2017 KBA Private Practitioner Survey

Welcome

Dear Colleague:

YOUR participation in the 2017 Economics of Law Practice Study is very important, and we greatly appreciate your assistance. YOUR information matters and will make a HUGE contribution.

Regardless of your membership status in the KBA, we address critical needs and concerns of both PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS and NON-PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS.

This questionnaire is designed for only private practitioners and takes only 20 minutes to complete. If you are a government attorney, house counsel or working in legal aid/ legal service, please CLICK HERE to invoke the appropriate questionnaire.

You may leave the survey and return later to complete it as long as you use the same computer. Your anonymity and confidentiality is assured. Don't forget to enter our drawing for a $250 Amazon Gift Card.

We look forward providing a full report of findings this summer (downloadable at no charge to you) though the Kansas Bar Association.

Thank you.

Steve Six, President
Kansas Bar Association

NEED HELP?

You may contact the survey administrator, Dr. Lawrence Stiffman, at 734-417-5151 (Eastern time zone) in Ann Arbor, Michigan or email him at aslinfo@aol.com.

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* 1. Please indicate where you maintain your principal office:

Other location (please specify):

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* 2. Please indicate:

Your age

the year you were first admitted to any bar

Years in Practice

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* 3. Please indicate if you are:

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* 4. If you practice part-time, please
indicate the primary reason:

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* 5. Please indicate your current primary occupation/work classification. One selection please.

Other (please specify):

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* 6. How many PERSONS are active in your firm or practice in the office in which you work?

Attorneys (Enter 1 if you are a sole practitioner.)

Full time equivalent secretaries (A half time secretary is .5 FTE.)

Full time equivalent legal assistant (A half time legal assistant is .5 FTE.)

All other employees

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* 7. Please click on the field of law/practice area representing your approximate first, second and third source of income. (You can type in additional areas not listed.)

	Practice Areas (1 pick / box)
Primary field of law	Primary field of law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Second field of law (if applicable)	Second field of law (if applicable) Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Third field of law (if applicable)	Third field of law (if applicable) Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu

Other areas of law (please specify) :

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* 8. Indicate your customary hourly fee charged for the types of cases (e.g.,250) you selected in Q8. If you normally charge a contingent fee, please approximate the hourly rate represented in that fee.

Primary field of law

Secondary field of law

Tertiary field of law

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* 9. If applicable, please click on the field of law/practice area where you have noticed an INCREASE in litigation filings over the past two years:

	Practice Areas (1 pick / box)
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu

Other areas of law (please specify) :

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* 10. If applicable, please click on the field of law/practice area where you have noticed a DECREASE in litigation filings over the past two years:

	Practice Areas (1 pick / box)
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu
Field of Law	Field of Law Practice Areas (1 pick / box) menu

Other areas of law (please specify) :

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* 11. Do you (or your clients) believe or suggest that increasing court costs/fees dramatically reduces or prohibits the clients' ability and willingness to pursue remedies through court processes to which they are legally entitled?

Comments

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* 12. If applicable, do you currently utilize electronic filing processes for any of your court pleadings?

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* 13. How many Kansas counties do you participate in with respect to E-filing?

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* 14. Do you bill on a flat rate basis?

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* 15. Do you bill on a contingency fee basis for your work?

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* 16. In your current position, about how many hours
PER WEEK do you engage in the following:

Compensable legal work based on an hourly rate

Compensable legal work based on a fixed rate/flat fee

Compensable legal work based on a contingent fee

TOTAL COMPENSABLE HOURS in the average workweek

Office administration

Marketing

Unbilled non-legal community or public service

Non-legal employment

TOTAL HOURS WORKED in the average workweek

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* 17. About how many HOURS/YEAR in 2016 did you engage in:

Pro Bono work

CLE

Other Community Service

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* 18. Please indicate your current and previous involvement in the following activities:

