by Khadija Patel | Jul 22, 2021 | Latest Trends, Working in Law
In light of the increasing urgency around climate change, sustainability has been on the minds of business and legal professionals alike over recent years and will no doubt continue to be so. With climate strikes, new environmental legislation and rising investment in...
by Khadija Patel | Jun 29, 2021 | Freelance Life, Latest Trends
The new normal Working from Home (WFH) has no doubt been a hot topic since the pandemic began, which I’m sure we’re all too familiar with. Many of us abruptly shifted to remote working back in March last year, and there is a huge range of attitudes toward remote vs...
by The Obelisk Team | Apr 21, 2021 | Latest Trends
Environmental law matters In 2020, the International Bar Association recognised that “the legal profession must be prepared to play a leading role in maintaining and strengthening the rule of law and supporting responsible, enlightened governance in an era...
by Laura Vosper | Mar 23, 2021 | Latest Trends
Reflections on lockdown – a year in 23rd March 2020 was the first day of full lockdown for the UK. At Obelisk Support, facilitating remote working is part of our DNA, so by this time last year we had already closed the London office and all our central team had...
by Laura Vosper | Feb 4, 2021 | In Conversation With..., Latest Trends
Tapping into the trends changing legal work right now – part one To discuss how the impact of the pandemic is changing legal work and what this means for legal careers, we were delighted to have the opportunity to bring together Mark Smith, Director of...
by Laura Vosper | Jan 28, 2021 | Latest Trends, Legal tech
Why do we need legal design? Lawyers are very familiar with providing legal texts which are accurate and precise, documenting complex risk factors. The language of law can, however, be difficult for the users of legal documents to understand. Legal design means...