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Devin Stone never was set to become one of the internet’s most recognizable legal analysts
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But a bout of burnout early in Stone’s career led him to YouTube, where he started publishing explainer videos under the name Legal Eagle.
Key facts
- The issues that they were dealing with rang true as someone who, you know, has spent 12- and 13-hour days in front of a computer looking up code
- KATIE DRUMMOND: Here with me now is the Legal Eagle himself, Devin Stone
- But honestly, as a lawyer watching Breaking Bad and watching the adventures of Saul Goodman, the reporter had another layer of enjoyment
- Stone’s channel, which now boasts nearly 4 million followers, started out pretty fluffy, with videos dissecting legal representations on popular TV shows and movies becoming an early audience favorite
Summary
Devin Stone never intended to become one of the internet’s most recognizable legal analysts. What Stone now does, the reporter would argue, is something closer to public service journalism in a YouTube-optimized wrapper: He and his team publish upward of three videos a week unpacking everything from FCC censorship to Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, and often reach more than half a million viewers with a single episode. Stone, who remains a practicing lawyer and teaches at Georgetown University, sat down with me to talk about the unique career he’s built for himself—and the particularly precarious legal moment Americans find themselves in. The reporter wanted to start by letting their audience know that you are a real practicing lawyer.