Better law information? Survey

The Law Society of South Africa needs legal practitioners like you to help us to understand what law information you need and what needs improving.

Please take a few minutes to easily choose answers to these 9 simple questions. Your anonymous insights will be added to our profession-wide study that will be used to shape improvements to your law information service.

Contributors to this study qualify for early inclusion in the Law Society of South Africa's preferential benefit programme to be launched shortly.

Thank you for your valuable input. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

	Not at all	Not very	Quite	Very	Critical
Court rolls & notices	Court rolls & notices Not at all	Court rolls & notices Not very	Court rolls & notices Quite	Court rolls & notices Very	Court rolls & notices Critical
Law reports/case info	Law reports/case info Not at all	Law reports/case info Not very	Law reports/case info Quite	Law reports/case info Very	Law reports/case info Critical
Legislation updates	Legislation updates Not at all	Legislation updates Not very	Legislation updates Quite	Legislation updates Very	Legislation updates Critical
Legal profession regulations & rules	Legal profession regulations & rules Not at all	Legal profession regulations & rules Not very	Legal profession regulations & rules Quite	Legal profession regulations & rules Very	Legal profession regulations & rules Critical
Legal profession news	Legal profession news Not at all	Legal profession news Not very	Legal profession news Quite	Legal profession news Very	Legal profession news Critical
Legal profession services directory and contacts	Legal profession services directory and contacts Not at all	Legal profession services directory and contacts Not very	Legal profession services directory and contacts Quite	Legal profession services directory and contacts Very	Legal profession services directory and contacts Critical
Profession structure, bodies and contacts	Profession structure, bodies and contacts Not at all	Profession structure, bodies and contacts Not very	Profession structure, bodies and contacts Quite	Profession structure, bodies and contacts Very	Profession structure, bodies and contacts Critical
Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession	Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Not at all	Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Not very	Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Quite	Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Very	Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Critical
Schedule of training courses for the legal profession	Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Not at all	Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Not very	Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Quite	Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Very	Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Critical
Information about practicing law in other countries	Information about practicing law in other countries Not at all	Information about practicing law in other countries Not very	Information about practicing law in other countries Quite	Information about practicing law in other countries Very	Information about practicing law in other countries Critical
Information about running a legal practice business	Information about running a legal practice business Not at all	Information about running a legal practice business Not very	Information about running a legal practice business Quite	Information about running a legal practice business Very	Information about running a legal practice business Critical
Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession	Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Not at all	Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Not very	Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Quite	Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Very	Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Critical
Legal profession research papers	Legal profession research papers Not at all	Legal profession research papers Not very	Legal profession research papers Quite	Legal profession research papers Very	Legal profession research papers Critical
Consumer research relevant to the legal profession	Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Not at all	Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Not very	Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Quite	Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Very	Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Critical

