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2 0 1 8 L I T I G A T I O N A N D P R A C T I C E S U P P O R T S U R V E Y R E S U L T S
What type of organization are you
responding for?
If you have more than one office, is your litigation/practice support technolo
and staff centralized or decentralized?
What department does litigation/practice support group report to at your
organization?
81
Fully centralized
Mostly or partially centralized
Not applicable (i.e., we have only one office, we don't practice litigation)
Not applicable (i.e., we outsource/use managed services)
Decentralized
40 94
81
Does your organization have a
litigation/practice support department,
group, team, or employee?
Law Firm
Yes
Corporation
No
Service Provider
Handled by paralegals
Other
Government
Considered part of IT
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6
4
94
4
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2
0
30
14
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3
CIO / Information Technology Legal Operations/Corporate Legal Department
Executive Director (or other firm administrative officer) Not Applicable (i.e., we outsource/use managed services)
Electronic Discovery Practice Group Spans multiple groups (i.e., IT and Legal)
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4
18 3
3
14
Litigation Partner/Practice Group Other (please specify)
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