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Five favourite books by women lawyers turned authors

by Laura Vosper | Mar 31, 2021 | Women in Law, Work/Life

Women lawyers writing on life in the law and more Given lawyers work so closely with words and people, perhaps it’s not a surprise that so many turn out to have a book (or more!) in them. In this post we celebrate some of our favourite books by women lawyers turned...

#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...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Warrior for Gender Equality

by Laure Latham | Oct 13, 2020 | Trending, Women in Law

“Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be Supreme Court Clerk. She’d studied at two of [our] finest law schools and had ringing recommendations. But because she was a woman she was rejected. Ten years later, she sent her first brief to the Supreme Court-...

Black History Month: Interview with Bernadette Kisaalu, Principal Lawyer for BT Customer Experience and Chair of BT’s Ethnic Diversity Network

by Laure Latham | Oct 8, 2020 | D&I, In Conversation With..., Trending, Women in Law

Touching on topics as important as Black Lives Matter, equality and making a difference, Bernadette Kisaalu, Principal Lawyer for BT Customer Experience and Chair of BT’s Ethnic Diversity Network has been talking to The Attic for Black History Month. Bernadette shares...

Lawyers with a side-hustle: Carolyn Swain, lawyer and artist

by The Obelisk Team | Sep 17, 2020 | Women in Law, Work/Life

Obelisk Support recently caught up with Carolyn Swain, a senior lawyer who is currently on sabbatical undertaking a Fine Arts (BA) Hons degree course side-hustle. Carolyn was previously a partner in a London law firm and latterly worked at Barclays as Head of Legal...

6 Female Lawyers turned Authors

by Laure Latham | Mar 4, 2020 | Trending, Women in Law, Work/Life

Every year for World Book Day, we feature lawyers turned authors on The Attic. In the past, we’ve interviewed a space lawyer turned science fiction author and a sole practitioner turned romance novelist. This year’s selection of female lawyers turned...