We first spotted this infographic on Lawyer Tech Review in a post by Geri Dreiling titled: SaaS, Smart Phones & iPads: Lawyers Surveyed by ABA Reveal Tech Preferences. We’ve “pinned it” to a board on the social network Pinterest dedicated to legal industry infographics. The data is based on the ABA’s 2011 Technology Survey and we thought it made for ... Read More »
Note: This post was originally published by Loretta Ruppert. New research indicates that independent attorneys are more likely to adopt cloud technology in 2014. Nearly 40% of lawyers in small law firms – defined in this study as firms employing between 1-20 attorneys – are already using it and consistently cite mobility and freedom of access as among the benefits. Security ... Read More »
Statistically, every practicing lawyer will face three malpractice claims in his or her career, according to Todd C. Scott, a risk management advisor with Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. Some practice areas, such as personal injury, will incur more than three – and the odds have seemingly increased in the last several years. In fact, malpractice claims in that specialty rose 30 ... Read More »
Last week we published the results of a new survey on law firm CRM in 2013. Certainly the survey’s purpose was market research, but we also set out to test some of the ideas we’ve heard (and written about) in the marketplace. Here’s what we found at a glance: 1. CRM projects in law firms are maturing. It’s no surprise perhaps that CRM projects ... Read More »
Note: This post was originally published by Ted Seward. It is never sufficient to just have a CRM system; the real value comes from use. We recently completed a CRM survey that provides insight into the state of CRM in the legal market. The findings can be summed up by saying: you get back what you put into it. The ... Read More »
According to the ABA the likelihood of a private practice attorney being sued for malpractice in any given year runs between 4% and 17%. Further, attorneys who are establishing their firms can expect, on average, at least three malpractice claims over their careers. Clearly this isn’t a happy subject, and to help, the Law Firm Practice Management team has put ... Read More »
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