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From hair transplants to Pelotons: City lawyers reveal how they’re spending their lockdown bonuses

Purchases come as law firms reward associates for their home-working endeavours

4 days ago
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Meet the vlogging magic circle trainee sharing ‘productivity hacks’ with his 85,000 fans

Liam Porritt’s YouTube videos have racked up over 5 million views

6 days ago
Gowling WLG apologises after post describing Black man as ‘very nice and extremely polite’ draws criticism online

‘We recognise that we have more work to do,’ says firm’s UK chairman

Feb 26 2021 12:28pm
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The 12 best legal social media users of 2021

Meet the influencers that kept us entertained and educated over the past 12 months

Feb 24 2021 2:08pm
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

Feb 5 2021 5:11pm
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Barrister expelled from chambers over ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet

Jon Holbrook, formerly of Cornerstone Barristers, says he resigned four days earlier

Feb 1 2021 12:18pm
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Barrister condemned for ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet

Jon Holbrook’s comment remains up despite his chambers twice requesting it be deleted

Jan 25 2021 1:52pm
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From dreaded commutes to ironing shirts: Lawyers reveal what they don’t miss about office life

Lockdown’s ‘silver linings’

Jan 13 2021 1:23pm
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Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job

Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Jan 4 2021 11:51am
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Lawyers hit out at US law firm Quinn Emanuel’s ‘dread’ advert

Full-page in FT

Dec 7 2020 1:13pm
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Law prof drafts in Tiger King’s Carole Baskin to motivate students

Netflix star features in inspirational vid

Dec 7 2020 12:15pm
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Magic circle partner gives ‘child-friendly’ insight into life as a tax lawyer

With the help of Jaffa Cakes and jigsaws

Nov 20 2020 10:31am
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Biden’s law graduate granddaughter pokes fun at Trump with fake case law tweet

‘The case of Trump v. Reality’

Nov 9 2020 11:05am
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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

Nov 3 2020 12:59pm
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Journal

Music law: A barrier to creativity?

Swansea University law and media student Alice Wills explains why copyright law appears to be stifling artists’ creativity

Oct 16 2020 10:21am
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Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson’s ‘hamstrung’ justice comment in viral Twitter thread

PM waded into government’s ‘lefty lawyers’ saga yesterday

Oct 7 2020 10:56am
Law Society: Lawyers could face physical attacks following Home Secretary speech

Priti Patel lashed out at ‘lefty lawyers’ and ‘do-gooders’ during conference address

Oct 6 2020 10:46am
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

Oct 2 2020 11:01am

Solicitor agrees to leave profession after sending hundreds of offensive messages to his own defence lawyers

Mainly on Twitter

Oct 1 2020 9:14am
#MyRoutetotheBar: Tweeting barristers share their unconventional career paths

Features advice from a former window cleaner, lifeguard and nightclub DJ

Sep 30 2020 9:10am
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

Sep 24 2020 11:33am