Lucinda Soon
@lucindasoon.com
Solicitor and law/psych academic studying the legal profession, lawyer/judicial ethics, and wellbeing. Easily distracted by stories of London’s past, legal history, and old places and spaces.
One very concerning reality is the lack of trauma-informed support for lawyers working in criminal justice and other high-risk areas. This new paper adds to the growing number of studies highlighting we need to do much better on this. #lawsky #academicsky #trauma
‘Drowning in the deep end’: factors which alleviate or exacerbate experiences of vicarious trauma in New Zealand Crown prosecutors
This study qualitatively examines factors which exacerbate and alleviate experiences of vicarious trauma (VT) in New Zealand Crown prosecutors. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted ...
doi.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
One very concerning reality is the lack of trauma-informed support for lawyers working in criminal justice and other high-risk areas. This new paper adds to the growing number of studies highlighting we need to do much better on this. #lawsky #academicsky #trauma
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“The modern attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word,” Rose Horowitch reports. “Now professors are finding that they can’t even get students—film students—to sit through movies”:
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
“The modern attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word,” Rose Horowitch reports. “Now professors are finding that they can’t even get students—film students—to sit through movies”:
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📚 The Early History of the English Bar
In this lecture, Professor Sir John Baker explores the origins of the Bar, the rise of Serjeants-at-Law, and the growing influence of the Inns of Court.
🗓 Monday 30 March, 6pm
👥 Open to the public
🎟️ Bookings: nrtm.pl/4kcP7c2
In this lecture, Professor Sir John Baker explores the origins of the Bar, the rise of Serjeants-at-Law, and the growing influence of the Inns of Court.
🗓 Monday 30 March, 6pm
👥 Open to the public
🎟️ Bookings: nrtm.pl/4kcP7c2
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
📚 The Early History of the English Bar
In this lecture, Professor Sir John Baker explores the origins of the Bar, the rise of Serjeants-at-Law, and the growing influence of the Inns of Court.
🗓 Monday 30 March, 6pm
👥 Open to the public
🎟️ Bookings: nrtm.pl/4kcP7c2
In this lecture, Professor Sir John Baker explores the origins of the Bar, the rise of Serjeants-at-Law, and the growing influence of the Inns of Court.
🗓 Monday 30 March, 6pm
👥 Open to the public
🎟️ Bookings: nrtm.pl/4kcP7c2
I think your thumbs up might be the one I loved most in my psych degree. We called it CHIPs (conceptual and historical influences in psychology). Loved it and loved the acronym.
January 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I think your thumbs up might be the one I loved most in my psych degree. We called it CHIPs (conceptual and historical influences in psychology). Loved it and loved the acronym.
Up the stairs, you’ll find the King’s Chapel which is actually not the original one that Smirke designed. The Chapel was redesigned in 1864 with Renaissance-style features, replacing Smirke’s more modest neoclassical design, which is why it looks a little out of place with the rest of the building.
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Up the stairs, you’ll find the King’s Chapel which is actually not the original one that Smirke designed. The Chapel was redesigned in 1864 with Renaissance-style features, replacing Smirke’s more modest neoclassical design, which is why it looks a little out of place with the rest of the building.
In the entrance hall, two marble statues of Sappho and Sophocles symbolise the college motto “sancte et sapienter” (holiness and wisdom). This motto is also engraved on the stone facade as you enter, along with two allegorical depictions of Holiness (carrying a cross) and Wisdom (carrying a book).
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
In the entrance hall, two marble statues of Sappho and Sophocles symbolise the college motto “sancte et sapienter” (holiness and wisdom). This motto is also engraved on the stone facade as you enter, along with two allegorical depictions of Holiness (carrying a cross) and Wisdom (carrying a book).
Some views from today’s travels. The King’s Building, designed in 1829 by Sir Robert Smirke (think British Museum and St James Palace) was especially built as the home of King’s College London when it was established by Royal Charter. A little 🧵…
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Some views from today’s travels. The King’s Building, designed in 1829 by Sir Robert Smirke (think British Museum and St James Palace) was especially built as the home of King’s College London when it was established by Royal Charter. A little 🧵…
Very close to my heart and so inspired by our brilliant Law Society President running the marathon to support LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal profession. Pls support if you can. Looking to my #LawSky friends in particular.
2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mark-evans
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I am so excited to be running in the London Marathon in support of LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal community. I am running to breakdown the stigma around mental health, and help colle
2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Very close to my heart and so inspired by our brilliant Law Society President running the marathon to support LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal profession. Pls support if you can. Looking to my #LawSky friends in particular.
2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mark-evans
2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mark-evans
Another couple of pics from Inner Temple. This is a really beautiful spot commemorating Fig Tree Court which you can see from John Rocque’s 1746 map was right by Elm Court.
January 29, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Another couple of pics from Inner Temple. This is a really beautiful spot commemorating Fig Tree Court which you can see from John Rocque’s 1746 map was right by Elm Court.
I had a wonderful time visiting Inner Temple Hall. The current hall was built in 1955, a neo-Georgian masterpiece which replaced the 1870 Gothic Revival hall that was destroyed in WW2. Before that, a medieval hall which was built in the 14th century. And before that, a hall of the Knights Templar!
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I had a wonderful time visiting Inner Temple Hall. The current hall was built in 1955, a neo-Georgian masterpiece which replaced the 1870 Gothic Revival hall that was destroyed in WW2. Before that, a medieval hall which was built in the 14th century. And before that, a hall of the Knights Templar!
Thanks! I wish my leading line was running in the right direction towards the London Eye, but I just couldn’t make that happen here!
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Thanks! I wish my leading line was running in the right direction towards the London Eye, but I just couldn’t make that happen here!
