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The writer, an accomplished barrister, comes across as a humble and kind individual. For clients that can't afford the huge legal fees, he sometimes represent them pro bono. He doesn't try to justify the heinous crimes committed by some of his clients but in certain chapters, he explains how upbringing, mental condition, occupation etc could lead to someone committing a serious crime. Most importantly, he shares to readers not only cases that he won but also cases he lost. In fact, he admits that he lost roughly 40% of cases he represented. A wig is a hairpiece that is worn to cover up baldness or to change the style of hair. There are different types of wigs available in the market such as human hair wigs, synthetic wigs, and lace front wigs. A wig can be a great solution for people who are experiencing hair loss or for those who want to change their hairstyle. While "Under the Wig" may be most appealing to readers interested in law or criminal justice, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a well-written memoir. The book is informative, engaging, and emotionally resonant, and it's not hard to see why it has received such high praise.The Secret Barrister used the term “Gripping” to describe the book. He is right. I think there is no other 1 word that can describe the book as much as the word Gripping. Covering the whole of Mr Clegg QC's career, Under the Wig delves into the wide variety of cases this very capable lawyer has covered in his time at the Bar. From fraud to murder, the innocent to the guilty, it as an interesting read to the lawful neutrality that the law and those who work in it. It was also really interesting to read a book from ‘the other side’, from a defence perspective rather than prosecution. This was particularly true in the Miss Yeates murder trial, where he was on the defence team. I found myself on a couple of occasions comparing it to a number of FBI heavy novels I’ve read (Mindhunter springs to mind), and seeing the various methods employed by both, and the differences they have. It was fascinating. William Clegg QC is very much anti capital punishment because of possible miscarriages of justice, and I thought he did a good job of putting his reasons for this across. A great read, very entertaining, and will make you question your own thoughts on the justice system. 5/5 I don’t think so. Oddly enough, the attraction of the criminal bar does remain high, and although the number of people trying to get pupillage in criminal chambers has fallen, there are still hundreds of applicants for each pupillage in criminal chambers – pupillage being, of course, the sort of training that every barrister has to undergo before they are able to practise unsupervised. In my own chambers we used to have nearly 600 applicants for four pupillages. That has now fallen to about 400, but there are still young men and women who see the criminal bar as their future. My advice has always been that if you really, really want to do that sort of work, then you should embrace it and do it because there’s nothing more satisfying surely than working in a job that you actually enjoy. Not many people have that luxury, and I think barristers have that opportunity to do so.

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