	Yes, currently	Yes, previously	No
Active in state, local, national professional associations	Active in state, local, national professional associations Yes, currently	Active in state, local, national professional associations Yes, previously	Active in state, local, national professional associations No
Membership in your local chamber of commerce	Membership in your local chamber of commerce Yes, currently	Membership in your local chamber of commerce Yes, previously	Membership in your local chamber of commerce No
Board member of any non-profit corporation	Board member of any non-profit corporation Yes, currently	Board member of any non-profit corporation Yes, previously	Board member of any non-profit corporation No
Board member of any for-profit corporation	Board member of any for-profit corporation Yes, currently	Board member of any for-profit corporation Yes, previously	Board member of any for-profit corporation No
Serving as an elected public official	Serving as an elected public official Yes, currently	Serving as an elected public official Yes, previously	Serving as an elected public official No
Servicing as an appointed public official	Servicing as an appointed public official Yes, currently	Servicing as an appointed public official Yes, previously	Servicing as an appointed public official No
Active in local and state general bar association	Active in local and state general bar association Yes, currently	Active in local and state general bar association Yes, previously	Active in local and state general bar association No
Active in local or state specialty bar association	Active in local or state specialty bar association Yes, currently	Active in local or state specialty bar association Yes, previously	Active in local or state specialty bar association No

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Please indicate your 2016 taxable income derived from legal work. If you worked for only a portion of 2016 please annualize the figure (e.g. If you worked 6 months and earned $45,000, enter $90,000.)

If applicable, indicate the AVERAGE CURRENT (SPRING 2017) wage (excluding any year-end cash bonus) for ASSOCIATES, PARALEGALS/LEGAL ASSISTANTS and SECRETARIES by years of experience: (Please omit $.)

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* 20. Associates

No Experience

3 Years

5 Years

10+ Years

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* 21. Paralegals/Legal Assistants

No Experience

3 Years

5 Years

10+ Years

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* 22. Secretaries

No Experience

3 Years

5 Years

10+ Years

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* 23. Please indicate how often paralegals /legal assistants perform the following:

	Routinely	Sometimes	Rarely or Never
General offfice/clerical work	General offfice/clerical work Routinely	General offfice/clerical work Sometimes	General offfice/clerical work Rarely or Never
Drafting of pleadings	Drafting of pleadings Routinely	Drafting of pleadings Sometimes	Drafting of pleadings Rarely or Never
Legal research	Legal research Routinely	Legal research Sometimes	Legal research Rarely or Never
eFiling	eFiling Routinely	eFiling Sometimes	eFiling Rarely or Never
Drafting of Correspondence	Drafting of Correspondence Routinely	Drafting of Correspondence Sometimes	Drafting of Correspondence Rarely or Never
Interviewing witnesses and clients	Interviewing witnesses and clients Routinely	Interviewing witnesses and clients Sometimes	Interviewing witnesses and clients Rarely or Never
Draftng of discovery requests and responses	Draftng of discovery requests and responses Routinely	Draftng of discovery requests and responses Sometimes	Draftng of discovery requests and responses Rarely or Never
Trial preparation and attendance	Trial preparation and attendance Routinely	Trial preparation and attendance Sometimes	Trial preparation and attendance Rarely or Never
Analysis and summarization of documents and factual situations (i.e., medical records, employment records, depositions)	Analysis and summarization of documents and factual situations (i.e., medical records, employment records, depositions) Routinely	Analysis and summarization of documents and factual situations (i.e., medical records, employment records, depositions) Sometimes	Analysis and summarization of documents and factual situations (i.e., medical records, employment records, depositions) Rarely or Never

Other (please specify)

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* 24. Is there a pay differential among legal assistants/paralegals with two years and four years of training compared with high school graduates only?

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* 25. Please indicate the school you attended as a law student:

Other school (please specify):

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* 26. If you borrowed money to attend school:

Please approximate your total cumulative LAW SCHOOL related debt:

What is your current monthly payment toward this debt?

Please approximate your total cumulative undergraduate or other grad work (NOT LAW SCHOOL) debt:

What is your current monthly payment toward this debt?

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* 27. About how many more years of payment do you have?

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* 28. If applicable, are you on deferral in paying off your educational debt?

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* 29. What are your sources for on-line legal research?

