The top 10 Instagram memes that got us through lockdown

Legal Cheek hits 50,000 Insta-followers and counting…

Pay cuts, redundancy rounds, deferred training contracts, exam proctoring problems and court case backlogs — the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been kind to the legal sector.

On a slightly lighter note, and to celebrate reaching a whopping 50,000 followers on our meme-filled Instagram page, @LegalCheek, we have compiled the top ten (very relatable) posts that got us through the lockdown period.

1. It’s out of my hands ??

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It's out of my hands ??

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 22, 2020 at 9:19am PDT

2. Dry your eyes, mate ?

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? Resilience is my middle name ?

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 30, 2020 at 8:10am PDT

3. Junior lawyers react to pay cuts (2020, colourised)

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??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 23, 2020 at 4:47am PDT

4. Home-working problems ?

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Home-working problems ?

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Sep 8, 2020 at 12:44pm PDT

5. ‘I’m also a master of Microsoft Excel’ ?

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'I'm also a master of Microsoft Excel'

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 27, 2020 at 5:36am PDT

6. ?️??️

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Ngl I actually miss exam halls ?

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jun 10, 2020 at 12:18pm PDT

7. Everything is cake

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? or ?? ?

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 14, 2020 at 10:31am PDT

8. Textbook friendship goals

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Friendship goals ?❤️

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 31, 2020 at 4:40am PDT

9. ‘Look at that subtle off-white colouring. The tasteful thickness of it’

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Elbow bumping my way to 500+ LinkedIn connections #newnormal

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 20, 2020 at 7:21am PDT

10. Straight facts from Legally Blonde

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???????? #legallyblonde

A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) on Jul 2, 2020 at 5:57am PDT

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