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Not very

Quite

Very

Critical

Court rolls & notices

Court rolls & notices Not at all

Court rolls & notices Not very

Court rolls & notices Quite

Court rolls & notices Very

Court rolls & notices Critical

Law reports/case info

Law reports/case info Not at all

Law reports/case info Not very

Law reports/case info Quite

Law reports/case info Very

Law reports/case info Critical

Legislation updates

Legislation updates Not at all

Legislation updates Not very

Legislation updates Quite

Legislation updates Very

Legislation updates Critical

Legal profession regulations & rules

Legal profession regulations & rules Not at all

Legal profession regulations & rules Not very

Legal profession regulations & rules Quite

Legal profession regulations & rules Very

Legal profession regulations & rules Critical

Legal profession news

Legal profession news Not at all

Legal profession news Not very

Legal profession news Quite

Legal profession news Very

Legal profession news Critical

Legal profession services directory and contacts

Legal profession services directory and contacts Not at all

Legal profession services directory and contacts Not very

Legal profession services directory and contacts Quite

Legal profession services directory and contacts Very

Legal profession services directory and contacts Critical

Profession structure, bodies and contacts

Profession structure, bodies and contacts Not at all

Profession structure, bodies and contacts Not very

Profession structure, bodies and contacts Quite

Profession structure, bodies and contacts Very

Profession structure, bodies and contacts Critical

Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession

Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Not at all

Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Not very

Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Quite

Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Very

Upcoming webinars and conferences for the legal profession Critical

Schedule of training courses for the legal profession

Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Not at all

Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Not very

Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Quite

Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Very

Schedule of training courses for the legal profession Critical

Information about practicing law in other countries

Information about practicing law in other countries Not at all

Information about practicing law in other countries Not very

Information about practicing law in other countries Quite

Information about practicing law in other countries Very

Information about practicing law in other countries Critical

Information about running a legal practice business

Information about running a legal practice business Not at all

Information about running a legal practice business Not very

Information about running a legal practice business Quite

Information about running a legal practice business Very

Information about running a legal practice business Critical

Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession

Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Not at all

Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Not very

Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Quite

Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Very

Trends/strategic issues impacting the legal profession Critical

Legal profession research papers

Legal profession research papers Not at all

Legal profession research papers Not very

Legal profession research papers Quite

Legal profession research papers Very

Legal profession research papers Critical

Consumer research relevant to the legal profession

Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Not at all

Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Not very

Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Quite

Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Very

Consumer research relevant to the legal profession Critical

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Juta	Juta Never	Juta Seldom	Juta Occasionally	Juta Often	Juta All the time
Lexis Nexis	Lexis Nexis Never	Lexis Nexis Seldom	Lexis Nexis Occasionally	Lexis Nexis Often	Lexis Nexis All the time
Sabinet	Sabinet Never	Sabinet Seldom	Sabinet Occasionally	Sabinet Often	Sabinet All the time
Legal Practice Council	Legal Practice Council Never	Legal Practice Council Seldom	Legal Practice Council Occasionally	Legal Practice Council Often	Legal Practice Council All the time
Government Gazette	Government Gazette Never	Government Gazette Seldom	Government Gazette Occasionally	Government Gazette Often	Government Gazette All the time
Law Journals	Law Journals Never	Law Journals Seldom	Law Journals Occasionally	Law Journals Often	Law Journals All the time
De Rebus	De Rebus Never	De Rebus Seldom	De Rebus Occasionally	De Rebus Often	De Rebus All the time
SAFLII	SAFLII Never	SAFLII Seldom	SAFLII Occasionally	SAFLII Often	SAFLII All the time
Other media (Legal Maverick etc)	Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Never	Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Seldom	Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Occasionally	Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Often	Other media (Legal Maverick etc) All the time
Newspapers (Legal sections)	Newspapers (Legal sections) Never	Newspapers (Legal sections) Seldom	Newspapers (Legal sections) Occasionally	Newspapers (Legal sections) Often	Newspapers (Legal sections) All the time
Legal association newsletters	Legal association newsletters Never	Legal association newsletters Seldom	Legal association newsletters Occasionally	Legal association newsletters Often	Legal association newsletters All the time
Legal association websites	Legal association websites Never	Legal association websites Seldom	Legal association websites Occasionally	Legal association websites Often	Legal association websites All the time
Legal firm websites	Legal firm websites Never	Legal firm websites Seldom	Legal firm websites Occasionally	Legal firm websites Often	Legal firm websites All the time
Legal firm newsletters	Legal firm newsletters Never	Legal firm newsletters Seldom	Legal firm newsletters Occasionally	Legal firm newsletters Often	Legal firm newsletters All the time
Legal conferences/webinars	Legal conferences/webinars Never	Legal conferences/webinars Seldom	Legal conferences/webinars Occasionally	Legal conferences/webinars Often	Legal conferences/webinars All the time
Social media groups (Legal)	Social media groups (Legal) Never	Social media groups (Legal) Seldom	Social media groups (Legal) Occasionally	Social media groups (Legal) Often	Social media groups (Legal) All the time
Social media	Social media Never	Social media Seldom	Social media Occasionally	Social media Often	Social media All the time
Google/search engines	Google/search engines Never	Google/search engines Seldom	Google/search engines Occasionally	Google/search engines Often	Google/search engines All the time

