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The Survey of Law Firm Information Technology Usage and Acquisition Strategy - Vol. 2 
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.
Publication Date: November 1999/Price: $98.50 /ISBN#: 1-57440-041-X

TABLE OF 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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