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Essex Court Chambers barrister calls for Wiley to be stripped of MBE following anti-Semitic rant

Honour should be revoked ‘at earliest opportunity’, says Jeremy Brier, as grime artist is banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

6 days ago
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Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post

‘This was a comment made about a woman by another woman’, says Alexander Grace Law

Jul 10 2020 11:21am
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Holy water, Jimmy Choos and a fried egg: Lawyers share the weird and wonderful things they’ve been offered by clients

You couldn’t make it up

Jun 30 2020 11:44am
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Oxford Uni grad launches ‘TikTok Law School’

Toby Willcocks’ video series designed to help aspiring lawyers

Jun 26 2020 9:05am
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Careers

A snapshot of trainee life at an international law firm

Baker McKenzie beyond the graduate recruitment brochure

Jun 24 2020 1:13pm
Senior CPS lawyer referred to regulator over far-right Facebook posts

Defence lawyers complain after spotting Britain First petition on government solicitor’s feed

Jun 19 2020 11:23am

Re-hearing ordered in child custody case after US judge accepted Facebook friend request from the mother

She liked 18 of the judge’s Facebook posts

Jun 18 2020 10:54am
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Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’

DWF’s Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she’d be ‘indisposed’

Jun 17 2020 4:47pm
New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’

‘Magic Circle Confessions’ launched earlier this month

Jun 16 2020 12:00pm
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Wife of 25 Bedford Row barrister reveals husband’s battles with racism in viral Facebook post

‘People often assume that he is the defendant’, writes Katie Lynch

Jun 8 2020 1:07pm
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Pupil barrister opens up about racism in viral Twitter thread

Lola-Rose Avery speaks out after the death of African-American George Floyd

Jun 4 2020 12:24pm
King’s College London law student tackles case law on TikTok

Handy 60-second explainers cover legal basics — from contract to criminal law

Jun 3 2020 9:13am

Pop star Halsey reveals she’s studying law

Singer plans to sit California bar exam

Jun 1 2020 11:44am
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Careers

How Instagram can help you get a training contract at a national law firm

Five tips courtesy of Shoosmiths

May 20 2020 1:55pm
Bar Council clarifies position on whether law centres are proper lawyers

Statement on coronavirus funding sparks commotion online

May 6 2020 1:49pm
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Meet the Insta-influencers combining fitness with law

Flexing their legal minds and muscles 💪 🏃‍♀️

May 5 2020 9:18am
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Who is responsible for our data and how do we get it back?

Data controllers have weaponised consent by using privacy policies written in legalese and dark patterns to hide privacy-protecting options, argues St Andrews PhD student Janis Wong

Apr 29 2020 12:04pm
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Oxbridge YouTube sensation explains why he switched from psychology to law

Ibz Mo takes hit vlog to law school

Apr 21 2020 9:19am

Barristers lose it over Quiz courtroom blunders

‘Was that a gavel I just heard?’

Apr 20 2020 12:00pm
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Simmons & Simmons apologises after employee’s dancing daughter takes over its Instagram account

Followers loved it

Apr 17 2020 1:00pm
Kim Kardashian tackles tort law with Tiger King themed question

Carole Baskin is one of the options

Apr 16 2020 10:44am
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