O Shaped News

(20 June 2024) As O Shaped and Browne Jacobson enter their 3rd year of their groundbreaking partnership, Claire Stripp and Dan Kayne take the opportunity to reflect on the journey so far — from inception and impact to lessons learned and future plans to embed O Shaped throughout Browne Jacobson.

(3 June 2024) Nominations are now open for O list 2025.

If you know someone across the legal industry who consistently demonstrates any of the 5O’s (Open, Original, Opportunity, Ownership and Optimism) then please nominate them so they get the recognition they deserve.

(20 May 2024) Browne Jacobson delivers O Shaped training to government legal department teams

(3 May 2024) Damar has the only paralegal apprenticeship in England which incorporates O Shaped resources - listen to an interview with our founder Dan Kayne.

(17 Apr 2024) Catch our founder Dan Kayne being interviewed by Nick MacKenzie, Education Lawyer and Executive Coach from Browne Jacobson.

(10 Feb 2024) Check out this podcast Dan Kayne, discussing the O Shaped and Browne Jacobson partnership in a bit more depth alongside two of their fabulous partners Laura Hughes and Tim Edds and Emma Waddingham from Legal News wales.

(12 December 2023) For the second year in a row, O Shaped has supported Flex Legal’s Future Lawyer report. There are some incredible statistics highlighting the strength of feelings of the next generation of lawyers.

(Dec 2023) Our fifth newsletter, The Oracle, was sent out today!

(13 November 2023) The first ever O Listers have been revealed they have gone above and beyond and are helping to create a world where People First really matters. They have categorically demonstrated some or all of the 5 O Mindset of Openness, Opportunity, Originality, Ownership and Optimism.

(17 October 2023) Colin Telford from the Outsourcing, Technology and IP team in Legal, Governance and Regulatory Affairs at Natwest delivers the first in a series of Blogs where he will aim to share why O Shaped appeals to him, what his plan is in utilising it and what progress he is making.

(20 September 2023) Claire Stripp, head of talent and knowledge at Browne Jacobson and O Shaped board member discusses spreading the ”O Shaped” movement with Richard Brent from Briefing.

(18 August 2023) Dan Kayne joins host Robert Hanna to discuss - Embracing the O-Shaped mindset: Creating a high performance culture

(11 May 2023) BPP and O Shaped are delighted to announce a new collaboration, working to embed the O Shaped mindset and attributes in BPP’s Solicitor Apprenticeships

(25 April 2023) Emma Groman, legal assistant at Browne Jacobson LLP, shares her experiences on working with witnesses using the O Shaped principles.

(April 2023) Our fourth newsletter, The Oracle, was sent out today!

(14 March 2023) O Shaped is referenced in SRA’s latest In-House solicitor thematic review. Recognising O Shaped’s impact on driving change across the broader industry and purpose of making the legal profession better for those who are in it, those who use it and those who are entering it.

(8 March 2023) The O Shaped USA General Counsel Report is now out!

(10 Feb 2023) Dentons is the first global law firm to partner with O Shaped to deliver training.

(4 Nov 2022) Our third newsletter, The Oracle, was sent out today!

(17 Oct 2022) The Law Soceity of Scotland interview three in-house lawyers who have adopted the O Shaped Lawyer programme explain what it involves and how it has benefited their teams.

(25 October 2022) The O Shaped Recruitment Tooklit has now launched!

(20 Oct 2022) General Cousel at Centrica shares her insight on how their team developed to become more “O Shaped”.

(5 September 2022) The College of Legal Practice has officially launched the first ever O Shaped law school programme called the “O Shaped Skills Course”.

(26 August 2022) The Legal Business interviews Dan Kayne and discuss the existential problems with the legal sector that led Dan to become the founder of O Shaped.

(5 August 2022) Dan Kayne joins The Modern Lawyer for a provocative discussion on law firm purpose and the strive for a more sustainable law firm business model.

(12 July 2022) We are proud to announce O Shaped was awarded HIGHLY COMMENDED in the “Best Talent & Inclusion” initiative category at The Lawyer Awards 2022.

(27 June 2022) Damar Training and O Shaped are launching the first paralegal apprenticeship programme to integrate O Shaped content. From August, all new paralegal apprentices with Damar will benefit from content that supports their development of the O Shaped mindset and attributes at a level appropriate for their roles.

(11 May 2022) In December 2021, Flex Legal, in association with the O Shaped, carried out a survey with the legal industry’s next generation of lawyers to help gain an insight into how future lawyers feel about the legal industry currently and what change they want to see.

(5 May 2022) National law firm Browne Jacobson has become an official partner to O Shaped, an innovative movement with a mission to drive positive change within the legal sector.

(4 May 2022) The O Shaped Lawyer is proud to announce they have been listed as a finalist to this year’s The Lawyer Awards 2022 taking place in London 21 June 2022. Good luck!

(27 April 2022) BPP and the O Shaped announce their new collaboration, working to embed O Shaped attributes in BPP’s range of new solicitor training courses for the SQE.

(26 April 2022) The Oracle newsletter was sent out today!

(25 April 2022) Legal Cheek covers BARBRI’s partnership with O Shaped.

(25 April 2022) Legal Cousel at Santander shares her insight on how their team developed to become more “O Shaped”.

(21 April 2022) The O Shaped Lawyer is partnering with BARBRI to help shape its ‘Prep for Practice’ Programme to incorporate essential human and business skills. As part of the partnership, BARBRI will harness the knowledge and industry experience of the O Shaped Board and gain insights on the importance of the O Shaped competencies from senior in-house leaders.

(23 March 2022) Legal Cheek covers the new course offered by The College of Legal Practice (CoLP) to help aspiring lawyers develop key ‘O Shaped’ attributes such as open-mindedness and originality through a new online module developed in conjunction with one of the country’s top general counsels.

(18 March 2022) The College of Legal Practice has partnered with the O Shaped Lawyer to offer a unique, practical and highly flexible course focusing on the O Shaped principles.

(1 March 2022) PSMG interviews Dan Kayne to see how the O is the way forward in driving the S of ESG across the legal profession.