ABA TECHREPORT

In this short video summary of the 2022 TechReport on cloud computing, Dennis Kennedy shares the highlights of the results from the 2022 results from the ABA’s annual technology survey. Highlights include: Cybersecurity has passed the crisis point in lawyers’ use of cloud services in our world of cybersecurity risks, ransomware, cyberwarfare, and more. Cloud usage increased significantly from 60% …

The results of the ABA Legal Technology survey are in. Allison Johs, Chair of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center and author of the 2022 TechReport covering marketing and communications, shares some statistics from the Marketing and Communications survey and survey report that highlights opportunities for lawyers to use technology in their marketing efforts. Watch below!

Modern consumers demand convenience, security, and flexibility when paying for their goods and services, and like it or not; legal clients are no different. If your firm fails to provide the payment options that modern clients want, you risk falling short of client expectations. Poor client experience can snowball into a whole host of problems for your firm, including poor …

As the world emerges from a pandemic that forced the world to change, many lawyers are questioning whether the technological changes we have made in our practices will be permanent or revert to past habits. The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Reports provide insights into these questions so that firms can best position themselves for the future. The research, conducted …

“Slowly but surely” may be an apt phrase to describe the results from the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report covering Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. More technology is making its way into the courtroom, and it appears that document review tools are becoming more of the norm in law firms for litigation matters but it has been, and still is, …

The results of the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s Legal Technology Survey are in. The survey volume covering marketing and communication technology reveals that while lawyers may have embraced technology in other areas of their practices as a result of the pandemic, not much has changed in how they use technology to market their law practices. Demographic Information The …

Since 2001, the ABA Legal Technology Survey Report has polled lawyers for their opinions about the legal technology options available to them. The Survey focuses on issues relating to technology use, not issues using specific products. One of the areas the Survey investigates is access to and attitudes toward training for the technology lawyers are using in their practice. The …

Which Technology Is the Best Fit for Your Law Firm? As with most professional service providers, legal professionals have a tendency to fall into the “If it ain’t broke…” camp. It’s a big part of the reason why many law firms have historically been slow to adopt new technology. But over the past two years, attorneys have been put in …

Each year the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center surveys ABA members to discover how lawyers are using technology in their practices nationwide. The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report is published in five volumes:  Online Research, Technology Basics & Security, Law Office Technology, Marketing & Communication Technology, Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. The published results represent one of the …

We often hear lawyers say they went to law school to study law, not to learn how to run a firm. When faced with challenging daily tasks, such as managing invoices and reconciling trust account transactions, even the most brilliant legal minds struggle to build a successful practice.   Fortunately, you don’t have to do it alone. In this article, we …