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The Survey of Law Firm Information Technology Usage and Acquisition Strategy - Vol. 2


Description: The Survey of Law Firm Information Technology Usage and Acquisitions Strategies explores the increasingly prominent role of information technologies in the daily operations of American law firms. Volume I of the report addresses the use of communications technologies - the Internet, intranets and extranets, conferencing and more. Volume II concerns hardware, software and technology training. Based on a survey of 75 major law firms, the report presents data for the entire sample as well as broken out by number of partners per firm.


Contents:

SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS
INTRODUCTION


      CHAPTER ONE: COMPUTER SYSTEMS
      Mean Number Of Personal Computers Or Workstations Maintained
      Mean Number Of Personal Computers Or Workstations Maintained, Per Partner
      Mean Number Of Laptop Computers Maintained
      Mean Number Of Laptop Computers Maintained, Per Partner
      Percentage Of Firms That Reimburse Attorneys For The Purchase Of Laptop Computers
      Mean Percentage Of The Firms' Computers Replaced Or Added In 1998
      Mean Spending On Computer Hardware In 1998
      Mean Spending On Computer Hardware In 1998, Per Partner
      Mean Projected Spending On Computer Hardware In 1999
      Mean Projected Spending On Computer Hardware In 1999, Per Partner
      Percentage Of Firms That Have Systems In Place For Backing Up Data On Individual PCs
      Percentage Of Firms That Have Disaster Recovery Plans For Computer System Crashes
      Percentage Of Firms That Indicated That They Are Satisfied With The Virus Protection Programs That They Currently Have In Place
      Percentage Of Firms That Had Plans In Place By September 1st, 1999 To Deal With The Y2K Problem
      Mean Percentage Of The Firms' Computer Hardware That Was Y2K Compliant By The End Of 1998
      Percentage Of Firms That Have Computer Use Policy Manuals
      Percentage Of Firms Whose Computer Use Policy Manuals Have Been Updated In The Past Twelve Months, Based On The Subset Of
      Firms That Have Such Manuals
      Percentage Of Firms That Have Full-time In-house Technology Directors
      Mean Number Of Full-time Equivalent Positions Assigned To The Firms' Technology Functions
      Mean Number Of Full-time Equivalent Positions Assigned To The Firms' Technology Functions, Per Partner
      Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Billings Spent On Technology (Including Costs Of Training, Hardware, Software And Staff Support)



      CHAPTER TWO: SOFTWARE AND STORAGE DEVICES
      Percentage Of Firms That Use Specified Software Packages
      Percentage Of Firms That Use Certain Specified Software Packages (Chart)
      Percentage Of Firms That Indicated That They Would Be Interested In A Single Software Package That Covers All Office Functions
      Percentage Of Firms That Use Certain Specified Word Processing Programs
      Percentage Of Firms That Use Certain Specified Word Processing Programs (Chart)
      Mean Projected Spending On Computer Software In 1999 (Including All Existing Licenses And New Software)
      Mean Projected Spending On Computer Software In 1999 (Including All Existing Licenses And New Software), Per Partner
      Percentage Of Firms That Use Cartridge Drives (Such As Zip Drives) For Document Preparation
      Mean Percentage Of the Firms' Attorneys That Use PalmPilots Or Similar Devices



      CHAPTER THREE: VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE
      Percentage Of Firms At Which Voice Recognition Software Is Currently Used By Attorneys, Support Staff Or Both
      Percentage Of Firms That Indicated That They Generally Encourage The Use Of Voice Recognition Software Among Attorneys, Support
      Staff Or Both
      Percentage Of Firms At Which Voice Recognition Software Is Used By Attorneys Only
      Mean Percentage Of The Firms' Attorneys That Use Voice Recognition Technologies
      Percentage Of Firms That Indicated That Most Attorneys Are Willing To Devote Enough Time To Train On Voice Recognition Software
      Mean Percentage Of The Firms' Paralegals That Use Voice Recognition Technologies
      Mean Percentage Of The Firms' Legal Secretaries That Use Voice Recognition
      Technologies
      Mean Percentage Of Voice Recognition Use Accounted For By Specified Voice Recognition Software Packages
      Mean Percentage Of Voice Recognition Use Accounted For By Certain Specified Voice Recognition Software Packages (Chart)
      Percentage Of Firms That Indicated That The Use Of Voice Recognition Software Has Created Problems For The Firms' Computer
      Systems
      Percentage Of Firms That Believe That The Use Of Voice Recognition Software Will Reduce Staffing Needs Within The Next Year
      Mean Projected Spending On Voice Recognition Technologies By The End Of 1999
      Mean Projected Spending On Voice Recognition Technologies By The End Of 1999, Per Partner



      CHAPTER FOUR: TRAINING
      Percentage Of Firms That Require Attorneys To Undergo Periodic Training In Technology Applications
      Percentage Of Firms That Require Paralegals To Undergo Periodic Training in Technology Applications
      Percentage Of Firms That Require Secretarial Staff To Undergo Periodic Training In Technology Applications
      Percentage Of Firms That Require Administrators To Undergo Periodic Training In Technology Applications
      Percentage Of Firms That Have Dedicated Training Facilities
      Percentage Of Firms That Employ Full-time In-house Technical Trainers
      Percentage Of Firms At Which One Or More Attorneys Use CD-ROMs for Continuing Legal Education
      Percentage Of Firms At Which One Or More Attorneys Use The Internet For Continuing Legal Education
      Percentage Of Firms At Which One Or More Attorneys Take Continuing Legal Education Courses Through Distance Learning
      Percentage Of Firms For Whom Seminars Are Still The Primary Source Of Continuing Legal Education
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Certain Specified Training Methods
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Traditional Seminars
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Print Materials
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By CD-based Materials
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Internet-based/On-line Materials
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Intranet-based Materials
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Videotape-based Materials
      Mean Percentage Of Continuing Legal Education/Training Needs Met Primarily By Materials Other Than Those Listed




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