In the footsteps of Erin

A bullied secretary quit her job to take up a law degree to fight her bosses in court. Dyslexic Alex Gibson, who had not actually seen the film Erin Brokovich in which the real-life environmental campaigner, played by Julia Roberts, did something similar, said she was determined to get justice after suffering taunts at work so she studied law. Ms Gibson was doubly successful after receiving a first-class degree in law and winning her case against her former employers.