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Lockdown a year on – what have we learnt?

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...

How the pandemic is changing legal work today

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...

Legal Design Fundamentals

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...

Make virtual onboarding a success

by Brooke Wilson | Jan 20, 2021 | Future of Work, Latest Trends, Legal tech

It doesn’t need to be in-person to be personal Starting a new job is always awkward. Exciting, but awkward. And now that office chat and face-to-face encounters are a thing of the past, new starters are missing out on lots of little moments that make it a bit...

Blockchain: an update for Legal Services

by The Obelisk Team | Oct 29, 2020 | Future of Work, Latest Trends, Legal tech

At Obelisk Support, we look to the future of the legal profession as one shaped by hybrid lawyers who master technical legal skills while understanding technology, either by gaining legal tech certifications or by working on the legal implications of tech products and...

#MeToo in Law: 3 years on since Alyssa Milano’s viral tweet

by The Obelisk Team | Oct 15, 2020 | Latest Trends, Popular, Women in Law

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...