by Laure Latham | Dec 8, 2020 | Work/Life
At this time of year, we’re used to the hustle and bustle of the party season, last-minute shopping, domestic preparations or travel to organise – all on top of the shower of urgent work requests as the year comes to an end. In 2020, the holiday season is likely...
by Laura Vosper | Dec 1, 2020 | Work/Life
As the countdown to the holiday season begins, we are excited to share our contribution to the festivities, a “home-made” collection of festive recipes from our consultants and colleagues. This year we are all likely to have to make adaptations to our...
by The Obelisk Team | Oct 14, 2020 | Work/Life
With reports of lawyers and support staff alike facing redundancy at firms across the country in the wake of the C-19 pandemic, what can you do to minimise the negative impact of redundancy on your confidence and future prospects if you’re one of the people impacted?...
by Laure Latham | Sep 2, 2020 | Freelance Life, Work/Life
When schools in many countries closed in earlier this year, parents around the world had to figure out a new challenge: home-schooling. Whilst some have enjoyed this extra time with their children, research by UCL in the UK found that mothers in particular saw a...
by Laure Latham | Jul 8, 2020 | Work/Life
If you are not already using video conferencing software, now is the time to start. Zoom, the videoconferencing solution of choice during the COVID-19 crisis, showed over 300 million meeting participants per day in 2020, making the most used video conferencing...
by Laura Vosper | Jun 25, 2020 | Work/Life
It seems a lifetime ago since we started life in lockdown, sharing our tips for parenting during the pandemic: Keeping children entertained within four walls and working out how we were going to keep both work and home life on an even keel. Now, 14 weeks on, lockdown...