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Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

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 ... Read more

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Law School Decision 2019 (Part I)

Law School Decision 2019 (Part I)

We finally set aside some time to discuss the questions we've received from prospective law students asking "where shoul... Read more

23 Apr 2019

37mins

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Law School Decision 2019 (Part II)

Law School Decision 2019 (Part II)

Joe and Elie continue to offer their answers on questions they've received from prospective law students asking “where s... Read more

30 Apr 2019

29mins

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The Psychology of Document Review

The Psychology of Document Review

Dealing with thousands of documents presents a lot of challenges.

25 Feb 2020

32mins

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Law School Students Need To Figure Out Where They're Going To Work

Law School Students Need To Figure Out Where They're Going To Work

With offers for summer employment going out to law students around the country, Thinking Like A Lawyer unveils its annua... Read more

22 Oct 2019

33mins

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Would You Rather? But Legal

Would You Rather? But Legal

Joe and Elie address some hypothetical situations about the legal industry and discuss which path they'd rather take kno... Read more

13 Aug 2019

34mins

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The Top Stories of 2019

The Top Stories of 2019

To close out the year, Joe runs down the top 10 stories of the year at Above the Law. Are there key insights or interest... Read more

30 Dec 2019

15mins

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The One Thing That Might Force Law Schools To Be More Practical

The One Thing That Might Force Law Schools To Be More Practical

The "practice-ready" law school model is oft-discussed and rarely implemented, but maybe technology will finally force l... Read more

10 Dec 2019

26mins

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Facing Consequences And Moving On

Facing Consequences And Moving On

Admissions consultant Hanna Stotland stops by to talk about Kyle Kashuv's now-revoked Harvard admission -- why it was th... Read more

25 Jun 2019

31mins

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All Those Lower Courts You've Been Sleeping On

All Those Lower Courts You've Been Sleeping On

Joe and Elie talk about the court system in the nation and the lower courts that no one usually talks about.

9 Jul 2019

33mins

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When Are Lawyers To Blame For Their Clients?

When Are Lawyers To Blame For Their Clients?

With election season prematurely upon us, lawyers across the country will gear up to run for office, and their opponents... Read more

3 Sep 2019

35mins

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So Many Mistakes, So Little Time

So Many Mistakes, So Little Time

Joe and Kathryn come back with another edition of legal topics: Alan Dershowitz, Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court clerk h... Read more

18 Jun 2019

28mins

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Preparing For The Bar Exam -- The Last Test You'll Ever Take

Preparing For The Bar Exam -- The Last Test You'll Ever Take

Joe and Elie chat with Rich Douglas, COO of Themis, about the bar exam and how to conquer it. Rich also tells us about t... Read more

19 Nov 2019

35mins

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The Happiest Time Of The Year: Bonus Time!

The Happiest Time Of The Year: Bonus Time!

It's bonus season in Biglaw, and the major firms are slowly but surely rolling out their bonus announcements and telling... Read more

17 Dec 2019

32mins

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Jeffrey Epstein's Legal Aftermath

Jeffrey Epstein's Legal Aftermath

Joe and Elie discuss Alex Acosta's resignation, Alan Dershowitz's underwear and more while covering the lawyers whose ca... Read more

16 Jul 2019

28mins

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What A Week In Legal News

What A Week In Legal News

Joe and Kathryn do another rapidfire rundown of the biggest stories in legal news this week. Bar exam horror stories! Jo... Read more

6 Aug 2019

32mins

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The Challenges Facing In-House Counsel In 2019

The Challenges Facing In-House Counsel In 2019

Joe and Elie discuss the in-house world. Lawyers and law students often daydream about what they perceive as the cushy w... Read more

15 Oct 2019

33mins

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Let's Get Wildly Off Topic

Let's Get Wildly Off Topic

This week's discussion of law firm growth trajectories never gets to happen as Elie's irritation with Trump's lawyers sp... Read more

29 Oct 2019

32mins

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In Memoriam... To All The Law Firms We Lost Last Decade

In Memoriam... To All The Law Firms We Lost Last Decade

With the 2010s wrapping up, Joe and Kathryn focus on all the law firms we've lost over the last decade. Industry pressur... Read more

8 Jan 2020

31mins

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The Opioid Suits

The Opioid Suits

Joe and Elie are joined by Alaric Dearment of MedCity News to discuss the legal framework surrounding the opioid lawsuit... Read more

25 Sep 2019

25mins

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The Roberts Court Is Here

The Roberts Court Is Here

With Kavanaugh's arrival, the last Term provided a glimpse of the fully armed and operational Roberts Court.

26 Nov 2019

35mins

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