Warren is now a real estate legal counsel at Freeths and believes her work as an Insta influencer has helped her gain highly sought-after skills. “I gained communication, marketing and entrepreneurial thinking skills that can be discussed during the application,” she tells Legal Cheek. In addition, the popular Instagrammer legallystudies is the popular Instagrammer legallystudies, which seems to defend the tactic of working from home (see below). In addition to sharing snapshots of her eye-catching review dōjō with her 70,000 Insta followers, this study sensei uses Instagram`s highlights feature to offer her best review tips for law. She only gives herself five minutes to build a legal argument Tag a future lawyer! #paralegal #solicitor #lawstudent #lawschool Bio: TikToker Daniella Swinson explores the fun side of law student stereotypes — in 60 seconds or less — while bending her lip-syncing skills. Platform: TikTok Username: @itslegallybrunette Number of followers: 30,900+ Enter the new legal fitness Instagram influencers that train the brains and bodies of the masses. First, the mysterious life hacking law student turned social media influencer, WaysToStudy, which has 231,000 Insta subscribers and just over 437,000 subscribers on YouTube. The anonymous Instagrammer, who calls herself “Rose”, hides her true identity so as not to jeopardize her future legal career. But true to the superhero mantra “With great power comes great responsibility,” Rose (see below) uses her platform to share her review routine, productivity tips, and aesthetic study snapshots to help and inspire other law students. Popular videos also show the Cambridge University graduate offering an honest look at life as a corporate lawyer.
In a recent video embedded above, Porritt explains how he divides his day as a transactional intern into “five categories” of work: transaction management, design, legal research, training and learning, and pro bono and administration. In total, his videos have garnered more than five million views. Gordon Chung is a legal LinkedIn influencer – he`s approaching 10,000 followers on the professional networking site. He received an apprenticeship contract offer with international law firm Baker McKenzie and has since made it his mission to help others achieve similar success by sharing his candid career advice. Allen & Avery articling student Justin Farrance is addressing diversity and inclusion with his Grow Mentoring initiative, a free mentoring service that uses social media to connect students with lawyers. Platform: Instagram Username: @justinfarrance Number of followers: 6,600+ Meet the influencers who have entertained and educated us over the past 12 months Biography: Maab Saifeldin, an LPC/LLM student, is a practicing black Muslim woman who shares her legal journey on her Instagram page. She gives aspiring lawyers a hard love and advice on mental health, emotional resilience, and underrepresentation in the legal industry. Platform: Instagram Username: @lifewithmaab Number of followers: 3,700+ When Warren balanced marathon training with part-time study of the legal practice course and paralegal work for Duncan Lewis Solicitors, his fitness page gave insight into the footwork involved in building a legal career. Brown — Legal Cheek says she`s a “big believer in the `you can do anything` attitude” — argues that healthy living can benefit law school. She explains: We`ve rounded up the top ten YouTube vlawgers, legal Instagrammers and legal lip-sync TikTokers – but who will win the crown for Best Use of Social Media by Legal Cheek? Bio: Third-year law student Jordon Goodman shares hilarious battles in law school and helpful learning techniques in less than a minute. Platforms: Instagram and TikTok Username: @thelegalnortherner Number of followers: 15,700+ The duo isn`t the first legal executive to become a fitness influencer. As previously reported by Legal Cheek, Alex Buckley, fitness blogger and contributor to Clifford Chance – aka “The Lean Lawyer” – went viral when she discouraged calorie counting and unsustainable diets.
