1. 72% of solo and small firm lawyers
have online document storage
available at their firms.
35% of solo and small firm lawyers
report using web-based software
for law-related tasks.
USE web-based
software
HOW LAWYERS
USE web-based
software
HOW LAWYERS
IN 2015
Security measures
TAKEN WHEN USING WEB-BASED SOFTWARE:
Make
regular
local
data
backups:
51%
42%
Solo Small firm
Review
privacy
policy:
47%
40%
Solo Small firm
REVIEW
TERMS OF
SERVICE:
44%
26%
Solo Small firm
USE
SOFTWARE
WITH SSL/
ENCRYPTION:
42%
25%
Solo Small firm
Seek
out peer
review/
advice:
33%
25%
Solo Small firm
EVALUATE
VENDOR
HISTORY:
33%
23%
Solo Small firm
Top benefits
REPORTED BY LAWYERS WHO USE WEB-BASED SOFTWARE:
Easy access
to data from
anywhere: Solo Small firm
67%
78%
24/7
availability:
AFFORDABILITY:
Solo Small firm
68%
65%
Solo Small firm
72%
67%
$
$
$
QUICK TO GET
UP AND RUNNING:
ROBUST DATA
BACKUP AND
RECOVERY:
ELIMINATES NEED
FOR IT SUPPORT
AND SOFTWARE
MANAGEMENT:
Solo
56%
Small firm
53%
Solo Small firm
53%
47%
Solo Small firm
44%
53%
TOP 5
MOST POPULAR FEATURES
OF CASE MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE:
Centralized case/
matter management
Document
management
Contact
management
Scheduling/
calendaring15
@
Time and billing
Importance
of name
recognition:
78%
of solos say
it’s very
important
67%
of small
firm
lawyers.
vs.
21%
report using a secure
client portal to
collaborate with clients
OF LAWYERS
Top 3
TASKS ACCOMPLISHED BY USING CLIENT PORTALS:
Document
sharing
Messaging/
communication
Invoicing/
bill payment
$
$
NEARLY 1/3 OF SOLO LAWYERS WHO USE WEB-BASED
PORTALS REPORTED USING MYCASE.
SOURCE: ABA's 2014 Legal Technology Survey
TOP CONSIDERATIONS
WHEN CHOOSING WEB-BASED SOFTWARE:
Benefits of Client Portals