This report looks at how law faculty use cloud services such as Dropbox, Google Workspace, NetDocuments, Microsoft 365 and other cloud alternatives. The survey gives law faculty usage data on a broad range of cloud technologies and measures their need for and satisfaction with training in the use of cloud based services, as well as the level of trust law faculty have in the security features of cloud services. Respondents also measure ease of use and compare the use of cloud services to use of local drives and storage options.
In open ended questions more than 100 faculty from more than 60 law schools discuss how they feel about the cloud services that they use.
Data in the report is reported in the aggregate for the entire sample and broke out by many institutional and personal criteria such as law school ranking and size, and personal respondent age, gender and work title, among other variables.
Just a few of this 61-page report’s many findings are that:
- 21.05% of law faculty from age 50 to 59 use Google Workspace.
- 12.77% of law school professors use Clio.
- About 38% of respondents were confident or very confident in the security of their data and files on the cloud services they use.
- Emeritus faculty preferred saving their work on hard drives rather than on a cloud service.
Table of Contents
The Questionnaire
- Characteristics of the sample
- Participant list
List of Tables
Table 1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research?
Table 1.1.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace.
Table 1.1.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.1.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by work title
Table 1.1.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.1.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.1.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.1.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.1.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Google Workspace. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.2.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365.
Table 1.2.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.2.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by work title
Table 1.2.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.2.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.2.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.2.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.2.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Microsoft 365. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.3.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio.
Table 1.3.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.3.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by work title
Table 1.3.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.3.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.3.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.3.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.3.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Clio. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.4.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase.
Table 1.4.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.4.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by work title
Table 1.4.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.4.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.4.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.4.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.4.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? MyCase. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.5.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments.
Table 1.5.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.5.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by work title
Table 1.5.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.5.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.5.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.5.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.5.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? NetDocuments. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.6.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage.
Table 1.6.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.6.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by work title
Table 1.6.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.6.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.6.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.6.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.6.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? iManage. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.7.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox.
Table 1.7.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.7.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by work title
Table 1.7.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.7.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.7.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.7.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.7.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Dropbox. Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 1.8.1 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon.
Table 1.8.2 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.8.3 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by work title
Table 1.8.4 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.8.5 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.8.6 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.8.7 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.8.8 Which cloud computing services do you use in your teaching or research? Amazon. Broken out by self described law school ranking
What are the primary benefits of using cloud computing in your teaching or research?
Table 2.1 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services?
Table 2.2 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 2.3 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by work title
Table 2.4 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.5 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.6 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 2.7 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 2.8 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for cloud computing services? Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 3.1 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use?
Table 3.2 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 3.3 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by work title
Table 3.4 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.5 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.6 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 3.7 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 3.8 How satisfied are you with the cloud service that you use? Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 4.1 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use?
Table 4.2 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 4.3 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by work title
Table 4.4 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.5 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.6 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 4.7 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 4.8 How confident are you with the security of the cloud service that you use? Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 5.1 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use?
Table 5.2 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.3 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by work title
Table 5.4 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.5 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.6 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.7 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.8 How easy is it to organize and retrieve documents on the cloud service that you use? Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 6.1 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service?
Table 6.2 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 6.3 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by work title
Table 6.4 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.5 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.6 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 6.7 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 6.8 In general is it easier to save, retrieve and work on documents on your hard drive or saved to a cloud service? Broken out by self described law school ranking
Table 7.1 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use?
Table 7.2 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 7.3 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by work title
Table 7.4 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 7.5 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 7.6 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 7.7 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 7.8 How secure are your documents when saved to or archived in the cloud service that you use? Broken out by self described law school ranking
Sources / Contributors
- Ave Maria School of Law
- Belmont University College of Law
- Bernstein Shur/Boston College Law School
- Boston University
- Charleston School of Law
- Columbia Law School
- Creighton University School of Law
- University of Texas Law School
- Drexel University
- Emory University School of Law
- Fordham Law School
- Georgetown Law School
- Georgia State Univ College of Law
- Gonzaga University Law School
- Hakeem, Ellis, Marengo & Ramirez
- Harvard Law School
- Jacksonville University College of Law
- McGill University Faculty of Law
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Moritz College of Law Civil Clinic
- NCCU School of Law
- North Carolina Central University School of Law
- Northeastern University School of Law
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Northwestern university
- NSU College of Law
- OR Law
- Orange County District Atty
- Penn Carey Law School
- Roger Williams University School of Law
- Rogers College of Law
- Rutgers Law School
- S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
- Sinclair College
- South Texas College of Law
- Southern University Law Center
- Stetson University College of Law
- Syracuse University
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- The University of Akron School of Law
- The University of Tennessee College of Law
- University of Richmond
- UBC
- UF
- UNC Law School
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- University of Exeter
- University of Florida, Levin College of Law
- University of Georgia
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Minnesota Law School
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- University of Missouri
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
- University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
- University of St. Thomas
- University of Texas School of Law
- University of Utah
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington School of Law
- UNT Dallas College of Law
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Washington University in St Louis
- West Virginia University College of Law
- Widener Commonwealth Law School
- William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
- Yale Law School
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