{"podcast":{"title":"Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer","slug":"above-the-law-thinking-like-a-lawyer-872228","podcast_index_feed_id":872228,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LTN9584319601","website_url":"http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/thinking-like-a-lawyer/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b5f86bd4-cfa9-11eb-b18a-6f29b86adca3/image/Thinking-Like-A-Lawyer-Final.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Legal Talk Network","episode_count":464,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/above-the-law-thinking-like-a-lawyer-872228"},"episode":{"title":"Law Firms Are Drowning In Cash. Trump's PAC Is Drowning In Legal Bills.","slug":"law-firms-are-drowning-in-cash-trump-s-pac-is-drowning-in-legal-bills","published_at":"2026-04-22T14:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/above-the-law-thinking-like-a-lawyer-872228/law-firms-are-drowning-in-cash-trump-s-pac-is-drowning-in-legal-bills","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/above-the-law-thinking-like-a-lawyer-872228","url":"https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/thinking-like-a-lawyer/2026/04/law-firms-are-drowning-in-cash-trumps-pac-is-drowning-in-legal-bills","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN8122401450.mp3?updated=1777473589","summary":"And is Alito really going to retire? ----- The 2026 Super Rich list has 37 firms clearing $1.45M RPL and $625K PPL thresholds after Am Law had to raise because last year's bar was too easy. Then Kirkland proved what super rich really means by dropping a guaranteed $80M over three years to snatch a star lawyer from Wachtell. The PAC Trump uses to pay lawyers is nearly $500K in the red and owes roughly $1.6M to 12 firms. When will lawyers learn that he's never going to pay his bills... at least with money. Will Sam Alito retire to cheer on insurrections as a private citizen? If he does, Senate Republicans are ready to embrace the hypocrisy and ram through a replacement. Could it be Ted Cruz?","meta_description":"And is Alito really going to retire? ----- The 2026 Super Rich list has 37 firms clearing $1.45M RPL and $625K PPL thresholds after Am Law had to raise be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1976,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/above-the-law-thinking-like-a-lawyer-872228/episodes/law-firms-are-drowning-in-cash-trump-s-pac-is-drowning-in-legal-bills/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/above-the-law-thinking-like-a-lawyer-872228/law-firms-are-drowning-in-cash-trump-s-pac-is-drowning-in-legal-bills.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}