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Legal careers, explained from the inside.
I Am The Law follows lawyers into the practical machinery of their jobs. Space regulation, ski injury claims, small-business counsel, criminal defense, environmental litigation, and medical-device compliance become career maps rather than abstractions.
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I Am The Law offers a steady, practical look at legal careers through interviews with lawyers in specific practice areas. It is less interested in courtroom mythology than in what the work requires. The questions keep returning to daily tasks, client needs, institutional rules, and the path that led someone into a field. That makes the show useful for listeners who want the profession made legible. A space law episode, for example, moves from satellite constellations and the International Telecommunications Union to advocacy through the U.S. government and the United Nations. It makes a strange-sounding specialty feel concrete. A corporate and transactional episode looks at why lawyers need business fluency, especially when clients want fast answers that still fit operational reality. The small-business counsel conversations stay close to entrepreneurs, contracts, solo practice, and the satisfaction of helping a client grow. Other episodes widen the map. Ski injury law in Colorado connects mountain sports with personal injury practice. Environmental litigation focuses on companies accused of endangering people's health and well-being. Criminal defense gets into the constitutional answer to a hard public question: why represent people accused of the most serious crimes? The show does not sensationalize that material. It lets the lawyer explain the professional duty and the facts that complicate easy judgment. Episodes on medical-device and health-technology regulation show another side of the field, where scientific background and market approval rules meet. The lawyer-turned-therapist episode points toward the emotional cost of perfectionism in the profession. Across the series, I Am The Law works like a career atlas. It gives law students, applicants, and legally curious listeners enough texture to tell one path from another.
Made for: Best for law school applicants, law students, early-career lawyers, and curious listeners who want concrete accounts of legal practice rather than glossy career slogans.
What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its narrow-focus interviewing: one lawyer, one practice area, and steady questions about how the work actually operates. It turns specialized legal jobs into practical career portraits.
I Am The Law takes a deep dive into the various practice areas and settings of law. We interview law school graduates with thought-provoking questions for an insider look into the realities of a career in law, recipes for success, and the biggest challenges lawyers face today.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
I Am The Law shows how lawyers turn rules into practical decisions when careers, companies, property, and money are on the line.
I Am The Law turns legal practice into a working demonstration, asking lawyers to explain what happens after a client arrives with a problem. Interviews led by Kyle McEntee and Katya Valasek move from maritime claims and cannabis licensing to corporate counsel, divorce…
A ship can leave port before the marshal arrives. Suddenly, your legal curiosity has a deadline.
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A grounded look at how space law moves through regulators, lawmakers, and the United Nations.
Space law comes across as practical policy work rather than spectacle. The guest treats satellite constellations as a stress test for older airwave rules, and notes that the International Telecommunications Union has not been built for that scale of growth.
A grounded look at corporate law as practical business translation.
The episode treats corporate and transactional law as practical business problem solving. It keeps returning to a simple point: counsel has to speak the client's language, because businesses usually want answers that are fast, workable, and still legally sound.
A clear look at how maritime law turns a ship into leverage.
Maritime law gets very concrete here: a ship can become the thing a lawyer asks a federal court to seize. The episode lays out admiralty practice in order, from filing in federal court and seeking an arrest warrant to coordinating with the marshal's office before the vessel…
A grounded look at cannabis law through licensing, advocacy, and client work.
The episode frames cannabis law through licensing, advocacy, and client work in Oregon and Washington. Mia Gettlin describes a small, heavily regulated field where lawyers have to keep up with statute and rule changes, trade notes in a close community, and help clients who are…
A clear, practical look at how prenups are negotiated and drafted in Maine.
The episode follows a family lawyer at a small Maine firm as she explains prenups as negotiated agreements, not simple forms to sign. It works best when it moves from client counseling to lawyer-to-lawyer bargaining, and it keeps the mechanics plain: without a prenup, a couple…
German law, tested against real cases.
California trusts and estates, carefully explained.
Family court strategy without the fog.
Plain talk for Idaho senior planning.
Space law is getting crowded fast, and the episode makes that feel less sci-fi than procedural.
Katya Valasek talks with a corporate and transactional lawyer.
This episode features an interview with a personal injury lawyer in Colorado who specializes in ski-related injury cases, discussing how he combined his passion for mountain sports with his legal career.
This episode features an interview with environmental litigator Vinit Dube about suing companies to address health risks from dangerous consumer products.
This episode features an interview with a solo practitioner who discusses his work as outside counsel for small businesses and entrepreneurs, focusing on managing a solo practice and serving clients effectively.
An interview with a criminal defense lawyer about representing clients in serious felony cases and the challenges of the job.
An interview with a lawyer turned therapist for lawyers, exploring the realities of legal careers.
An interview with a lawyer doing regulatory work for medical devices and health technology, exploring career paths in law.
An interview with a corporate litigator about her career path, including immigration work, internships, clerkship, and private practice.
An interview-based podcast exploring legal careers, with this episode focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and law.
An interview with a transactional lawyer about their role in an M&A practice group, exploring the realities of a legal career.
An interview with a government lawyer at a state environmental agency, exploring their role and the realities of a legal career.
A maritime lawyer explains how arresting a ship actually works.
The 2023 replay opens with Kyle McEntee interviewing Mia Gettlin, a lawyer who works in Oregon and Washington cannabis law.
An interview with a gang prosecutor about their job and the realities of a career in law.
Katya Valafek interviews a family lawyer at a small firm in Maine who is just a few years out of law school.
A podcast episode featuring a sports and entertainment lawyer discussing the challenges and realities of running his own practice, aimed at pre-law and law students.
This episode features an interview with Judge Alex Manning about leading with vulnerability in the courtroom and community, exploring his judicial career and insights into the legal system.
This episode features an interview with criminal defense lawyer Venetia Mayhew, who specializes in post-conviction relief and clemency, exploring how lawyers help rewrite lives through second chances in the legal system.
An interview with a real estate litigator about their job, challenges, and success in the legal field.
An interview with a probate litigator about her career path and the realities of working in law.
An interview with a medical malpractice trial lawyer about his job and the realities of a legal career.
An interview with a former big law lawyer who transitioned to a more complex career, exploring legal practice areas and career challenges.
An interview with a junior associate at a large law firm about their experiences and insights into the legal profession.
An interview with a deputy state public defender about transitioning from law school into practice, discussing realities, challenges, and success in a legal career.
An interview with a business litigator about his career path and insights into legal practice.
An interview with an employment lawyer who has a large social media following, exploring their career path and insights into the legal profession.
An interview with the founder and CEO of a national nonprofit about their legal career and the realities of practicing law.
This episode features lawyers sharing what they are thankful for in their careers, with sponsor messages from LSAT prep and law schools.
This episode features an interview with immigration lawyer Jennifer Casada about how trust and transparency are essential in serving clients facing complex immigration challenges.
An interview with an animal rights activist lawyer discussing her work in impact litigation and lobbying.
This 100th episode of I Am The Law features an interview with the host and co-host about their legal careers and the podcast's impact on law students.