	Primarily	Sometimes	Never Used
Casemaker	Casemaker Primarily	Casemaker Sometimes	Casemaker Never Used
Fastcase	Fastcase Primarily	Fastcase Sometimes	Fastcase Never Used
Google Scholar	Google Scholar Primarily	Google Scholar Sometimes	Google Scholar Never Used
LexisNexis	LexisNexis Primarily	LexisNexis Sometimes	LexisNexis Never Used
Lois Law	Lois Law Primarily	Lois Law Sometimes	Lois Law Never Used
Westlaw	Westlaw Primarily	Westlaw Sometimes	Westlaw Never Used
Justia	Justia Primarily	Justia Sometimes	Justia Never Used
Find Law	Find Law Primarily	Find Law Sometimes	Find Law Never Used

Other (please specify):

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* 30. Please indicate your usage of the following:

	Currently in use	Considering	Formerly used but dropped	Never used
iPhone/tablet	iPhone/tablet Currently in use	iPhone/tablet Considering	iPhone/tablet Formerly used but dropped	iPhone/tablet Never used
Droid phone/tablet	Droid phone/tablet Currently in use	Droid phone/tablet Considering	Droid phone/tablet Formerly used but dropped	Droid phone/tablet Never used
Blackberry phone/tablet	Blackberry phone/tablet Currently in use	Blackberry phone/tablet Considering	Blackberry phone/tablet Formerly used but dropped	Blackberry phone/tablet Never used
Windows phone,tablet	Windows phone,tablet Currently in use	Windows phone,tablet Considering	Windows phone,tablet Formerly used but dropped	Windows phone,tablet Never used
Mac computer	Mac computer Currently in use	Mac computer Considering	Mac computer Formerly used but dropped	Mac computer Never used
PC	PC Currently in use	PC Considering	PC Formerly used but dropped	PC Never used
Trial presentation software	Trial presentation software Currently in use	Trial presentation software Considering	Trial presentation software Formerly used but dropped	Trial presentation software Never used
Skip Tracing software	Skip Tracing software Currently in use	Skip Tracing software Considering	Skip Tracing software Formerly used but dropped	Skip Tracing software Never used
Accounting software	Accounting software Currently in use	Accounting software Considering	Accounting software Formerly used but dropped	Accounting software Never used
Time & billing software	Time & billing software Currently in use	Time & billing software Considering	Time & billing software Formerly used but dropped	Time & billing software Never used
On line CLE	On line CLE Currently in use	On line CLE Considering	On line CLE Formerly used but dropped	On line CLE Never used
Remote desktop software	Remote desktop software Currently in use	Remote desktop software Considering	Remote desktop software Formerly used but dropped	Remote desktop software Never used
Document assembly/ automation software	Document assembly/ automation software Currently in use	Document assembly/ automation software Considering	Document assembly/ automation software Formerly used but dropped	Document assembly/ automation software Never used
Electronic calendaring	Electronic calendaring Currently in use	Electronic calendaring Considering	Electronic calendaring Formerly used but dropped	Electronic calendaring Never used
Voice recognition software	Voice recognition software Currently in use	Voice recognition software Considering	Voice recognition software Formerly used but dropped	Voice recognition software Never used
Scanner	Scanner Currently in use	Scanner Considering	Scanner Formerly used but dropped	Scanner Never used
eDiscovery software	eDiscovery software Currently in use	eDiscovery software Considering	eDiscovery software Formerly used but dropped	eDiscovery software Never used
MS Word	MS Word Currently in use	MS Word Considering	MS Word Formerly used but dropped	MS Word Never used
WordPerfect	WordPerfect Currently in use	WordPerfect Considering	WordPerfect Formerly used but dropped	WordPerfect Never used

YOUR PERCEPTIONS ON THE KANSAS ECONOMY

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* 31. Please indicate how you feel about YOUR personal work load:

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* 32. Please indicate how you feel about the number of attorneys in your practice area in the community in which you practice:

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* 33. Compared to prior years, current economic circumstances surrounding YOUR legal work are:

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* 34. What do you think the circumstances will be in 2018?

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* 35. How much satisfaction do you get from practicing law?

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* 36. I see the future of law practice in my major practice area as:

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* 37. How likely is it that you will switch practice areas in the next two years?

