UK’s Legal Cheek reports..
Jordon Goodman — aka ‘The Legal Northerner’ — takes light-hearted look at life on the LLB
Law school can be trying at the best of times, with long reading lists to tackle, exams and endless revision. Meet Jordon Goodman, a third year law student at The University of Law, who goes by ‘The Legal Northerner’ on social media, and shares his hilarious law school struggles on TikTok.
In the less than two years he’s been active, Leeds-based Goodman has amassed an army of 14,000 followers and nearly 700k likes on TikTok. The future trainee, who is due to start his training contract next September at a national law firm in the North East of England, regularly posts light-hearted, relatable videos, mixed with educational content.
“My background prior to law is digital marketing, so it just felt right to set up an account where I can show my creative side, yet also provide humour, inspiration, and motivation for law students to strive to do their best,” said Goodman in conversation with Legal Cheek. “I love the fact that I can do a quick 10-30 second video to make someone laugh, or inspire someone and post it for the world to see.”
In most of his short and snappy TikTok clips Goodman is seen mimicking along to a voiceover, often paired with humorous and very relatable captions.
In his most recent video, Goodman jokes, “Me having £45k in student loans to do a law degree just to make funny 10 second videos online about how mental breakdowns are a daily occurrence in law school.” In another, he writes: “Nothing beats telling someone you’re a law student when you are low key struggling.”
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Meet the ULaw student sharing his hilarious law school struggles on TikTok
