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...
A G&T With @LegalTrainee Founder Izzy Abidi
Earlier this week I caught up with Eversheds trainee Izzy Abidi – the brains behind...
‘Does Grindr Count As An Extra-Curricular Activity?’
The other day, desperate for something memorable to put in the gaping ‘outside interests’ section...
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...
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...
Which Legal Tweeters Have Bought Their Twitter Followers?
Until I read recently that 92% of US politician Newt Gingrich’s Twitter followers had been...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lawyers’ Pinterest Boards: Top Five
Since I discovered the new social networking site Pinterest – which is best described as...
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...
‘Lawyer Cat’ Meme In Threat To ‘Lawyer Dog’ Supremacy
Last Wednesday I brought you the news that the ‘Lawyer Dog’ meme had gone viral,...
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...
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...
Are Top Legal Tweeters Socially Disruptive Narcissists?
It was with grave concern for Preiskel & Co’s David Allen Green – Britain’s only lawyer...
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...
‘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...
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...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Are Legal Bloggers Real Journalists?
Still reeling from the shock of not being included in The Independent‘s Twitter 100 list,...