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ILTA's 2017 Litigation and Practice Support Technology Survey Results
How does your law firm select third-party litigation/practice support vendors? By Survey Year
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Attorneys/paralegals are free to select a vendor for their matters or
projects
We assist attorneys/paralegals with selecting an appropriate vendor
on a matter or project basis
We do not outsource to thirdparty vendors
We have a partnership or preferred provider program with a small
number of vendors
We have a partnership, preferred provider program or exclusive
agreement with a single vendor
We have an approved list of vendors that people can choose from
We have no policies regarding the selection of vendors by our
attorneys and staff
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How does your law firm select thirdparty litigation/practice support vendors?
BY Survey Year
YEAR 2016 YEAR 2017
2016 2017
Count % Count %
Attorneys/paralegals are free to select a vendor for their matters
or projects
21 10.4% 8 8.1%
We assist attorneys/paralegals with selecting an appropriate
vendor on a matter or project basis
67 33.2% 31 31.3%
We do not outsource to third-party vendors 0 0.0% 3 3.0%
We have a partnership or preferred provider program with a
small number of vendors
43 21.3% 32 32.3%
We have a partnership, preferred provider program or exclusive
agreement with a single vendor
26 12.9% 10 10.1%
We have an approved list of vendors that people can choose
from
20 9.9% 5 5.1%
We have no policies regarding the selection of vendors by our
attorneys and staff
25 12.4% 10 10.1%
Total 202 100.0% 99 100.0%
