Obelisk Named UK’s #1 Legal Recruitment Agency in Inaugural 2026 LinkedInfluencer Index

London, June 25, 2026 —

Obelisk has been named the #1 recruitment agency in the inaugural LinkedInfluencer Index, while founder and CEO Dana Denis-Smith OBE secured the #2 ranking among individual recruitment consultants, cementing the company’s position as one of the UK’s most influential voices in legal recruitment on LinkedIn.

Produced by TBD Marketing in partnership with Codex Edge, the LinkedInfluencer Index is the first ranking dedicated to measuring LinkedIn performance across the UK legal recruitment sector. Rather than focusing on follower counts alone, the index evaluates how agencies and consultants use LinkedIn to build visibility, engage audiences and establish market authority over a sustained 12-month period.

The inaugural report analysed:

• 3,783 legal recruitment consultants
• 411 recruitment agencies
• 82,479 original LinkedIn posts
• More than one million combined likes and comments
• Twelve months of LinkedIn activity from

The findings also reveal a significant opportunity across the sector. While thousands of consultants and agencies were tracked, only 2,460 consultants (65%) actively posted at all on LinkedIn between June 2025 and May 2026, while only 264 agencies (64%) posted. This highlights a substantial gap between maintaining a profile and consistently building a professional brand.

Obelisk topped the agency rankings, reflecting its long-standing commitment to thought leadership, flexible legal talent and meaningful engagement with clients, consultants and the wider legal community. Dana Denis-Smith’s individual ranking of #2 further recognises her consistent contribution to conversations around legal innovation, flexible working, diversity and the future of the legal profession.

Unlike traditional rankings based solely on size or revenue, the LinkedInfluencer Index measures influence through a combination of consistency, engagement and audience impact, providing a new benchmark for how recruitment businesses build trust and visibility in the digital age.

The recognition adds to a growing list of industry accolades for Obelisk, which has established itself as one of the UK’s leading providers of flexible legal talent while continuing to champion innovation, diversity and new ways of working across the legal sector.

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About Obelisk

Obelisk Support is a leading UK alternative legal services provider specialising in flexible legal resourcing. Founded by Dana Denis-Smith in 2010, Obelisk connects businesses with highly experienced legal professionals who deliver expert support across a broad range of practice areas, enabling legal teams to scale capability quickly and effectively. The business has been at the forefront of challenging traditional legal career models, creating more flexible opportunities for lawyers while helping clients access outstanding legal talent.

Today, Obelisk supports a network of more than 2,000 legal professionals and hundreds of clients, including 35 of the FTSE 100 organisations. Built on its #HumanFirst values, the company continues to champion flexibility, diversity and inclusion, helping to create a legal sector where talented people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to thrive.

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