What motivates Lawyers?

Do you have access to the internet at home Private Practice In-house >25k 25-40k 41-75k 76-120k 121k+
Yes 59% 66% 60% 59% 70% 100%
No 41% 34% 34% 40% 41% 30% 0%

Over half of all lawyers surveyed have internet access at home with 66% of in-house and 59% of private practice lawyers being online. Frequency of access shows 49% of private practice and 45% of in-house lawyers logging on at least once a day. The most common uses for the interenet cited were for sending and receiving information (86% of private practice, 91% of in-house), social purposes (78% of private practice, 76% of in-house), researching competitors (27% of private practice, 19% of in-house), researching clients (38% of private practice, 20% of in-house) and recruitment (24% of private practice, 22% of in-house). The majority of lawyers surveyed do not use the internet for recruitment purposes with 69% of private practice and 61% of in house lawyers stating so (only 16% of private practice and 27% of in house lawyers have submitted a CV online, although 59% of private practice and 70% of in house lawyers stated that they would not be against doing so).

How do you use the internet Private Practice In-house >25k 25-40k 41-75k 76-120k 121k+
Recruitment 24% 22% 36% 23% 20% 23% 0%
Research on clients 38% 20% 25% 27% 33% 46% 60%
Research on competitors 27% 19% 14% 19% 29% 27% 60%
Social purposes 78% 76% 64% 78% 88% 80%
Sending/receiving information 86% 91% 82% 88% 86% 8% 100%

Have you ever used the internet to search for a job Private Practice In-house >25k 25-40k 41-75k 76-120k 121k+
Yes 31% 39% 47% 33% 36% 22% 20%
No 69% 61% 53% 67% 64% 78% 80%


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