HR Software for Law Firms and Legal Teams
Law firms manage reviews across interns, associates, and partners on case timelines, not calendar years. PerformYard gives legal teams concurrent review cycles, multi-reviewer input, and role-level review design without IT support.
Performance Management Built for Legal Org Structures
Run concurrent review cycles for every role level simultaneously, including case-based reviews, 360-degree feedback, and self-evaluations. Design separate review templates for interns, associates, senior associates, and managing partners without managing multiple tools.
PerformYard helps us provide greater feedback for colleagues and better management and structure of the annual review cycle. The platform encourages giving feedback on an ad-hoc basis.
PerformYard completely revamped our performance management process, and staff love the Recognition feature - it is so easy to give a colleague a shout-out!
PerformYard is helping our teams have immediate communications and feedback related to performance and goals. We’ve taken a paper-based process and totally automated it.
PerformYard is super easy to use. The fact that it is completely customizable to what we want makes it very appealing. Our team raves about PerformYard’s simplicity and ease of use.
Multi-Reviewer Input and Goal Tracking in Every Review
Track progress, give feedback, and bring goal completion into every attorney performance review. Enable multiple reviewers so associates get input from every attorney they've worked with, not just their primary supervisor. All feedback collects in one place and surfaces at review time without manual coordination.
Run Case-Based Performance Reviews for Attorneys
Build objective reviews by tying evaluations to case or matter completion. Match the review cycle to associates' progress through project-based review cycles to eliminate the lag between performance and feedback. Every PerformYard customer gets a dedicated customer success manager at no extra cost to help design the process.
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Your Complete Performance and Development Toolkit
Performance Reviews
Run Performance Reviews That Actually Drive Growth
- Employee appraisals
- 360 degree feedback
- Quarterly check-ins
- Annual reviews
- Project-based reviews
- Review cycles built around your timeline
- One-on-ones
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PerformYard AI
Tell the Platform What You Want
- Build review forms through conversation
- Create goals by chatting, not clicking
- Generate any report from a plain-language request
- AI summaries of reviews, meetings, and cycles
Goal Management
Set Goals People Actually Follow Through On
- Individual, team, and company goals
- Cascading and aligned objectives
- Progress check-ins and updates
- Goals tied directly into reviews
Continuous Feedback
Make Feedback a Habit, Not an Event
- Real-time recognition and feedback
- Public or private visibility options
- Feedback that feeds review cycles
- Simple enough that people actually use it
Reporting & Analytics
Turn Performance Data Into Decisions
- Cycle completion and participation tracking
- Rating distributions and trend lines
- Nine-box and calibration views
- Exportable, shareable reports
Employee Engagement
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Know How Your People Are Really Doing
- Anonymous engagement surveys
- Benchmark and trend tracking
- Drill-downs by team and department
- Action planning from results
Meetings
Run One-on-Ones Worth Showing Up For
- Shared agendas and talking points
- Notes and action items in one place
- Ties into goals and feedback
- Meeting history at your fingertips
Surveys
Get Answers From Your Whole Org
- Custom surveys in minutes
- Anonymous or attributed responses
- Automated reminders
- Results reporting built in
Ask PerformYard AI
Put Your Performance Data to Work
- One intelligence layer, connected to your reviews, goals, meetings, and feedback
- Recommendations built from your data, in your company's context
- Meeting notes inform goals; review outcomes feed comp and growth plans
- Every cycle makes the next one smarter
Coaching
Insights that Find You
- Employee Insights: a complete view of each person's performance and development.
- Meetings Coach: Pre-meeting prep and post-meeting analysis
- Goal Quality Coach: Ensures every goal is aligned with your organization's philosophy.
- Review Feedback Coach
Compensation
Pay Decisions Backed by Performance Data
- Comp reviews connected to performance
- Transparent, defensible pay decisions
- Budget and approval workflows
- Merit cycles without the spreadsheets
Skills & Competencies
Give Every Employee a Blueprint for Growth
- Define competencies by role and level
- Assess skills in reviews and check-ins
- Show employees the path forward
- Career pathing built on real data
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HR software for law firms?
HR software for law firms is a platform that helps legal organizations run structured performance review cycles, track attorney goals, and document performance across role levels. The best tools for law firms support case-based review timing, handle multi-reviewer input from attorneys across different matters, and let firms run concurrent processes from intern through managing partner.
Can PerformYard run different review cycles for associates and partners simultaneously?
Yes. PerformYard runs concurrent review processes for each role level at the same time. Interns, associates, senior associates, and managing partners can each be in a separate review cycle with different forms, questions, and timing, all managed from one platform without manual coordination.
How does PerformYard support case-based performance reviews for attorneys?
PerformYard supports case and matter-based review timing rather than a fixed calendar year. Each practice group or matter type can have its own review form, participant group, and completion window. These project-based cycles run alongside annual or quarterly evaluations without requiring a separate system.
How does multi-reviewer and 360-degree feedback work at law firms?
PerformYard's 360-degree feedback and multi-reviewer structures collect input from every attorney an associate has worked with, not just their primary supervisor. Feedback aggregates automatically in one place and surfaces at review time so nothing gets missed between matters.
How long does implementation take for a law firm?
Most law firms are up and running within a few weeks. Every PerformYard customer gets a dedicated customer success manager who handles process design, employee training, and first-cycle launch at no extra cost. Firms with complex org structures and concurrent review requirements get the same level of support as any other customer.
