All six volumes of the 2009 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report are available for immediate download through the ABA Web Store:

   º  Vol. I: Technology Basics
   º  Vol. II: Law Office Technology
   º  Vol. III: Litigation and Courtroom Technology
   º  Vol. IV: Web and Communication Technology
   º  Vol. V: Online Research
   º  Vol. VI: Mobile Lawyers

   º  Vol. I-VI Combined Set
   º  2009 Executive Summary

"Attorneys; you really need to take note of these statistics. This is where technology is taking us, and you have a clear choice. You can either jump on the bandwagon...or end up chasing it!"

"The Legal Technology Survey Reports represent a significant contribution to the profession by the ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center and an invaluable tool for law firms evaluating their uses of technology or contemplating the purchase and implementation of new technology hardware or software."

All volumes of the 2009 Legal Technology Survey Report are available for purchase through the ABA Web Store, including a combined edition with all six volumes and an executive summary. Each survey volume begins with a Trend Report that summarizes the notable results and highlights changes from previous years. The Trend Report is followed by detailed charts and tables.

All titles are produced in PDF format and are available for immediate download upon purchase. To see a sample of the chart and table structure of the survey volumes, take a look at the sneak peek, and view the 2009 combined index to learn about the scope of material included.

   º   Vol. I: Technology Basics
   º   Vol. II: Law Office Technology
   º   Vol. III: Litigation and Courtroom Technology
   º   Vol. IV: Web and Communication Technology
   º   Vol. V: Online Research
   º   Vol. VI: Mobile Lawyers

   º   Vol. I-VI Combined Set
   º   2009 Executive Summary

The ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center has surveyed practicing attorneys about their technology choices for more than a decade.

The Center's annual Legal Technology Survey Report is recognized as the source for information regarding the use of technology by attorneys in private practice.

In 2009, the findings of the survey are presented in six volumes. The "Baseline and Budgets" volume, added in 2008, returns in the 2009 edition as "Technology Basics". Other volumes include Law Office Technology, Litigation & Courtroom Technology, Web & Communication Technology, Online Research, and Mobile Lawyers.

All six volumes are published individually and in a combined set. An overview of the full survey report is available in the Executive Summary. The 2009 survey reports are published electronically in PDF Format.

In these blog posts, articles, and interviews you'll find an assortment of excerpts and statistics taken from the 2009 Legal Technology Survey Report:

• New for 2009! The ABA Legal Technology Survey Report
• No IT Staff? No Problem! How Solos Get IT Help [Book Excerpt]
• Law 2.0: Reality or Reality Check? See the 2009 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report for answers
• The Importance of Being on the Internet [Book Excerpt]
• Newly Released: Volumes 5 and 6 of the 2009 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report
• Creating a Work-Life Balance [Book Excerpt]
• Getting What You Pay For: How Lawyers Perform Legal Research
• Legal Technology Today: Essentials to have, trends to understand – an interview with Catherine Sanders Reach, director of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center, for Your ABA - July 2009
• Getting Personal - Social networks appeal, but not to the firm ABA Journal, August 2009

If you would like to keep up on the latest survey news, please join the ABATechSurvey e-mail distribution list. Subscribers will get sneak peeks as well as advanced notice of survey promotions and release information.

Thanks to our 2009 Survey sponsors:

Interested in sponsoring future legal technology research? Contact the LTRC.