Tag: Social Media

Councillor in chaotic parish meeting is a lawyer
Aled Brewerton -- one of the participants in the now viral video call -- has a legal background, report claims

Barrister expelled from chambers over ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet
Jon Holbrook, formerly of Cornerstone Barristers, says he resigned four days earlier

Barrister condemned for ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet
Jon Holbrook's comment remains up despite his chambers twice requesting it be deleted

From dreaded commutes to ironing shirts: Lawyers reveal what they don’t miss about office life
Lockdown's 'silver linings'

Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job
Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Lawyers hit out at US law firm Quinn Emanuel’s ‘dread’ advert
Full-page in FT

Law prof drafts in Tiger King’s Carole Baskin to motivate students
Netflix star features in inspirational vid

Magic circle partner gives ‘child-friendly’ insight into life as a tax lawyer
With the help of Jaffa Cakes and jigsaws

Biden’s law graduate granddaughter pokes fun at Trump with fake case law tweet
'The case of Trump v. Reality'

Junior barrister imagines Boris Johnson and top Tory MPs as fictional QCs in hilarious Twitter thread
Filled with plenty of QC quips and lawyer in-jokes

Music law: A barrier to creativity?
Swansea University law and media student Alice Wills explains why copyright law appears to be stifling artists' creativity

Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson’s ‘hamstrung’ justice comment in viral Twitter thread
PM waded into government's 'lefty lawyers' saga yesterday

Law Society: Lawyers could face physical attacks following Home Secretary speech
Priti Patel lashed out at 'lefty lawyers' and 'do-gooders' during conference address

Tequila and torts! Law student Kim Kardashian downs shots in late night study sesh with lawyer mentors
'Cocktails and contracts' and 'crunk and crim' could be on the cards

#MyRoutetotheBar: Tweeting barristers share their unconventional career paths
Features advice from a former window cleaner, lifeguard and nightclub DJ

Mixed-race junior barrister makes formal complaint after being mistaken for defendant three times in one day
'I don’t expect to have to constantly justify my existence at work', writes Alexandra Wilson

Kim Kardashian opts to study criminal law over sleep
Queen bee of reality TV updates followers on legal exploits

The top 10 Instagram memes that got us through lockdown
Legal Cheek hits 50,000 Insta-followers and counting...

Home Office deletes ‘activist’ tweet amid complaints about ‘loudmouthed lawyers’ on social media
Post had been condemned by the department's top civil servant

Legal Twitterati outrage over Home Office’s ‘activist lawyer’ tweet
The Secret Barrister changed their handle to 'The Secret Activist Lawyer (AKA Barrister)' in response