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Sociable Lawyer NYC Survey Results
1.
2. SIZE OF FIRM
Roughly 65% of attendees were solo or small firm*
lawyers
15%
33%
17%
3%
9%
6%
17%
Solo
2 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
21 to 30
31+
*fewer than 10 lawyers in the firm
3. HOURS PER WEEK SPENT SEARCHING FOR
NEW CLIENTS
Of solo and small firm lawyers surveyed, 78% are
actively searching for new clients. Of these, 85%
spend fewer than 10 hours per week doing so.
22%
35%
31%
4%
8%
0
1 to 4
5 to 10
11 to 20
21+
4. HOURS PER WEEK SPENT SEARCHING FOR
NEW CLIENTS ONLINE
Of the 72% of solo and small firm lawyers actively
searching for new clients, 69% spend fewer than 5
hours per week searching for new clients online.
26%
43%
31%
0
1 to 4
5 to 10
5. MAIN REASONS WHY LAWYERS ARE NOT
SEARCHING FOR NEW CLIENTS ONLINE
Lack of trust
Too much work involved in acquiring clients online
Not enough technical knowledge / not comfortable
enough with the technology to work online
Not enough potential clients in the online space
6. ABOUT THE SURVEY
The Sociable Lawyer conducted a survey of 100
attorneys who attended the New York Sociable
Lawyer Meet Up on October 12, 2010.
The Sociable Lawyer targets Internet-savvy solo
and small firm attorneys.
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http://sociablelawyer.org
