Search Habits of Lawyers

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More than half (52%) of lawyers prefers Google for general-purpose Internet searches. The other half prefers Yahoo! (23%), MSN Search (13%) and AOL Search (5%). This is according to the recently released 2002 ABA Legal Technology Resource Center Survey Report.

86% of those surveyed perform legal-specific research online, with 46% prefering to start with a fee-based online resource, 32% a free, legal-specific search engine or directory, and 18% searching the open internet.

Interestingly, many lawyers often prefer to conduct their own research.

Download the full executive summary on the ABA web site.

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