B Corp™.
Driving positive impact in the legal world
“At the end of the day, there’s a choice to be made about what is the purpose of business.” B Lab™ co-founder Jay Coen Gilbert
Obelisk Support has made its choice and is entering a new era: we are proud to be a Certified B Corporation™.
We’re officially a certified B Corp business!
As one of the first alternative legal service providers for flexible legal support, Obelisk entered the legal sector with a clear social-impact mission: to ensure that talented women continued to thrive as lawyers around their caring responsibilities, pioneering flexible and remote working arrangements – long before they were mainstream.
Today we continue to champion new ways of work that open opportunities more fairly for everyone in the law, with one of the largest networks of pre-vetted freelance legal consultants and paralegals.
Our vision is to create an inclusive legal profession which supports retaining outstanding legal talent in the law regardless of gender, background, religion, age, disability or caring responsibilities.
As a B Corp certified business, we join a global community using their businesses as a force for good in the world, reconfirming our long-held commitment to our values and community.
The B Corp community
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UK B Corps
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B corporation, explained
The B Corp movement has focused on for-profit businesses that are purposeful and consider all stakeholders impacted by their services or products. Is it, to date, the world’s only model for socially responsible capitalism.
What is special about the B Corp movement is that it leads with action. Its companies have a direct impact on their workers, communities, and environment. They are encouraged to collaborate and work toward a better world by recognising that some of our challenges are best addressed collectively rather than in isolation.
To be a B Corp, a company needs to pass an 80-point assessment and must adopt a legal framework that explicitly says it will account for all its stakeholders – not solely its shareholders – when making decisions. B-Lab, the non-profit that started the B Corp movement, created a third-party administered certification based on a company’s verified performance on the B Impact Assessment.
This means that we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. This globally recognised accreditation publicly endorses businesses for making an impact beyond profit.
We are proud to be recognised for our commitment to building a more inclusive and sustainable economy. In becoming a Certified B Corporation®, we have joined a community of like-minded businesses. There are just 1500 certified B Corps in the UK (United Kingdom) with the global number standing at just over 6000 in more than 84 countries and over 160 industries.
Obelisk as a B Corp
We have locked into our articles our commitment to building a more inclusive and sustainable economy, requiring directors to consider such factors alongside profitability in our decision making. To reach B Corp status, we underwent a lengthy verification process which covered the entirety of our business’s operations across five key impact areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers.
The certification process is rigorous, with applicants required to reach a benchmark score of over 80 while providing evidence of socially and environmentally responsible practices relating to energy supplies, waste and water use, worker compensation, diversity, and corporate transparency.
Just 1% of B Corps certified are in the legal sector and Obelisk Support has become just the 12th legal business to achieve B Corp status.
Our re-certification will be due in 2026.
Obelisk’s B Impact Score
Creating an inclusive, equitable legal profession
Obelisk Support was one of the first alternative legal service providers to champion flexible and remote working – long before they were mainstream. We know from experience that there is a real difference between supporting inclusion and making it happen.
In 2022:
%
Of our legal consultants are women
%
Of our active roles have been truly flexible, allowing consultants to work part-time or remotely
%
Of our consultants are returning to work, compared to the industry average of 1.5%
Why B Corps matter
“The B Corp movement is one of the most important of our lifetime, built on the simple fact that business impacts and serves more than just shareholders—it has an equal responsibility to the community and to the planet.”
Rose Marcario, CEO of Patagonia.
Looking to the future
While the recent accomplishment of B Corp Certification is a cause for celebration, we also recognise that there is still a lot of work to be done.
This is just the beginning of our journey. With this certification, we are elevating our commitment and accountability to deepen our impact work across all aspects of our business to drive positive change in the legal sector and beyond.
We’re going to keep you updated too, both on what we’re doing well and what we need to work on. To join us on this journey, follow us on social media.
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Why Obelisk?
A large pool of pre-vetted, highly skilled lawyers and paralegals
Quality matches powered by our proprietary matching platform
We pioneer new ways of working to help our clients succeed
We are committed to creating a more inclusive legal profession
Committed to setting high standards
We are a B Corp Certified™ organisation with a clear social-impact mission: to make legal work more inclusive.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone can earn a wage that meets their everyday needs.
Obelisk Support is the only 100% female-founded and managed legal services provider in the UK.
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