Empowerment Of Women in the Legal Profession - Dana Denis-Smith - S6E23

Legally Speaking Podcast

Were you curious about who the first woman solicitor was and there is no archive about helping to place ourselves in history?
This week we're super excited to be chatting with Dana Denis-Smith.
In order to address the issue within the legal profession, Dana Denis-Smith, an entrepreneur, journalist, lawyer, and women's advocate resolved to take action. She created Obelisk Support in 2010, which provides a legal service about flexible work environments for female employees. She then founded the First 100 Years program in 2014, which looks closely at women's contributions to the legal profession. This fearlessness has driven Dana to achieve an extraordinary amount of change in the legal industry.
Dana was personally recognized numerous times both in the legal industry and beyond. In 2015, she was awarded the Outstanding Innovator by Legal Week, was voted in Legal Personality of the Year and received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws in 2018, and whilst in 2019 recognized as an Outstanding Woman in Law just to name a few. Her works have transformed the careers of many women lawyers since then and served as an inspiration to others seeking to make a difference.
𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧?
You can catch Rob and Dana talking about:

• How she had a lightbulb moment when she created Obelisk Support for the legal sector.
• What can the legal profession do to further support women and their careers?
• What inspired her to launch The First 100 Years?
• And the advice she gave to those whose starting out in the legal profession.

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