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In the spirit of giving

by Louisa van Eeden-Smit | Dec 23, 2022 | In Conversation With..., Popular, Work/Life

Giving back to lend a helping hand over the holidays The festive period brings around time for reflection and gratitude. In this blog we share how some of the Obelisk Support central team are giving back to the communities we live in. # Daniela Garcia, Consultant...

Feel-good inspiration for your festive reading and listening

by Laura Vosper | Dec 15, 2022 | _migrate, In Conversation With..., Popular

Our favourite festive picks to read or listen to this holiday season Once again we close the year with a festive favourite, our round up of the books and podcasts that the team at Obelisk Support have been enjoying this year. Read on for some inspiration for your...

Women Who Will: Breaking through biases and barriers

by Natalie Bonadei | Nov 23, 2022 | _migrate, D&I, In Conversation With..., Popular, Women in Law, Working in Law

How female legal leaders can make a difference Obelisk Support recently held an event for our “Women Who Will – Female Leaders in Law” network. This brought together the classes of 2020 and 2021 of our annual Women Who Will report, which celebrates pioneering women in...

World Mental Health Day: protecting the mental wellbeing of law professionals

by Lucy Pilkington | Oct 13, 2022 | _migrate, Latest Trends, Popular, Trending, Work/Life, Working in Law

Mental health – a growing priority in the legal profession On Monday the 10 October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day (WMHD) 2022 and this year’s theme of ‘ensuring mental health and wellbeing for all becomes a global priority’. The topic of mental health has...

Sorted: summer reading recommendations for busy lawyers

by Laura Vosper | Jul 29, 2021 | _migrate, Freelance Life, Popular

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

by The Obelisk Team | Oct 15, 2020 | _migrate, 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 sexually...