That Governing Document Can't Stop Me Because I Can't Read!

Oct 30, 2024

There’s No Studying In Here, This Is The Library!

Also, Tiffany may be number 1 in his heart (she's not), but she's also not number 1 in her class.

Oct 23, 2024

In 2024 The GOP Is A Big Fan Of Teen Pregnancy

The republican party of the 1990s must be turning over in its grave because the modern GOP is arguing teen pregnancy is a good thing. Equity partnership in Biglaw is a financial windfall, unless you’re...

Oct 16, 2024

Learning How To Be A Professional

From young attorneys to the Chief Justice, a lot of lawyers are dropping the ball.

Oct 9, 2024

Judge Decides To Just Make Up The Rules As She Goes Along

Why not?

Oct 2, 2024

Eric Adams Must Really Hope Supreme Court Is Serious About Blowing Up Bribery Laws

The majority of the Supreme Court keeps diluting bribery laws and Eric Adams had best hope they aren't done yet.

Sep 25, 2024

Debbie Does The Dormant Commerce Clause

Why do professors think everyone has to personally experience the facts to understand the law?

Sep 18, 2024

The Urge To Merge

Is bigger better?

Sep 11, 2024

What is up with these federal judges?

This week’s episode of Thinking Like A Lawyer is all about the wild decisions made by federal judges. First up is a Trump judge doing Trump judge things — but don’t tell him that....

Aug 28, 2024

Biglaw’s Back To Office Misadventures

It's not so easy to bring everyone back.

Aug 21, 2024

Disney Lawyers Learn That Discretion Is The Better Part Of Valor

Just because you can make an argument, doesn't mean you should.

Aug 14, 2024

Who Will Join Milbank’s Summer Bonus Party?

Milbank is leading the associate compensation charge — again — with summer bonuses. The associate there must be thrilled… Unlike DLA Piper’s associates. That firm changed course on office attendance and it’s going...

Aug 7, 2024

Another Bar Exam In The Books

Talking Supreme Court term limits (they're good!), bar exams (they're bad!), and a law professor's conception of free speech (it's ugly!).

Jul 31, 2024

Overpaid Partners, Nikki Haley Lashes Out, And Judge Might Want To Chill

Catching up on the week that was.

Jul 24, 2024

Yale Law School Not Sending Its Best

J.D. Vance brought Yale Law back into the spotlight.

Jul 17, 2024

Judges Behaving Badly

They're not sending their best.

Jul 10, 2024

Biglaw’s Big Billing Bonanza

Where are those summer bonuses? Don't give up hope yet.

Jul 3, 2024

Supreme Court Goes Out In Blaze Of Mendacity

Textualism and Originalism evaporate in face of partisan objectives.

Jun 26, 2024

Law Firm Summer Bonuses Have Started… Will They Continue?

Also, the Supreme Court's really sticking it to the Fifth Circuit.

Jun 20, 2024

New Law School Rankings And Old Supreme Court Drama

We talk about finding the right law school for you, and wonder how deep the SCOTUS drama goes.

Jun 12, 2024

Clarence Thomas Turned Supreme Court Service Into An ATM Machine

Except ATM machines have limits.

Jun 5, 2024

Trump’s Lawyers Somehow Doing A Worse Job On TV Than In Court

The Trump conviction excuse tour is not going well for his attorneys.

May 29, 2024

Sam Alito’s In Distress Of His Own Making

An appeal to common sense is denied.

May 22, 2024

You’re A Grand Old Flag, You’re An Upside-Down Flag

Now, this is a story all about how Sam Alito's wife got flipped-turned upside down.

May 15, 2024

Trump Defense Team Playing Tiddlywinks At A Chess Match

Trump's attorneys seems as asleep at the switch as their client.

May 8, 2024

The Gag Order Pt. 10

Donald Trump, Drake, And James Ho... punchlines write themselves.

May 1, 2024

The First Law Of Whoever Smelt It, Dealt It

The New York courtroom where Donald Trump is on trial is apparently unpleasant. Is that the former president’s doing? The world may never know. Also, the fact that the racists are coming...

Apr 24, 2024

Alienating The Judge And Jury Seems Like A Bold Strategy For Trump

Let's see if it pays off as well as a billionaire covering up an affair.

Apr 17, 2024

A Big Week For Not Knowing The Law

From Elon Musk's deposition to law school protests, a lot of folks forgot to look up the actual law this week.

Apr 10, 2024

US News Rankings Continue Slide Into Bonkerstown

Haphazard ranking serves as a reminder that service hasn't quite found the right formula after law schools started withdrawing their data.

Apr 3, 2024

Supreme Court, Disney, And Trump — A Wild Week In Review

Breaking down the action-packed final week of March.

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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