Pirical Most Searched 2023
13 December 2023
Revealing this year’s most frequently searched practice areas in Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP) 🔎
The most searched practice areas of 2023
- Corporate (18%)
- Real Estate (12%)
- Banking & Finance (12%)
- Litigation (7%)
- Employment (5%)
Comparing the UK & USA
Corporate made up a much larger portion of US searches than it did in the United Kingdom, accounting for 1/4 of all US searches. Real Estate searches in the UK were double that of equivalent searches in the United States. While Banking & Finance, Litigation and Employment formed very similar shares of searches in both countries. Intellectual Property was a much more popular search term in the US.
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