Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Host of Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected].

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Recent Episodes
February 25, 2026

Supreme Court Airs Dirty Laundry

Things get testy down at the courthouse.

February 18, 2026

AI Takes The Blame, Epstein Takes The Careers

And law students finally get some good news.

February 11, 2026

Epstein Fallout Rocks Legal As Admin Tries To Deflect From ICE

This is likely only the beginning of the reckoning.

February 4, 2026

Accountability In An Age Of Unaccountability

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

January 21, 2026

Alienating Our Affections

Supreme Court hacking and the end of a Biglaw era.

January 14, 2026

Minnesota Becoming A Constitutional Law Issue-Spotter

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

January 7, 2026

2026 Prediction Time!

Welcome to another dumpster fire of a year.

December 31, 2025

A Look Back At The 2025 Dumpster Fire

Three trends dominated this year's coverage.

December 24, 2025

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

Ho ho ho...gan Lovells merging.

December 17, 2025

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

Terminator doesn't seem so dystopian anymore!

December 10, 2025

This Is Why We Have Bar Exams

And the DOJ continues to be a hot mess.

December 3, 2025

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

And a shorter summer associate program.

November 26, 2025

Bonus Season Begins In Earnest

Bonuses and botched prosecutions.

November 19, 2025

Maybe The Legal Industry Has Just Lost All Sense Of Shame

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

November 5, 2025

A Riot By Any Other Name…

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

October 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.

October 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.

October 15, 2025

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

Just in time for the AI slop to take over.

October 8, 2025

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

One can only hope.

October 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.

September 24, 2025

Nothin’ Says Lovin’ Like A Benchslap

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

September 17, 2025

A Tale Of Two Supreme Court Book Tours

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

September 10, 2025

The Fundamental Dishonesty Of The Supreme Court

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

September 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...

August 27, 2025

2400 Reasons To Brush Up That Resume

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

August 20, 2025

The Sandwich Is Mightier Than The Sword

Law firms get some worrying numbers from last quarter.

August 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...

August 6, 2025

The Bar Exam Death Drive Becomes Dangerously Literal

And Coldplay and pierogis.

July 30, 2025

Lawyers Getting Really High On AI Hallucinations

Get it together, people!

July 16, 2025

Who Knew Biting Other Lawyers Was Frowned Upon?

Lots to chew on this week.

July 9, 2025

The Hallucinations Are Winning

Law firm mergers and John Roberts brags for the crowd.

July 2, 2025

Supreme Court A Hot Mess

The Term ended with a whole lot of nonsense.

June 25, 2025

You Catch More Judges With ‘Honey’ Than With Vinegar

And the Supreme Court has a wild one.

June 18, 2025

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

Also, the role of bar associations in 2025.

June 11, 2025

So Long And Thanks For All The Bonuses

Caving law firms experience exodus.

June 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.

May 21, 2025

Are Those Seashells In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Threatening An Assassination?

Seashellgate meets Surrendergate.

May 14, 2025

Bold Strategy Biglaw, Let’s See If It Pays Off

What if we just act like nothing happened?

May 7, 2025

Biglaw Firms Fighting Trump Keep Winning, Capitulators Keep Losing

It was a bad week to compromise your values.

April 30, 2025

Even Judges Aren’t Safe In Trump’s America

The arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is straight outta dystopian fiction. But at least retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer still has faith in the system, which makes one of us. Speaking...

April 23, 2025

Biglaw Brings In Big Bucks

And the world continues to melt.

April 16, 2025

Law School Ranking Chaos And Biglaw Trump Deals Turn Sour

And the Supreme Court edges toward a full blown crisis.

April 9, 2025

Biglaw Surrender Fallout Continues

And now we have a tracker for that!

April 2, 2025

Fight Or Flight… The Biglaw Conundrum

A great divide is developing.

March 26, 2025

Paul Weiss Waves The White Flag

Courage seems to be in short supply in Biglaw.

March 19, 2025

Biglaw Struggling To Deal With Trump Chaos

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

March 12, 2025

John Roberts Realizes He Made A Huge Mistake

ACB isn't having it.

March 5, 2025

Diddy Lawyer Decides He Gotta Move On

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

February 26, 2025

Who Needs Caselaw Anyway?

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