Anxiety is the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week 2023. We explore anxiety in the legal profession with practical advice from lawyers for lawyers on how to manage anxiety, plus highlight valuable resources and support.
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have become key drivers of corporate strategy and success. e explore three ways in which legal teams successfully support their organisation’s ESG strategy
The legal profession is constantly evolving, and with that comes new opportunities for lawyers, paralegals and ...
Returning to law after a career break
The reasons behind taking a career break are many and varied. Perhaps ...
Mental health and the legal industry
Each 10th October, we celebrate World Mental Health Day and this year's theme ...
Trailblazing is not a phase
In the United Kingdom, fewer than 3% of all lawyers are Black according to the ...
The SQE: An opportunity for transformation
My previous article spoke about what the Solicitors Qualification ...
The role of a General Counsel continues to evolve beyond providing legal services and acting as a trusted advisor ...
Is the legal industry adapting quickly enough to meet new demands driving the future of work?
The future of ...
“Voices for action against racism” – advocating for ethnic diversity in law
March is not just a month to celebrate ...
Does the legal industry have a problem with feedback?
Anecdotally, yes. Frequently in-house lawyers complain that ...
In light of the increasing urgency around climate change, sustainability has been on the minds of business and ...
The ground breakers who are making D&I a top priority
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is on everyone’s ...
Women lawyers writing on life in the law and more
Given lawyers work so closely with words and people, perhaps ...
Lawyers with side-hustles: Obelisk Support recently caught up with Ivan Guevara, a senior corporate and commercial ...
This blog post was updated on 2 March, 2021
Zoom, the video-conferencing solution of choice during the ...
2020The legal blogosphere is thriving, with ever-more lawyers, writers, bloggers and journalists stepping up to ...
The legal tech skills that today's generation of leaders have learned have evolved and tomorrow's legal leaders ...
Every year for World Book Day, we feature lawyers turned authors on The Attic. In the past, we've interviewed a ...
Here at Obelisk we are always interested to meet lawyers-turned-entrepreneurs and are delighted to have had to ...
Guest post by Niamh O’Keeffe, Leadership advisor & author of ‘Your First 100 Days: how to make maximum impact ...
How are women lawyers portrayed by British TV writers?
We looked at how American female lawyers have been ...
Touching on topics as important as diversity, equality and justice, Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and ...
Continuing learning and professional development for lawyers? With this guide, learn how to keep up and put tools and strategies in place to ensure you are up to date and don’t miss the key developments in your practice area.
When it comes to songs about lawyers, there are plenty of options to choose from. From classic rock anthems to ...
On The Attic, we recently looked at curbing legalese and why more and more lawyers and businesses are making their ...
Earth Day reminds us that climate action is not an occasional task; it requires an on-going interrogation of our ...
The legal blogosphere is thriving, with ever-more law bloggers stepping up to discuss taboo topics and change the ...
Times have changed since 1959 when Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to endure a particularly cringy professional ...
We have noticed a lot being written recently about professional ghosting. Though not necessarily a new phenomenon, ...
At Obelisk Support, we work more and more with legal operations departments in companies and recently attended a ...
Former Obelisk Support interns Maxie Chopard and Keshara Hallock take us through the portrayals of women lawyers ...
We recently looked at some positive trends in the legal industry concerning the rise of women in law, but talent ...
We often hear people referred to as being high in emotional intelligence, but what does it actually mean? Being ...
Now that December has arrived, it’s a natural time to reflect on the past 12 months and focus on your fulfilled ...
Maintaining focus on personal priorities and authenticity made me a better lawyer, says Terry Miller OBE
“My ...
Am I surprised to learn that working mums earn less after having a baby? No – just surprised that it’s taken this ...
This blog is a tribute – just not one to my mother, as you would expect on this Mother’s Day. It is a dedication ...