Exit this survey Civil Justice System Survey We are conducting a survey to study the efficiency and effectiveness of our current civil justice system. Thank you for taking time to complete this survey. If you would like to receive the results of this survey once it is completed, please enter your email address in the final question at the end of the survey. Question Title * 1. What is your current type of work in the field of law? Judge Attorney Paralegal Court administration or personnel Legal Support Mediator Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What is or was your primary area of practice in the law? Civil plaintiff Civil defense Equal plaintiff and defense Appellate Question Title * 3. Approximately, how many civil cases have you worked on that have been tried in front of a judge or jury? 0 - 10 11 - 50 51 - 100 101 - 500 More than 500 Question Title * 4. Approximately, how many civil cases have you been involved in that have settled or resolved before going to trial? 0 - 10 11 - 50 51 - 100 101 - 500 More than 500 Question Title * 5. How important do you consider efficiency in the litigation process? Extremely unimportant Somewhat unimportant Somewhat important Extremely important Question Title * 6. How efficient do you consider the pre-trial litigation process to be? Extremely efficient Somewhat efficient Somewhat inefficient Extremely inefficient Question Title * 7. How efficient do you consider the trial process to be? Extremely efficient Somewhat efficient Somewhat inefficient Extremely inefficient Question Title * 8. Can the civil litigation system be made more efficient without compromising the fundamental rights of the parties? Yes No Question Title * 9. What do you consider to be the PRIMARY function of a jury trial? For parties to resolve disputes in front of impartial fact finders For advocates to try and persuade a jury to find for their clients For juries to become educated about a case in order to make an informed decision Other (please specify) Next