And then there`s Lancaster University law graduate Saffron Sheriff, who continues to impress with her bodybuilding articles. “Maintaining my health and fitness alongside my legal journey has helped me stay mentally engaged and stimulated, as well as have a good way to relieve stress when the critical time comes!” Bio: Through her Instagram platform, law graduate Amelia Platton raises awareness of issues faced by neurodivergent people in the legal profession and advises and encourages aspiring lawyers with neurological disorders. Platform: Instagram Username: @neurodiverselawyer Number of followers: 15,900+ As we look down to the Legal Cheek Awards, here`s the list of this year`s finalists, selected by our editorial team and arranged alphabetically below. It features the best of legal Twitter, Insta-Law influencers, vlawing YouTubers, and legal lip sync TikTokers that have entertained and informed us over the past year. Such videos, which emphasize the value of downtime, somewhat set Porritt apart from other influencers whose obsession with 24/7 grinding has created a culture of toxic productivity – making followers feel guilty about doing less, comparing themselves to others, and doubting their own self-esteem. After experiencing the unhealthy side of the hustle and bustle during her undergraduate studies, Porritt tackled this emerging trend head-on in a recent video, commenting: With vlawgers and legal influencers breathing life into law, the University of Bristol law graduate who has become a Magic Circle recruit regularly updates fans on her legal exploits. She introduced us to life at Linklaters during an “unfiltered” tour of the London office and told us about her busy lifestyle in another vlog. In another exceptional moment on social media, the vlogger went viral after posting a photo of her meeting none other than Lady Hale on the subway. Toby Willocks, a law graduate from Oxford and Harvard University, describes the legal underpinnings in his “TikTok Law School” series, hoping to train the next generation of aspiring lawyers. Platform: TikTok Username: @tobywillcocks Number of followers: 75,000+ To brighten up your study, Legal Cheek has selected its favorite legal edu influencers who use Instagram to share their study secrets with the masses. Rising star Ibrahim Mohammed, known as Ibz Mo, is another legally-minded vlogger on our radar. The YouTube sensation has 122,000 subscribers on the video-sharing site, as well as nearly 11 million views.
Bio: Since sharing her personal experiences with racism – from childhood to law school – in a viral Twitter thread, junior family lawyer Lola-Rose Avery has been speaking openly about diversity and inclusion at the bar. Platform: Twitter Username: @legally_lola Number of followers: 8,900+ She covered all sorts of legal content: a “study with me,” a law school lookbook, a video of notes, a “WIMB” (what`s in my pocket (law school edition) for the ignorant) and how her university law ball went. The “broader” parties see the Birmingham-based lawyer away from career advice and vlogs on fashion and beauty. Check out their Insta page for a glimpse into their glamorous legal life. Still, Porritt isn`t afraid to talk openly about times when he feels anxious, demotivated, and overwhelmed. According to a recent video embedded below, in a maniacal week at work, the influencer has deviated from the healthy habits he promotes. “I wasn`t eating very well, I lost all routine, I was barely exercising, and at the end of the week I was feeling exhausted and generally quite depressed,” he told viewers. It wasn`t until he forced himself to follow his own advice that Porritt began to adjust his expectations and redefine his priorities for self-sufficiency. Below, in alphabetical order, we present the top ten legal social media users of 2020. The other day, someone said I was an “influencer.” 😳 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Associate Sophie Shaw helps aspiring and practicing lawyers navigate the legal profession, covering topics such as the training contract application process, how to succeed as a lawyer, and even workwear inspiration. Platform: Instagram Username: @lawwithsophie Number of followers: 10,900+ Bio: DAC Beachcroft, fourth-year lawyer Maia Crockford entertaining and educational in 60 seconds or less, gives an overview of her alternative qualification path. Platforms: Instagram and TikTok Username: @mylegalcareer Number of followers: 42,200+ Bio: Lawyers from Keating Chambers, Kings Chambers, Landmark Chambers, No 5 Chambers and Town Legal gathered during the lockdown to raise money for the NHS while discussing the latest news on the law and planning policy for the week.
One episode even features Judge Cattle! Platform: YouTube Username: Do we have any scheduling news for you Number of subscribers: 1,100+ *TIME*? ⚖️As a trainee lawyer, you rarely have control of your workload – and in the legal world, everything is “urgent”!! ❗️I wanted to share with you the most important time skills I have learned while working in practice and how to effectively manage ⃣ your working time management – this refers to the time ⏱ 1️you allocate to each task and do not exceed this allocation; And, for example, write down a to-do list so you know how many tasks you need to complete that day.