Legal Cheek is the most-read legal website in the UK.
Each month our combination of news, analysis, careers advice and insider insight on the leading law firms and chambers operating in the UK attracts over a million pageviews.
We also have a large following on social media, with over 300,000 followers across Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok, as well as a campus ambassador networking spanning almost all of the UK's university law schools, as well as the main law schools in Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Legal Cheek is also well known for its student events, virtual law fairs, annual Awards and legal education and training conferences.
Alex Aldridge is the founder and publisher of Legal Cheek, who also contributes as a regular blogger. Previously he was a columnist writing about law and education for The Guardian, associate editor of Legal Week and a writer for Times Online.
Thomas Connelly is Legal Cheek’s editor. Having completed the BPTC at Northumbria University in 2012 he practised as a County Court advocate for a year before joining Legal Cheek in 2013.
Samuel Jewell is Legal Cheek’s head of student engagement. He studied Law at the University of Bristol, before joining Legal Cheek in August 2021.
Colleen Cumbers is the bar coordinator at Legal Cheek. She studied Classics at The University of Oxford and will be starting pupillage in 2023.
Juliet Griffiths joined Legal Cheek as an administrative assistant in June 2020 and has recently joined the events team as an events coordinator. She studied History at The University of Southampton.
Divyansh Sharma is an events coordinator at Legal Cheek. He studied Law at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata, India, and is a future trainee at Baker McKenzie's London office.
Bradley Fountain-Green is a reporter at Legal Cheek. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2022 with an English degree and will be starting his training contract at a US firms’ London office in 2025. He joined Legal Cheek in July 2023. In his spare time he's a big Leeds United fan and, when not playing himself, he also helps coach the under-9s at his local football team in Kirkstall.
Erin Williams is an events coordinator at Legal Cheek. She studied law at Bangor University before joining Legal Cheek in July 2023.
Anuja Venkataramani joined Legal Cheek as a writer and researcher in July 2023. She studied law at Durham University, later completing a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at the University of Oxford, and is soon to start a training contract at a US firm’s London office.
Sophie Dillon joined Legal Cheek as a writer and researcher in September 2023. She studied law at Newcastle University before completing a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at the University of Oxford. She is an avid hiker and regular Netflix binger, based in the hills of the Peak District.
Samantha Wong is an events coordinator at Legal Cheek. She studied Law at Durham University before joining Legal Cheek in July 2023. She is currently based in London.
Saad Khalil is an events coordinator at Legal Cheek. He completed his law conversion masters from the University of Law in September 2023 and joined Legal Cheek soon afterwards. He is also a qualified lawyer in Pakistan and a tech enthusiast.