My pic of the day. The London Eye from the Southbank Centre. Designed by architects Julia Barfield and David Marks to celebrate the new millennium, the London Eye was only planned to be a temporary structure. Over 25 years later, it’s one of London’s notable landmarks. #photography #blackandwhite
January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
My pic of the day. The London Eye from the Southbank Centre. Designed by architects Julia Barfield and David Marks to celebrate the new millennium, the London Eye was only planned to be a temporary structure. Over 25 years later, it’s one of London’s notable landmarks. #photography #blackandwhite
Overcast at Tudor Street Gate heading into Inner Temple.
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f/1.8 S
#photography
#architecturephotography
#legallondon
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f/1.8 S
#photography
#architecturephotography
#legallondon
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Overcast at Tudor Street Gate heading into Inner Temple.
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f/1.8 S
#photography
#architecturephotography
#legallondon
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f/1.8 S
#photography
#architecturephotography
#legallondon
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Yesterday in 2020. Overlooking Lincoln Cathedral on a dull day. The stone looks dull in the poor light.
The Red Arrows casually pass by.
The Red Arrows casually pass by.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Yesterday in 2020. Overlooking Lincoln Cathedral on a dull day. The stone looks dull in the poor light.
The Red Arrows casually pass by.
The Red Arrows casually pass by.
Strand station in London. Opened 1907, renamed Aldwych in 1915. Served as an art bunker for hundreds of National Gallery paintings during WWI and then as an air raid shelter during WWII. The station that gave so much for little love in return. Sadly it closed in 1994 due to low footfall.
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Strand station in London. Opened 1907, renamed Aldwych in 1915. Served as an art bunker for hundreds of National Gallery paintings during WWI and then as an air raid shelter during WWII. The station that gave so much for little love in return. Sadly it closed in 1994 due to low footfall.
Lovely stroll through Somerset House yesterday.
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Lovely stroll through Somerset House yesterday.
This is a great photo. There’s something almost quite sad about it but also something quite uplifting at the same time. Like a glimmer of hope. The contrast is brilliant.
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This is a great photo. There’s something almost quite sad about it but also something quite uplifting at the same time. Like a glimmer of hope. The contrast is brilliant.
I’ve not had the pleasure of listening to Professor Sir John Baker KC before, so I’m just a tad bit excited to be going to this. The 2026 Bentham Association Presidential Address on Sovereignty of Parliament and Legal History. The lecture part of the evening is open to the public and free to join.
2026 Bentham Association Presidential Address and Dinner
The 75th Presidential Address will be delivered by Professor Sir John Baker KC, UCL Alumnus and Honorary Fellow
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I’ve not had the pleasure of listening to Professor Sir John Baker KC before, so I’m just a tad bit excited to be going to this. The 2026 Bentham Association Presidential Address on Sovereignty of Parliament and Legal History. The lecture part of the evening is open to the public and free to join.
Some street snaps I took on the South Bank. Definitely not my comfort zone but I joined a great workshop on working with low light handheld and actually had more fun with it than I thought I would.
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f1.8 S
#photography #streetphotography
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f1.8 S
#photography #streetphotography
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Some street snaps I took on the South Bank. Definitely not my comfort zone but I joined a great workshop on working with low light handheld and actually had more fun with it than I thought I would.
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f1.8 S
#photography #streetphotography
📷 Nikon Z5II, 35mm f1.8 S
#photography #streetphotography
Just a view of London 💖
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Just a view of London 💖
The National Theatre on London’s South Bank by day and by night. I’m not a huge fan of Brutalist architecture but I have a soft spot for this one.
January 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The National Theatre on London’s South Bank by day and by night. I’m not a huge fan of Brutalist architecture but I have a soft spot for this one.
Distraught that I can’t make the dates of this new course on the history of the built environment, particularly in and around Bloomsbury 😢 As I wallow in my misfortune, it might interest others in my network who can make it. Looks absolutely brilliant @ihr.bsky.social. Hope it runs again!
Townscape and Architecture in History
Discovery Course 2
www.history.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Distraught that I can’t make the dates of this new course on the history of the built environment, particularly in and around Bloomsbury 😢 As I wallow in my misfortune, it might interest others in my network who can make it. Looks absolutely brilliant @ihr.bsky.social. Hope it runs again!
“Yet beyond legal doctrine, it's also a psychological question. How might judge-only trials alter judicial decision-making, and how might this impact the public's trust in procedural justice?”
‘Efficiency must never come at the expense of justice…’
Following the government’s proposal to remove jury trials, Dr Dara Mojtahedi asks psychologists specialising in jury behaviour about the possible implications.
@maddymillar.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Following the government’s proposal to remove jury trials, Dr Dara Mojtahedi asks psychologists specialising in jury behaviour about the possible implications.
@maddymillar.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘Efficiency must never come at the expense of justice’ | BPS
Following the government’s proposal to remove jury trials, Dr Dara Mojtahedi asks psychologists specialising in jury behaviour about the possible implications.
www.bps.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Yet beyond legal doctrine, it's also a psychological question. How might judge-only trials alter judicial decision-making, and how might this impact the public's trust in procedural justice?”
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The Derek Keene #London #Lecture 2026 is open for (free) booking! Join us on Weds 24 June to hear Thomas Asbridge on the #BlackDeath in London, drawing on his new book. The lecture forms a focal point of our annual @ihr.bsky.social #SummerSchool, this year focused on #London 'Sickness & Health'.
January 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The Derek Keene #London #Lecture 2026 is open for (free) booking! Join us on Weds 24 June to hear Thomas Asbridge on the #BlackDeath in London, drawing on his new book. The lecture forms a focal point of our annual @ihr.bsky.social #SummerSchool, this year focused on #London 'Sickness & Health'.