Facts & Figures: General counsel rank data security as top concern
From social media stats to law school tuition increases, an inside look at the numbers that count
August 24, 2012 at 08:14 AM
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Social Sites
Social media: love it or hate it, but it's tough to ignore it, even in the courtroom. According to a new report from the Conference of Court Public Information Officers, state judges nationwide are slowly but surely beginning to accept social media usage in both their personal and professional lives. Read on for more details:
46.1% Judges who use social media sites, up from 40.2 percent in 2010
45.4% Judges who disagreed or strongly disagreed that judges can use social media sites without compromising professional ethics, down from 47.6 percent in 2010
19% Judges who strongly agreed with the previous statement, up from 7.5 percent in 2010
7.5% Increase in number of judges running for office who use social media profile sites
Blogging Boost
It's not just judges who are taking advantage of social media: InsideCounsel's recent 2012 In-House Counsel New Media Engagement Survey showed that lawyers of all ages are becoming increasingly comfortable with social media usage. Now another study from the American Bar Association is helping to bolster the image of the tech-savvy lawyer, reporting that more lawyers and firms are turning to blogging to generate business.
22% Respondents who said their firm has a blog, up from 15 percent in 2011
8% Lawyers in firms with 100-plus attorneys who keep their own legal blog
39% Lawyers who said they had gained a client as a result of blogging
Sad Survey
Quick, name the nine sitting Supreme Court justices. If you can, then you're among a rarefied 1 percent of Americans, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com. The study, which included responses from 1,000 people, reports that only one in three Americans can name even one of the court's members. For more depressing statistics, see the following:
66% Americans who cannot name any Supreme Court justices
20% Respondents who identified Chief Justice John Roberts (the best-known justice)
3% Respondents who could name Stephen Breyer (the least-recognized justice)
16% Respondents who named Antonin Scalia and those who named Clarence Thomas
13% Respondents who named Ruth Bader Ginsburg and those who named Sonia Sotomayor
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