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11/03/2026

Last night, we celebrated our returners. And it was everything.
We were welcomed by the brilliant team at Diageo — and together, we marked something that matters deeply to us: lawyers coming back to the profession they never really left.
Obelisk Support has been running the legal sector’s longest — and still running — returner development programme. We started because we believed something simple: career breaks don’t cancel talent. They shape it.
The lawyers in that room last night are proof of that every single day.
They stepped away for their children. For their health. For their families. For the honest, human demands of a life fully lived. They didn’t stop being brilliant lawyers. The profession just stopped making room for them.
We exist to change that.
To every returner we celebrated last night — you don’t need to prove yourself. You need a programme that believes in you while you find your footing. That’s what this is. That’s what it has always been.
To our mentors, supporters, and to Diageo for opening your doors and your culture to this conversation — thank you. This is what human-first leadership looks like in practice.
Fourteen years in, we are more convinced than ever.
The legal profession is better when it makes space for everyone.
Welcome back. 🙌
Human First.

Have you recently taken a break from your legal career? Perhaps you were pursuing further education, tending to personal...
15/03/2023

Have you recently taken a break from your legal career? Perhaps you were pursuing further education, tending to personal health issues or caring responsibilities, travelling, or taking a sabbatical?
Get all the advice and encouragement you need at our inaugural Legal Returners' Springboard, a free, fun online programme designed to inspire and assist you in planning your next steps. Benefit from first-hand advice from lawyers, GCs, coaches, and other returners who have experienced similar situations and have valuable insights to share.
Get your free pass https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legal-returners-springboard-tickets-546073960917

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was one of the first companies in the UK to set up an employee network for racially diverse colleagues, establishing the in 1992…

Vodafone UK with Rosemary Martin, Group general counsel and company secretary, shook up the telecoms giant’s global legal advice panel, revealing that 20% of supplier selection criteria will now be based on commitments to diversity and the environment...

Walmart bridged the diversity gap in terms of external partners back in 2005 by focusing on firms who could demonstrate their diverseness and awarding them contracts, a fact that GC, Karen Roberts, and her legal team are very proud of…

HP under the leadership of chief legal office, Kim Rivera, launched an initiative where each firm must guarantee that 10% of billable hours are performed by a female and a racially diverse solicitor or they will deduct 10% of costs…

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Meet the legal leaders who are making change from within!In our 2021 &I global index of legal leaders, we celebrate t...
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Man Group’s campaign supports and encourages diverse talent to enter the industry, and backs amazing initiatives such as and , a top priority for GC Robyn Grew …

Shell under the leadership of legal director Donny Ching, Shell strives to be just as transparent as it is inclusive and regularly releases the data in a bid to constantly revise and find new practices…

Unilever’s chief legal officer Ritva Sotamaa created a with the mission to achieve a 50/50 gender balance in managerial positions…

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Anglo American’s GC Richard Price has mad and reducing the as top priorities since joining in 2017...

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Goldman Sachs has successfully helped tens of thousands of underrepresented men and women reach their full potential through their and #10,000Women initiatives…

ITV under the leadership of Barry Matthews initiated an award winning training programme with panel firms for their lawyers. Now, with Sarah Davis as Director Group Legal Affairs, ITV’s diversity initiatives continue to pave the way for in the legal sector…

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