Last week, we joined two different online events that tackled the impact of COVID-19 and the future of the legal profession from different angles. The first event, focused on law firms, featured Mark Cohen and Richard Susskind in a LegalGeek […]
Be they lawyers by day, legal superheroes by night or pro bono lawyers who are passionate about making the world a better place – each and every one of the lawyers below deserve recognition for outstanding legal efforts in their […]
That lawyers have an ongoing love affair with words, nobody can argue with that. A significant part of a lawyer’s career is spent writing text, structuring arguments, analysing documents and being a stickler for punctuation. What most people are unaware […]
Who are the lawyers who do good? The lawyers who work selflessly behind the scenes for the greater good and are deserving of greater recognition and appreciation? At Obelisk Support, we are proud to shine a light on remarkable lawyers […]
In a recent Law Society survey of Junior Lawyers, 55% of women and 42% of men said they regularly felt unable to cope, with almost two-fifths experiencing a mental health problem. High workload and demanding clients were behind many of […]
Guest post by Catherine Stothart, Leadership Coach and Team Facilitator, who is the author of How to Get On with Anyone: Gain the Confidence and Charisma to Communicate with any Personality Type. It’s important for corporate lawyers to build a […]
Like in 2017 and 2018, the whole team at Obelisk Support is contributing to a 2019 book review to inspire your future reads. Each one of us was asked to nominate one (or more) book(s) they had really enjoyed reading in […]
On 20 November 2019, Obelisk Support joined the first UK edition of Women, Influence & Power in Law UK (WIPL UK), a conference gathering senior female in-house lawyers and private practice lawyers to discuss leadership and legal issues. A topic […]
Touching on topics as important as diversity, equality and justice, Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group has been talking to The Attic for Black History Month. Ms Okoro shares her journey to one […]
To celebrate Black History Month, The Attic interviews Landé Belo, senior counsel and employment lawyer. In this profile, she discusses her professional legal career and how she became a theatre director to drive positive change in the arts community. My […]