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* 38. Please indicate the degree to which the following creates job stress:

	Very Much	Somewhat	Very Little	Not Applicable
Insufficient current income	Insufficient current income Very Much	Insufficient current income Somewhat	Insufficient current income Very Little	Insufficient current income Not Applicable
Competition in your legal market	Competition in your legal market Very Much	Competition in your legal market Somewhat	Competition in your legal market Very Little	Competition in your legal market Not Applicable
Cost of health insurance	Cost of health insurance Very Much	Cost of health insurance Somewhat	Cost of health insurance Very Little	Cost of health insurance Not Applicable
Insufficient level of health insurance benefits	Insufficient level of health insurance benefits Very Much	Insufficient level of health insurance benefits Somewhat	Insufficient level of health insurance benefits Very Little	Insufficient level of health insurance benefits Not Applicable
Insufficient level of retirement benefits	Insufficient level of retirement benefits Very Much	Insufficient level of retirement benefits Somewhat	Insufficient level of retirement benefits Very Little	Insufficient level of retirement benefits Not Applicable
Time and effort managing workload	Time and effort managing workload Very Much	Time and effort managing workload Somewhat	Time and effort managing workload Very Little	Time and effort managing workload Not Applicable
Time and effort managing employees	Time and effort managing employees Very Much	Time and effort managing employees Somewhat	Time and effort managing employees Very Little	Time and effort managing employees Not Applicable
eFiling time and effort	eFiling time and effort Very Much	eFiling time and effort Somewhat	eFiling time and effort Very Little	eFiling time and effort Not Applicable
Techonological requirements and know how	Techonological requirements and know how Very Much	Techonological requirements and know how Somewhat	Techonological requirements and know how Very Little	Techonological requirements and know how Not Applicable
Diversity stressors	Diversity stressors Very Much	Diversity stressors Somewhat	Diversity stressors Very Little	Diversity stressors Not Applicable
Office/bureau politics	Office/bureau politics Very Much	Office/bureau politics Somewhat	Office/bureau politics Very Little	Office/bureau politics Not Applicable
General political environment	General political environment Very Much	General political environment Somewhat	General political environment Very Little	General political environment Not Applicable
General judicial environment	General judicial environment Very Much	General judicial environment Somewhat	General judicial environment Very Little	General judicial environment Not Applicable
Unauthorized practice of law	Unauthorized practice of law Very Much	Unauthorized practice of law Somewhat	Unauthorized practice of law Very Little	Unauthorized practice of law Not Applicable
Dealing with difficult clients	Dealing with difficult clients Very Much	Dealing with difficult clients Somewhat	Dealing with difficult clients Very Little	Dealing with difficult clients Not Applicable
Dealing with government agencies	Dealing with government agencies Very Much	Dealing with government agencies Somewhat	Dealing with government agencies Very Little	Dealing with government agencies Not Applicable
Professionalism	Professionalism Very Much	Professionalism Somewhat	Professionalism Very Little	Professionalism Not Applicable

Your comments:

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* 39. Are you a member of the Kansas Bar Association?

Comment:

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* 40. If you are a KBA member, and not a solo practitioner,
does your firm/organization pay your dues?

PRACTICE AND FIRM SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

Please ask for internal assistance for help with billing, overhead and salary data if his information is not available to you.

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* 41. How long ago did you or your firm change your hourly billing rate?

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* 42. If applicable, please indicate the percentage of change the last time you or your firm changed your hourly rate:

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* 43. If applicable, compared to a year ago, to what degree are you experiencing each of these client behaviors:

	Not at all	Slightly more often	Much more often
Paying on time	Paying on time Not at all	Paying on time Slightly more often	Paying on time Much more often
Paying bills later	Paying bills later Not at all	Paying bills later Slightly more often	Paying bills later Much more often
Seeking to pay bills over time	Seeking to pay bills over time Not at all	Seeking to pay bills over time Slightly more often	Seeking to pay bills over time Much more often
Seeking discounts	Seeking discounts Not at all	Seeking discounts Slightly more often	Seeking discounts Much more often
Seeking to use credit cards	Seeking to use credit cards Not at all	Seeking to use credit cards Slightly more often	Seeking to use credit cards Much more often

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* 44. Do you accept credit cards from clients for payment?

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* 45. Approximately what percentage of the fees you bill are uncollectable?

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* 46. For each category below, please estimate unreimbursed (not directly billed) 2016 FIXED OFFICE EXPENSES PER LAWYER incurred by you or your firm. Also, please estimate TOTAL fixed expenses per lawyer in 2016. If line item info is not readily available, please estimate just TOTAL EXPENSES in the bottom box.

