Development of rapid processes combining the preparation of porous structures with the control of their properties has remained a challenge. This is particularly true for applications of graphitized hierarchically porous carbon nanosheets (GHPCNs) predominantly focus on fields of energy storage and conversion materials, electronics, sensors, separation and detection. Here we report a one-step approach to transform commercial bakelite into three-dimensional high electrical conductivity GHPCNs using the high-repetition picosecond infrared laser scribing in nitrogen atmosphere. The GHPCNs with mesopores and macropores can be rapidly induced on bakelite plate by the transient laser heating due to thermal accumulation effect. Studies reveal that the in-plane topological defects of the bakelite-based GHPCNs flakes contain pentagon-heptagon structures. The local controllable laser patterning technique enables porous structures and shapes to be controlled in highly GHPCNs films with variable properties. The methodology developed here have great potential to stimulate both research and industrial interest in the development of bakelite-derived GHPCNs electronic and energy storage micro-devices. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.