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Secretary studied law to take employer to tribunal

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A secretary with dyslexia who felt she was bullied out of her job studied law to take employer to tribunal after she couldn’t afford the legal fees.

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Inspired by the 2000 hit film Erin Brockovich, Alex Gibson represented herself at an 8-day hearing and won.

The Daily Mail reports that, after being repeatedly taunted over her dyslexia and disabilities from a serious biking accident, Ms Gibson resigned from her £16,000-a-year job to study law, graduating with a first class degree.

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Britain’s Erin Brockovich: Dyslexic secretary who was bullied out of her job studies law to defeat bosses in employment tribunal after being inspired by hit film

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