Salaries and fringes of all associates & non-lawyer personnel

Rent (cost of space if owned), phone, utilities

Library (paper and electronic)

Insurance

Technology

Marketing

Total expenses per lawyer (sum of above if possible or a stand-alone estimate)

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* 47. Please ESTIMATE the GROSS RECEIPTS/REVENUES PER ATTORNEY for 2016. To derive this estimate, take total receipts and divide by the number of attorneys (including associates):

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* 48. Based on your estimates above for per attorney total office expenses and gross receipts, or using other information, approximate your office OVERHEAD RATE (fixed expenses/gross receipts): (i.e., 45%)

If applicable, indicate the average CURRENT (Spring 2017) average HOURLY BILLING RATE for ASSOCIATES and PARALEGALS / LEGAL ASSISTANTS by years of experience:

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* 49. Associates

No Experience

3 Years

5 Years

10+ Years

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* 50. Paralegals/ Legal Assistants

No Experience

3 Years

5 Years

10+ Years

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* 51. If applicable, indicate how legal assistant services are billed:

Other (please specify):

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* 52. Do you carry professional liability insurance?

Yes

Don't Know

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* 53. If you DO NOT carry professional liability insurance, the reason is:

Cost prohibitive

Low-risk practice area

Other (please specify):

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* 54. If you are engaged in marketing your legal services, please indicate your use of each of the following methods:

	Currently in use	Under consideration	Formerly used but dropped	Never used
Yelllow pages block display ad	Yelllow pages block display ad Currently in use	Yelllow pages block display ad Under consideration	Yelllow pages block display ad Formerly used but dropped	Yelllow pages block display ad Never used
Networking among other lawyers	Networking among other lawyers Currently in use	Networking among other lawyers Under consideration	Networking among other lawyers Formerly used but dropped	Networking among other lawyers Never used
Networking among trade/industry groups	Networking among trade/industry groups Currently in use	Networking among trade/industry groups Under consideration	Networking among trade/industry groups Formerly used but dropped	Networking among trade/industry groups Never used
Firm web site	Firm web site Currently in use	Firm web site Under consideration	Firm web site Formerly used but dropped	Firm web site Never used
Martindale-Hubbell	Martindale-Hubbell Currently in use	Martindale-Hubbell Under consideration	Martindale-Hubbell Formerly used but dropped	Martindale-Hubbell Never used
Internet blog	Internet blog Currently in use	Internet blog Under consideration	Internet blog Formerly used but dropped	Internet blog Never used
Social media (Facebook)	Social media (Facebook) Currently in use	Social media (Facebook) Under consideration	Social media (Facebook) Formerly used but dropped	Social media (Facebook) Never used
Social media (LinkedIn)	Social media (LinkedIn) Currently in use	Social media (LinkedIn) Under consideration	Social media (LinkedIn) Formerly used but dropped	Social media (LinkedIn) Never used
Social media (other)	Social media (other) Currently in use	Social media (other) Under consideration	Social media (other) Formerly used but dropped	Social media (other) Never used
Listing in printed directory	Listing in printed directory Currently in use	Listing in printed directory Under consideration	Listing in printed directory Formerly used but dropped	Listing in printed directory Never used
Client entertainment	Client entertainment Currently in use	Client entertainment Under consideration	Client entertainment Formerly used but dropped	Client entertainment Never used
Printed Brochure	Printed Brochure Currently in use	Printed Brochure Under consideration	Printed Brochure Formerly used but dropped	Printed Brochure Never used
PR firm	PR firm Currently in use	PR firm Under consideration	PR firm Formerly used but dropped	PR firm Never used
Legal networks	Legal networks Currently in use	Legal networks Under consideration	Legal networks Formerly used but dropped	Legal networks Never used
Magazine/newspaper ads	Magazine/newspaper ads Currently in use	Magazine/newspaper ads Under consideration	Magazine/newspaper ads Formerly used but dropped	Magazine/newspaper ads Never used
Newspaper/periodical articles	Newspaper/periodical articles Currently in use	Newspaper/periodical articles Under consideration	Newspaper/periodical articles Formerly used but dropped	Newspaper/periodical articles Never used
Radio/TV ads	Radio/TV ads Currently in use	Radio/TV ads Under consideration	Radio/TV ads Formerly used but dropped	Radio/TV ads Never used
Printed client newsletters	Printed client newsletters Currently in use	Printed client newsletters Under consideration	Printed client newsletters Formerly used but dropped	Printed client newsletters Never used
Electronic client newsletters	Electronic client newsletters Currently in use	Electronic client newsletters Under consideration	Electronic client newsletters Formerly used but dropped	Electronic client newsletters Never used
Free seminars	Free seminars Currently in use	Free seminars Under consideration	Free seminars Formerly used but dropped	Free seminars Never used
Seminars with admission charge	Seminars with admission charge Currently in use	Seminars with admission charge Under consideration	Seminars with admission charge Formerly used but dropped	Seminars with admission charge Never used
Client surveys	Client surveys Currently in use	Client surveys Under consideration	Client surveys Formerly used but dropped	Client surveys Never used

