Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer
Legal Talk Network
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.
Episodes
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Oct 28, 2020 • 32min
Toobingate Was Only Last Week
Time flies when you're surveying the apocalypse.
Oct 20, 2020 • 34min
Clio Cloud Conference Provides The Pulse Of The Profession
Joe chats with Clio CEO Jack Newton in the midst of his virtual conference.
Oct 13, 2020 • 32min
Biglaw Bonuses Belong In Associate Pockets, Not Partner Coffers
Courts, law firms, and bar exams, oh my!
Oct 6, 2020 • 27min
Some Supremely Useful Advice
Obviously Trump's biggest mistake with ACB involved causing a White House superspreader event, but we didn't know that when we recorded this week's show. So we spend some time talking about his other mistake -- nominating ACB before the election and giving "never Trumpers" everything they want and leaving them with zero incentive to reelect him. We also discuss the wave of Fall bonuses among Biglaw firms and more importantly, the firms that aren't joining the party and what it means for the legal landscape
Sep 29, 2020 • 23min
On The Passing Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A conversation with Neal Katyal about the late justice.
Sep 22, 2020 • 30min
Begun The Bonus War Has
What was a nice trickle has turned into a tsunami. Law firms are falling over themselves to hand out big time bonuses to associates to show the world how they've weathered COVID. And yet some firms are being forced to admit that they aren't able to keep up with the Biglaw Joneses. Speaking of Joneses, we also check in on a Jones Day associate likely bound for the federal bench despite all normal rules of the profession.
Sep 15, 2020 • 31min
An Election So Nice, You Should Vote TWICE! (No, You Shouldn’t)
Professor Rick Hasen of UCI Law and the Election Law Blog joins us to talk all things election. Following up on his new book Election Meltdown we cover dangerous media expectations, vote-by-mail rules, how ballots are processed, the "Blue Shift" and the impact COVID is having on an already strained election system.
Sep 8, 2020 • 31min
The Screwball Antics Of The Department Of Justice
One of America's most venerable legal institutions has fallen into rank buffoonery and it's genuinely tragic to watch. From Bill Barr declaring racism over -- except on college campuses -- to a stumbling effort to get Michael Flynn out of his own sworn testimony, Joe is joined by ATL and Wonkette columnist Liz Dye to discuss what's gone wrong over there. And we check in on Kyle Rittenhouse's legal team who've made some... let's just say "interesting" strategic decisions.
Sep 1, 2020 • 30min
Who Really Cares About The Hatch Act?
If you watched the Republican National Convention, you heard a lot of coverage about the Hatch Act and the constant stream of violations occurring on live television. But does anyone really care about this? Maybe more to the point, is the law so over broad that it's blunted its own impact? We also check in on Yale Law School where a prominent professor is suspended for two years after an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations.
Aug 25, 2020 • 32min
Becoming A Bar Exam Whiz... Literally
Examinees across the pond give us a preview of the October exam process by urinating in bottles as proctors refuse to allow bathroom breaks. In case you were wondering if the bar exam fiasco could get any worse, there's your answer. Meanwhile Kirkland & Ellis faces a new discrimination suit, and we chat about the Supreme Court and the election a little bit.
