Sociable Lawyer NYC Survey Results
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Roughly 65% of attendees at a law meet up were solo practitioners or small firm lawyers with fewer than 10 attorneys. Of these solo and small firm lawyers, 78% actively search for new clients but 85% spend less than 10 hours per week doing so. Similarly, of those searching for new clients online, 69% spend fewer than 5 hours per week on online client searches. The top reasons lawyers gave for not searching for clients online included lack of trust in online methods, the work involved, lack of technical skills, and not enough potential clients online.
Sociable Lawyer NYC Survey Results
- 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. For more from The Sociable Lawyer, visit http://sociablelawyer.org