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Technology Snapshot:
The Results are In
 

Kathryn A. Thompson
 ABA TECHSHOW
Chicago, IL
April 4, 2003
ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
2002 ABA Legal Technology Survey:  Methodology
Questionnaires mailed in November 2002
Distributed to random selection of 17,352 ABA members in private practice
3094 responses = 17.8% return rate
Sponsors
Reports
ABA will publish final results in Spring 2003
Five volumes, each focused on distinct technology area:
1. Law Office Technology
2. Litigation and Courtroom Technology
3. Web and Communication Technology
4. Online Research
5. Mobile Lawyers
Details at www.lawtechnology.org
Respondents by firm size
Solo      1 25%
Small    2-9 35%
Medium       10-99 30%
Small 10-24 [13%]
Medium 25-49    [9%]
Large 50-99    [8%]
Large 100+ 10%
More demographics
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Outsourcing of IT functions
Technology information
Technology budget:  2002 v. 2003
Use of computer at work
Cell / wireless phones
Handhelds / PDAs
Legal-specific software
Time and billing 76% 43%
Time entry            64% 38%
Citation checking 55% 35%
Conflict checking 47% 23%
Docketing / calendaring 42% 19%
Specialized practice 39% 20%
Case management 38% 21%
Docketing / calendaring (RB) 18%   5%
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Courtroom practice
Courtroom hardware
Use of laptops and handhelds in the courtroom
Litigation software
*Litigation support 25%  12%
Transcript / deposition 18%   8%
management
Trial presentation 15%          5%
*Includes all respondents, not just those who practice in a courtroom; latter percentage is 43%
Participation in live v. online depositions
Electronic filing and retrieval
Electronic discovery requests
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Web sites by firm size
Web site updates
Use of e-mail
Purpose of e-mail
Online communication tools
Videoconferencing
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Networks
Intranets, extranets, portals
Access to the Internet
Connecting to the Internet
Mobile computing
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