Podcast · 62 episodes
Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer, page 3
by Legal Talk Network · English
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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Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Bar Exam?Thinking Like a Lawyer recap of major legal news, focusing on Utah’s new path to bar licensure without a bar exam; Supreme Court “shadow docket” handling of agency-firing disputes (including a…8 Oct 2025 · 35 min · 10 chapters
All The Cool Kids Are Passing The Bar, All The Cooley Kids... Not As MuchThe episode discusses three legal-news stories: (1) Cooley Law School’s worsening bar-passage problems and its long-running conflict with the ABA; (2) “Surrendergate” fallout involving Paul Weiss and…1 Oct 2025 · 30 min · 7 chapters
Nothin' Says Lovin' Like A BenchslapLegal news and commentary on (1) Perkins Coie firing an associate over Charlie Kirk comments, (2) a “bench slap” by Judge Christina Silva to a Pillsbury Winthrop partner for trial “entitlement,” and…24 Sep 2025 · 31 min · 10 chapters
A Tale Of Two Supreme Court Book ToursSupreme Court justices’ media appearances via book tours (“Justices on Parade”), plus big-law partnership structure and a quirky civil procedure story about service of process.17 Sep 2025 · 30 min · 7 chapters
The Fundamental Dishonesty Of The Supreme CourtThe episode criticizes the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” (emergency rulings without full briefing or written opinions) as dishonest and harmful to lower courts, then pivots to law school…10 Sep 2025 · 37 min · 11 chapters
DOJ Has Egg On Its FaceDOJ’s “D.C. takeover” prosecutions look sloppy, with grand juries declining to indict in cases the government touted; plus two lighter legal-professional stories about scheduling courtesy and Amy…3 Sep 2025 · 28 min · 7 chapters
2400 Reasons To Brush Up That ResumeBig law workplace and Supreme Court “shadow docket” developments, plus controversy over law firms doing free/discounted work for the Trump administration.27 Aug 2025 · 35 min · 12 chapters
The Sandwich Is Mightier Than The SwordLegal-industry news roundup plus debate on authoritarian enforcement, legal economics, and Supreme Court threats to marriage equality.20 Aug 2025 · 33 min · 10 chapters
Missing: Biglaw's Summer Bonus MatchesMilbank’s announced Biglaw summer associate bonuses ($6,000–$25,000) and whether other firms will match; plus a federal website glitch deleting parts of the Constitution; plus partner lateral-move…13 Aug 2025 · 31 min · 9 chapters
The Bar Exam Death Drive Becomes Dangerously LiteralLegal news roundup focused on (1) a New York bar exam incident where a test taker reportedly suffered cardiac arrest during the Hofstra exam, and (2) broader critiques of bar-exam administration and…6 Aug 2025 · 30 min · 8 chapters
Lawyers Getting Really High On AI HallucinationsThe hosts discuss a surge of legal problems caused by AI “hallucinations” (fake cases/quotes/citations) and how courts and firms respond, then pivot to big-law delays and a New Jersey U.S.30 Jul 2025 · 33 min · 14 chapters
Who Knew Biting Other Lawyers Was Frowned Upon?Three legal-news riffs: (1) Trump’s Truth Social claims about “Epstein files” and conspiracy-theory blowback; (2) a Big Law “summer associate” fired after biting roughly a dozen-plus coworkers (about…16 Jul 2025 · 38 min · 12 chapters
The Hallucinations Are WinningLegal industry consolidation and the growing risk of AI “hallucinations” in court filings, plus a separate discussion of Supreme Court/Chief Justice John Roberts dismissing judicial criticism.9 Jul 2025 · 41 min · 8 chapters
Supreme Court A Hot MessThe episode of Thinking Like a Lawyer (“Supreme Court A Hot Mess”) reviews major Supreme Court actions from the end of the merits term, focusing on the court’s use of the shadow docket and the…2 Jul 2025 · 38 min · 15 chapters