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UK's most searched practice areas in 2023
13 Dec, 2023
See what users of Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP) were searching in 2023. We've had a look at which practice areas were most frequently searched this year in the UK and USA.
Osborne Clarke
21 Sept, 2023
We spoke to Bola Gibson, Head of Responsible Business at Osborne Clarke, about how the firm used Pirical On Demand (POD) to get more from its people data. By digging into its numbers, Osborne Clarke was able to pinpoint problems, overhaul its strategy and create lasting organisational change.
Pirical Legal Professionals example
23 Jun, 2023
6 real and practical examples of how Business Development & Strategy teams in law firms have been using Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP) for their projects.
Pirical Legal Professionals | Jobs
26 May, 2023
We recently made some improvements to the Jobs section in Pirical Legal Professionals, our feed of the legal market's open roles. By expanding our market coverage and how we source open roles, our jobs feed is now more comprehensive and up to date.
23 May, 2023
DEI teams at law firms are spending an increasing amount of time filling out diversity surveys. From requests from clients to third party benchmarking, the number of surveys that need completing each year can easily rise into the hundreds for a large firm and be an incredibly time-consuming task. Our latest tool on Pirical On Demand (POD) can save 90% of the time spent filling out diversity surveys and client data requests. 
POD Pioneers 2023 by Pirical - discussion about using data to drive DEI in law firms
18 May, 2023
Advancing DEI & building a compelling firm identity: 5 key takeaways from our POD Pioneers event. From retaining talent to creating fairer and more inclusive places to work, law firms have no shortage of challenges. That’s why for our first POD Pioneers event, which took place last week, we wanted to look at the legal profession’s biggest problems – and uncover practical ways to solve them. It was one of our most compelling sessions yet. Across a set of fascinating talks and panels, we invited people leaders from across the industry to explore the good and the bad, diving deep into notoriously tricky areas like data, employer branding and getting people engaged with DEI.
Where are the top attorneys in the USA located?
05 May, 2023
Looking for legal sector insights on the US market? Using Pirical Legal Professionals, the leading global database of 500,000+ attorneys, we looked at where the top US attorneys are located, which US cities are best for different practice groups and the largest law firms in the USA.
POD Rewards example
08 Feb, 2023
We've launched a brand new Pirical On Demand (POD) content module for Rewards teams at law firms! Our latest people analytics tool helps you make smarter and fairer compensation decisions. The need to adopt a data-driven approach to compensation has become even more important, as the legal sector reacts to global market changes...
Projected ethnic minority representation graphs across different practices (Pirical data)
09 Jan, 2023
A UK-based law firm with thousands of lawyers globally has been working with Pirical for several years, mostly focusing on gender equality. The Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the firm was looking to use Pirical’s HR data analytics to strengthen its wider diversity strategy too.
Photo of speakers at Pirical panel
11 Oct, 2022
Like many industries, the legal profession has a social mobility problem. Data can help by uncovering issues, putting them in context and helping firms take the right action. But collecting this data can be a challenge in itself. We held a panel exploring these topics last week, with speakers from two major law firms and a leading inclusion consultancy.
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