Never

Seldom

Occasionally

Often

All the time

Juta

Juta Never

Juta Seldom

Juta Occasionally

Juta Often

Juta All the time

Lexis Nexis

Lexis Nexis Never

Lexis Nexis Seldom

Lexis Nexis Occasionally

Lexis Nexis Often

Lexis Nexis All the time

Sabinet

Sabinet Never

Sabinet Seldom

Sabinet Occasionally

Sabinet Often

Sabinet All the time

Legal Practice Council

Legal Practice Council Never

Legal Practice Council Seldom

Legal Practice Council Occasionally

Legal Practice Council Often

Legal Practice Council All the time

Government Gazette

Government Gazette Never

Government Gazette Seldom

Government Gazette Occasionally

Government Gazette Often

Government Gazette All the time

Law Journals

Law Journals Never

Law Journals Seldom

Law Journals Occasionally

Law Journals Often

Law Journals All the time

De Rebus

De Rebus Never

De Rebus Seldom

De Rebus Occasionally

De Rebus Often

De Rebus All the time

SAFLII

SAFLII Never

SAFLII Seldom

SAFLII Occasionally

SAFLII Often

SAFLII All the time

Other media (Legal Maverick etc)

Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Never

Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Seldom

Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Occasionally

Other media (Legal Maverick etc) Often

Other media (Legal Maverick etc) All the time

Newspapers (Legal sections)

Newspapers (Legal sections) Never

Newspapers (Legal sections) Seldom

Newspapers (Legal sections) Occasionally

Newspapers (Legal sections) Often

Newspapers (Legal sections) All the time

Legal association newsletters

Legal association newsletters Never

Legal association newsletters Seldom

Legal association newsletters Occasionally

Legal association newsletters Often

Legal association newsletters All the time

Legal association websites

Legal association websites Never

Legal association websites Seldom

Legal association websites Occasionally

Legal association websites Often

Legal association websites All the time

Legal firm websites

Legal firm websites Never

Legal firm websites Seldom

Legal firm websites Occasionally

Legal firm websites Often

Legal firm websites All the time

Legal firm newsletters

Legal firm newsletters Never

Legal firm newsletters Seldom

Legal firm newsletters Occasionally

Legal firm newsletters Often

Legal firm newsletters All the time

Legal conferences/webinars

Legal conferences/webinars Never

Legal conferences/webinars Seldom

Legal conferences/webinars Occasionally

Legal conferences/webinars Often

Legal conferences/webinars All the time

Social media groups (Legal)

Social media groups (Legal) Never

Social media groups (Legal) Seldom

Social media groups (Legal) Occasionally

Social media groups (Legal) Often

Social media groups (Legal) All the time

Social media

Social media Never

Social media Seldom

Social media Occasionally

Social media Often

Social media All the time

Google/search engines

Google/search engines Never

Google/search engines Seldom

Google/search engines Occasionally

Google/search engines Often

Google/search engines All the time

Better law information?

Help us to improve your law information service. (And get preferential benefits now.)

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* 1. Please select a category that indicates your role in the legal profession.

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* 2. How many practioners (fee earners) work in your practice?

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* 3. Generally, how satisfied are you with the usefulness of the legal information you currently get?

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* 4. How important are the following categories of information to you?

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* 5. How often do you use any of these specific sources of law information?

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* 6. Please name the specific sources of legal information that you currently rely on the most in order of their importance and usefulness to you?

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* 7. How do you prefer to get your law information

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* 8. Does your firm have a dedicated librarian/information officer?

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* 9. Please identify any areas where your law information can be improved. And/or suggest any ways that the Law Society of South Africa could act to help you to get the legal information you want, when you want it, and the way you want it.

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* 10. To stand a chance to win a book hamper worth over R 5 000 please complete the below information.