Tag: Social Media

Cameron McKenna: Inhale The Good Shit, Exhale The Bullshit

Last week, The Lawyer reported that CMS Cameron McKenna is dropping the ‘CMS’ tag and...

Aug 6 2012 3:07pm

A G&T With @LegalTrainee Founder Izzy Abidi

Earlier this week I caught up with Eversheds trainee Izzy Abidi – the brains behind...

Aug 3 2012 1:59pm

‘Does Grindr Count As An Extra-Curricular Activity?’

The other day, desperate for something memorable to put in the gaping ‘outside interests’ section...

Jul 31 2012 1:04pm

Huge Follower Count Of Celebrity Solicitor Dean Dunham Plummets As Fear Spreads About Being Outed for Buying Twitter Disciples

The other week we reported the spectacular – and rather unnatural – growth in the Twitter...

Jul 27 2012 10:26am

Criminal Justice Guru Mervyn Barrett OBE Certainly Has a Lot Of Twitter Followers…

Mervyn Barrett OBE, who is running to be police and crime commissioner in Lincolnshire, has...

Jul 18 2012 12:30pm

Which Legal Tweeters Have Bought Their Twitter Followers?

Until I read recently that 92% of US politician Newt Gingrich’s Twitter followers had been...

Jun 28 2012 2:04pm

Dear Lady Justice Hallett, Don’t Be Insecure, You Don’t Need Make-Up…

Judging by her blue eye makeup, I’d say that Lady Justice Hallett (pictured) is no...

Jun 19 2012 2:17pm

Why Is There No Fusion Of Time Recording Software With Social Media?

Editorial note: this is the first of a regular series of posts by Legal Cheek’s...

Jun 19 2012 9:10am

Another Facebook ‘Reverse Auction’ For An LPC Place Ends Instantly – With Minimal Savings For Winning Bidder

The National College of Legal Training (NCLT)’s first Facebook ‘reverse auction’, which took place last...

Jun 12 2012 10:10am

Going, Gone: Bemusement As Law School’s Facebook LPC Place ‘Reverse Auction’ Is Over In Seconds

Earlier this month, the National College of Legal Training (NCLT) announced, to much fanfare, that...

May 28 2012 9:29am

PODCAST: Becoming a Lawyer In The Eddie Stobart Chambers Era (And How Graduates Can Woo Law Firms With Their Social Media Prowess)

Following Thursday’s news that Eddie Stobart lorries is launching a barristers’ arm, law graduates Cathryn...

May 18 2012 3:04pm

Lawyers’ Pinterest Boards: Top Five

Since I discovered the new social networking site Pinterest – which is best described as...

May 9 2012 2:25pm

Made in Chelsea: Millie’s Boyfriend Reveals Barrister Dream As Monday Excitement Builds For Times Law Prof Gary Slapper

I’ve written previously of my love for E4’s Made in Chelsea. But it seems that...

Apr 30 2012 3:10pm

‘Lawyer Cat’ Meme In Threat To ‘Lawyer Dog’ Supremacy

Last Wednesday I brought you the news that the ‘Lawyer Dog’ meme had gone viral,...

Apr 25 2012 3:20pm

David Allen Green Throws Twitter Tantrum After Rival Legal Blogger Pips Him To Orwell Prize Shortlist

In 2010, when City lawyer David Allen Green (AKA Jack of Kent) was shortlisted for...

Apr 25 2012 10:26am

Through Gritted Teeth: Aussie Lawyers Tell Of Delight At Firm’s ‘Merger’ With London Giant Ashurst In £1Million Ad Campaign

To promote its recent tie-up with Australian law firm Blake Dawson, City giant Ashurst has...

Apr 5 2012 11:02am

Are Top Legal Tweeters Socially Disruptive Narcissists?

It was with grave concern for Preiskel & Co’s David Allen Green – Britain’s only lawyer...

Mar 23 2012 10:44am

Racist Tweet Law Student Avoids Jail – But Career Prospects Damaged

Newcastle University law student Joshua Cryer has been sentenced to a two-year community order for...

Mar 21 2012 1:48pm

‘I’m Worried Having a Blog Could Repel Chambers’

King’s College law student Yi Bin Woh reckons Lord Neuberger’s recent warning to judges about...

Mar 21 2012 10:34am

Law Student Changes Plea And Admits to Sending Stan Collymore Racist Tweets

Newcastle University law student Joshua Cryer (pictured) has confessed to sending “grossly offensive” tweets to...

Mar 9 2012 8:37am

#RoundMyKitchenTable: Are Legal Bloggers Real Journalists?

Still reeling from the shock of not being included in The Independent‘s Twitter 100 list,...

Mar 2 2012 4:40pm