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* 1. Please indicate where you maintain your principal office:

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* 2. Please indicate:

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* 3. Please indicate if you are:

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* 4. If you practice part-time, pleaseindicate the primary reason:

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* 5. Please indicate your current primary occupation/work classification. One selection please.

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* 6. How many PERSONS are active in your firm or practice in the office in which you work?

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* 7. Please click on the field of law/practice area representing your approximate first, second and third source of income. (You can type in additional areas not listed.)

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* 8. Indicate your customary hourly fee charged for the types of cases (e.g.,250) you selected in Q8. If you normally charge a contingent fee, please approximate the hourly rate represented in that fee.

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* 9. If applicable, please click on the field of law/practice area where you have noticed an INCREASE in litigation filings over the past two years:

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* 10. If applicable, please click on the field of law/practice area where you have noticed a DECREASE in litigation filings over the past two years:

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* 11. Do you (or your clients) believe or suggest that increasing court costs/fees dramatically reduces or prohibits the clients' ability and willingness to pursue remedies through court processes to which they are legally entitled?

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* 12. If applicable, do you currently utilize electronic filing processes for any of your court pleadings?

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* 13. How many Kansas counties do you participate in with respect to E-filing?

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* 14. Do you bill on a flat rate basis?

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* 15. Do you bill on a contingency fee basis for your work?

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* 16. In your current position, about how many hours PER WEEK do you engage in the following:

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* 17. About how many HOURS/YEAR in 2016 did you engage in:

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* 18. Please indicate your current and previous involvement in the following activities:

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* 19. Please indicate your 2016 taxable income derived from legal work. If you worked for only a portion of 2016 please annualize the figure (e.g. If you worked 6 months and earned $45,000, enter $90,000.)

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* 20. Associates

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* 21. Paralegals/Legal Assistants

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* 22. Secretaries

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* 23. Please indicate how often paralegals /legal assistants perform the following:

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* 24. Is there a pay differential among legal assistants/paralegals with two years and four years of training compared with high school graduates only?

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* 25. Please indicate the school you attended as a law student:

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* 26. If you borrowed money to attend school:

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* 27. About how many more years of payment do you have?

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* 28. If applicable, are you on deferral in paying off your educational debt?

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* 29. What are your sources for on-line legal research?

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* 30. Please indicate your usage of the following:

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* 31. Please indicate how you feel about YOUR personal work load:

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* 32. Please indicate how you feel about the number of attorneys in your practice area in the community in which you practice:

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* 33. Compared to prior years, current economic circumstances surrounding YOUR legal work are:

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* 34. What do you think the circumstances will be in 2018?

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* 35. How much satisfaction do you get from practicing law?

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* 36. I see the future of law practice in my major practice area as:

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* 37. How likely is it that you will switch practice areas in the next two years?

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* 38. Please indicate the degree to which the following creates job stress:

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* 39. Are you a member of the Kansas Bar Association?

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* 40. If you are a KBA member, and not a solo practitioner, does your firm/organization pay your dues?

* 4. If you practice part-time, please
indicate the primary reason:

* 16. In your current position, about how many hours
PER WEEK do you engage in the following:

* 40. If you are a KBA member, and not a solo practitioner,
does your firm/organization pay your dues?