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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 …

Most firms are already somewhat aware of the legal boundaries associated with hiring and firing employees. U.S. laws and regulations have made a rather highly marked profile that employers are not to perform unlawful discriminatory acts. In short, applicants and existing employees are to be protected from undue biases whilst seeking employment and while serving on the job. Into this …

As the legal industry’s most in-depth examination into the state of legal practice, the 2022 Legal Trends Report brings together essential insights into how law firms have adapted their services to meet the challenges of the past three years. In addition, this comprehensive report sheds light on the forces set to shape these services in the future. Now in its …

More than 200 million active users now rely on Microsoft 365, and they create more than 100 petabytes of new content each month within the platform. The market for collaboration tools such as Teams, Zoom and Slack exceeds $17 billion, with a projection to more than double in the coming years. As these tools have grown in user adoption worldwide, …

The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report: Law Office Technology is now available for purchase! The ABA Legal Technology Survey Report is the most comprehensive study available of lawyers’ actual technology use, spanning a vast range of topics from security and basic office software to technology budgets, marketing tools, and much more. The survey has been published annually for more than 20 …

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 …

Check out this Q&A with Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell about their new book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies – Work from Home Edition. What is the main message of The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies – Work from Home Edition? People want to work with people who make it easy to work with them. …

The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report: Technology Basic & Security is now available for purchase! The ABA Legal Technology Survey Report is the most comprehensive study available of lawyers’ actual technology use, spanning a vast range of topics from security and basic office software to technology budgets, marketing tools, and much more. The survey has been published annually for more than …