ILTA & Insidelegal Technology Purchasing Survey 2014

64% 63%

50% 47%41%

LAPTOPS/NOTEBOOKS

DESKTOPHARDWARE/

PCS

NETWORKUPGRADE/

SERVERS

PRINTERS/MULTI -

FUNCTIONALDEVICES

ANTIVIRUS/ANTISPAM/SPYWARE

SOFTWARE

Technology Purchases

Social Media Use & Publication Popularity

Mobility Trends & Policies

T O P I TC H A L L E N G E S

24%HAVE WORKED WITH AN

INDUSTRY/RESEARCH ANALYST

90%USE OUTSIDE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST WITH SOME ASPECT OF FIRM OPERATIONS, PLANNING/STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

62%

63%

85%

DON’T HAVE A BIG DATA PLAN IN

PLACE

OF LAW FIRMS USE L INKEDIN AS THEIR

PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIVITY

TOOL OF CHOICE

10%ARE FORMALIZING

THEIR BIG DATA STRATEGY

6%ALREADY HAVE A

BIG DATA PLAN IN PLACE

INTERNET RESEARCH

PEERS/LAW FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS

CONSULTANT RECOMMENDATIONS

T O P 5 T E C H N O L O G Y P U R C H A S E S I N T H E PA S T 1 2 M O N T H S

M O S T F R E Q U E N T L Y E N G A G E D F I R M S

G A R T N E R2 0 %

7 % F O R R E S T E R

I LTA E-GROUPS

ILTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

DESKTOP HARDWARE / PCS

LAPTOPS / NOTEBOOKS

PRINTERS / MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICES

T O P 3 P L A N N E D H A R D WA R E P U R C H A S E S

Big Data

N O TA B L E R E A D E R S H I P S TAT I S T I C S

T O P S O U R C E S F O RP R O D U C T B U Y I N G

I N F L U E N C E S

P O S I T I O N AT L AW F I R M

ARE PURCHASINGIPHONES

ILTA WHITE PAPERS:

86%

ABA JOURNAL:

26% (+9% VS. 2013)

ILTA’S PEER TO PEER:

80%

3%

64% LAW FIRMS WITH

MORE THAN 50 ATTORNEYS

41%: DIRECTOR-LEVEL

LAW FIRMS WITH

MORE THAN 100 ATTORNEYS41%

65% HAVE A FORMAL MOBILEDEVICE SECURITY POLICY

LEGAL MANAGEMENT:

24% (+4% VS. 2013)

Survey Participants

281UNIQUE LAW FIRM

RESPONSES

27%

29%

41%

29%: C-LEVEL

27%: MANAGER-LEVEL

3%: OTHER

E M A I LM A N A G E M E N T

C L O U D - R E L AT E DS E C U R I T Y R I S K S

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Purchase Influences

The 2014 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey marks the 9th edition of this joint ILTA and InsideLegal collaboration. To download the 12 page survey report, please visit www.insidelegal.com.

The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is the premier peer networking organization, providing information to members to maximize the value of technology in support of the legal profession.

InsideLegal is the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology - both in the US and internationally - for legal technology thought leaders, vendors, consultants/technologists and law �rm innovators.

2014I L TA / I N S I D E L E G A L T E C H N O L O G Y P U R C H A S I N G S U R V E Y