2011 Small Law Firm Technology Report

Itotal attorneys" 2011 SMALL LAW FIRM TECHNOLOGY REPORT Where is Your Law Firm on the Technology Curve? Technology is changing the way many attorneys manage their law firms and creating a wider range of options for attorneys, staff and clients: here's what your colleagues have planned for the coming year. 70% O 70% 71% 01010010 101011010100 10101 0101010101 01010010011 10101010010101 0010010 o10101010 65% 62% 60% O 55% 57% 011101010 10010 01000 50% 42% 40% O 37% 30% O 20% O 8% 10% O 8% 7% 8% 3% 7% PLANNED USE IN THE COMING YEAR More Less 17% 17% 26% A Fax Machine G Mobile Devices B Copy Machine H Portable Scanner C Traditional Phones O Skype/Video Conferencing D Web-Based Fax Web-Based Practice 44% Management Platform E Web-Based Bank Account Management K Web-Based Payment Acceptance F Web-Based Billing What SMALL FIRM ATTORNEYS Are Using TODAY CURRENT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS REMOTE ACCESS WISH LIST USE OF VIDEO CONFERENCING Client Contact Case/Client Information Files 2.9% Regularly Office Time and Computer Billing Records O 7.9% 49.4% Past Invoices Occasionally Calendar Hard Copy Fles O 24.3% 16.7% Web-Based O 14.0% Platform Rarely Other O 12.3% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 41.3% 44.1% 49.7% 53.8% 63.6% 72.5% Never Statistics drawn from the Total Attorneys 2011 Small Law Firm Technology Survey. 2011 SMALL LAW FIRM TECHNOLOGY REPORT I