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Last week marked the 2nd edition of POD Pioneers, our latest gathering of Pirical On Demand (POD) customers for a day of product updates, networking and plenty of cake. This year we had fascinating sessions on how law firms are using HR and diversity data to effect lasting change, solve complex issues and achieve strategic wins. Now the dust has settled, we’ve assembled our five key takeaways from the day.

A few years ago, our founder Jason Ku, used data to select a law firm to work with (for those of you who know him this will come as no surprise). We thought there were some interesting parallels with what GCs are looking for when picking firms to work with, so we've broken down his approach and highlighted the key learnings for law firms.

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.

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.

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...