Practical Law Company (PLC) is the leading provider of legal know-how, transactional analysis and market intelligence for lawyers. We don't aggregate primary sources or produce academic textbooks. We deliver and maintain the guidance, analysis and materials front-line lawyers need daily.
We work closely with law firms and in-house law departments to provide innovative and practical solutions in know-how, technology and practice development.
We have offices in London and New York. Our UK operation provides know-how for commercial and private client lawyers. The services are based on English law. Our US operation provides know-how for US commercial lawyers. Click here to visit the US homepage.
We provide online know-how services that are made for front-line busy lawyers. Our resources aim to ensure that you:
Our services provide a range of resources that are written in a unique, practical style using plain English rather than focusing purely on academic law. The resources are continually updated by our professional support team and include:
Filtered legal developments delivered by e-mail, focused on the needs of the busy practitioner
The law applied to situations you face daily. Containing clear and detailed explanations of law and practice, updated to reflect developments as they occur
Documents you can trust. Continually maintained to reflect developments in law, allowing you to focus on drafting the document rather than updating it
Ensure you have everything covered with quick reference guides to the law
Our team of experts is available to expand on what we have written, point you to useful resources and act as a sounding board on tricky points. Submit a question online for fast answers to your legal queries. You can also view what others are asking, read our replies or join in the discussion.
In the UK we provide the following know-how services:
In the US we provide the following know-how services:
We provide the following international know-how service:
PLC has the largest independent professional support team outside of private practice. The team comprises of over 100 former lawyers, who have extensive experience gained from practising in law firms, companies, professional service organisations and public sector organisations.
For a full list of our professional support team in the UK, click here
For a full list of our professional support team in the US, click here
For a full list of our global professional support team, click here
Each team has a dedicated paralegal, as well as production personnel, who help proof and lay out materials. We follow rigorous procedures to maintain quality control, including specialist proofing and Q&A teams.
PLC has developed a number of innovative tools that help you work more efficiently:
PLC has a unique relationship with in-house law departments in major companies worldwide through PLC Law Department (www.practicallaw.com/2-107-4664) and our management of the GC100 Group. We work closely with law firms to identify and deliver valuable marketing opportunities through PLC Events and PLC Magazine (www.practicallaw.com/8-101-3578).
PLC has a staff of over 300 including over 100 former lawyers and researchers, many with significant experience as senior lawyers in major City firms. We are a dynamic and fast-growing company and are always looking out for bright and dynamic people who share our vision for the future of legal services.
Around 100,000 lawyers from 9,400 organisations worldwide use Practical Law. This includes 99% of The Lawyer Top 100, 86% of UK FTSE 100 companies, 70% of UK FTSE 350 companies and 85% of The Am Law 100. To read what our subscribers say about us, click here.
Practical Law Company has been nominated and awarded several awards and commendations. To view the full list, please click here.
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