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Why were we walking for access for justice this June?
Supporting access to justice This week over 12,000 people, including a team from Obelisk Support, took to the streets of London to tackle the 10km London Legal Walk in support of access to justice. We wanted to share a bit about why we at Obelisk are supporting this...
8 ways to support LGBTQ+ individuals in the legal community
June is Pride Month, and this year’s theme – #AllOurPride – celebrates events in history that are meaningful for the Pride movement and the LGBTQ+ community. Key victories include a recent change to the NHS blood donation policy to allow gay and bisexual men to donate...
5 Trends That Should Be On Every General Counsel’s Radar
The role of a General Counsel continues to evolve beyond providing legal services and acting as a trusted advisor to the business. As General Counsels, you have the opportunity to provide strategic guidance and leadership on issues of a commercial nature, as...
Thriving in your legal career: Resilience and lessons from sport
How to build resilience for sustained performance For many of us, macro factors such as the ongoing pandemic, geopolitical instability and the cost-of-living crisis, plus our individual work and life challenges, are leading to burnout and exhaustion. So how can...
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Sorted: summer reading recommendations for busy lawyers
Summer reading recommendations With a second summer holiday season in a row dominated by staycations or in-country breaks, the escape to another world via a book takes on a new resonance. Welcome to our traditional summer run-down of some of the latest books...
#MeToo in Law: 3 years on since Alyssa Milano’s viral tweet
What have we learned, and what have we done? While originally coined in 2006 by social activist Tarana Burke, the #MeToo movement picked up global momentum on October 15, 2017 when Alyssa Milano tweeted a request to her followers: “If you’ve been...
How to choose a Zoom virtual background
This blog post was updated on 2 March, 2021 Zoom, the video-conferencing solution of choice during the COVID-19 crisis, had more than 300 million meeting participants per day in 2020, making it the most used video conferencing platform in front of Google Meet...