Welcome to Our Thinking.

A collection of articles, podcasts and reports sharing our thoughts on industry trending topics, alongside our latest news and insights from our Obelisk Support community.

Obelisk Connect: Join our community networking socials

Obelisk Connect: Join our community networking socials

Legal consultant or paralegal? Join our monthly peer networking socials, find out about new opportunities and gain insights into market trends.
Working through an umbrella company

Working through an umbrella company

This article provides an overview of how umbrella companies process pay for contractors, including typical deductions and the relationship between the contractor, client, and umbrella company.
London Legal Walk

London Legal Walk

We are walking with the Lord Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust. The London Legal Walk is the biggest fundraising event in aid of free legal advice and support for everything from Law Centres and Citizens Advice services to refugee specialist support services.
Luscinia: Senior Commercial Lawyer

Luscinia: Senior Commercial Lawyer

Luscinia is an experienced, senior commercial lawyer having held several General Counsel and Legal Director roles in leading organisations across the catering and hospitality, retail and manufacturing sectors.
Report – Liberalisation: Reflections on the future of legal service delivery

Report – Liberalisation: Reflections on the future of legal service delivery

15 years on from the passing of the Legal Services Act, has the legal industry successfully advocated for, and taken advantage of, the mood change, and the opportunities presented opening up the legal market? In this report, we resurface the leading voices that called for change and pioneered the way; explore the impact on legal teams and cast an eye to what the future may hold. (published November 2022)
Alec: Senior Lawyer

Alec: Senior Lawyer

Alec is a senior lawyer whose experience includes corporate and commercial, finance and regulatory law, with industry specialisms in aviation and emerging markets.
Sandra: Experienced Litigator

Sandra: Experienced Litigator

Sandra is an experienced litigator primarily within insurance and professional negligence with significant experience in commercial banking. Sandra has proven experience in managing and leading projects, in addition to working with and influencing senior leadership, key stakeholders and senior counterparties.
Report – Legal Reset: Why law firm culture must change now

Report – Legal Reset: Why law firm culture must change now

While on the face of it, law firms have changed in response to Covid-19, the reality is that it is skin deep and insufficient given the pressures they are facing from younger lawyers, clients and wider society. In this report we examine the challenges facing the legal profession and identify the four pillars essential for this cultural revolution. (published February 2022)
Christina: Paralegal

Christina: Paralegal

Christina has spent the last three years working as a paralegal, with a unique blend of both public and private sector experience. She has worked in a range of areas, including GDPR, employment law, commercial law and regulatory reporting.
Regina: Paralegal

Regina: Paralegal

Regina has been working with Obelisk Support as a paralegal, building her experience with an assignment in the corporate team at one of the UK’s largest consultancies.
Guide – How tech-ready are you?

Guide – How tech-ready are you?

How “tech-ready” are legal professionals? Which “big tech” brand is #1 in legal work? Who thinks they are “tech-smarter” — law firms or in-house teams? Legal support staff vs GC’s, who is more “tech-overwhelmed”? We asked 2,000+ legal professionals, read our report to find out the results. (published March 2021)
Daniela: Legal Professional Consultant

Daniela: Legal Professional Consultant

Daniela is a legal professional consultant with considerable experience of reviewing and negotiation of commercial contracts, and worked for British Telecom Italia Spa, Pinna Spada Law Firm, Iveco UK Ltd, Provincia Oristano.

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