The ALB 2020 Asia In-House Survey Question Title * 1. Which of the following would best describe your position? Head of Legal Legal Counsel Legal Manager CLO/Vice President/Managing Director Senior Manager/Department Head Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. How large is the size of your legal department in Asia? 1-10 11-50 51-100 More than 100 Question Title * 3. Which is the primary jurisdiction or jurisdictions your company operates in? (Tick as many as apply) Greater China (Mainland/Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan) Japan/Korea Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What are the main legal challenges that your organisation is facing? (Tick as many as apply) Ethics and compliance issues Regulatory or governmental changes Information privacy Protection of intellectual property Mergers and acquisitions Anti-bribery issues Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What kind of work does your department primarily focus on? (Tick as many as apply) Contract management - review and drafting Discovery — data collection Discovery — data processing /hosting Document management - review and drafting Due diligence Intellectual property services Investigations Invoice review E-discovery Legal operations Legal research and writing Litigation — case/project management and legal hold Records management Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. How important is the legal department to the overall business? Not much. We are only consulted when necessary. Critical - We are helping the company to devise future business strategy. Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 7. In 2020, do you expect your in-house legal team will grow? It will grow It will shrink It will remain the same Question Title * 8. How has the mix of your external vs internal work changed in the past year? More legal work is done internally More legal work is given to external law firms or other service providers No change since last year Question Title * 9. Has external legal spend by your legal department increased in the past year? No Yes Question Title * 10. What are the main practice areas you use law firms for? (Tick as many as apply) Antitrust Bankruptcy Contracts Capital markets Cybersecurity/IT governance Data privacy Employee benefits/executive compensation Employment/labour Environmental General/corporate commercial Government relations Industry-specific International Intellectual property Litigation Mergers and acquisitions Property and casualty Real estate Regulatory Securities/finance Tax Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. How satisfied are you with the external law firms you are using? Extremely satisfied Generally satisfied, although there are a few areas for improvement Not satisfied; there are one or more significant areas of concern Question Title * 12. What are your main concerns when it comes to the external counsel you are using? (Tick as many as apply) Fees are too high or unexplained They don't understand our company/industry They are not responsive enough to our concerns They are slow, inefficient, or give bad advice Partners are either not involved or don't provide input The partners/lawyers responsible have changed Ethical issues Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. Has the adoption of legal technology by your legal department increased in the past year? No Yes Question Title * 14. What kind of technology are you primarily using? Analytics Collaboration/knowledge management Contract management Document management eBilling eDiscovery (analytics and review) eDiscovery (collections and processing) eDiscovery (legal holds) eSignature Integration tools IP management Matter management Records management Workflow tools Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. What are the kinds of non-law firm ALSPs that you use? (Tick as many as apply) We don't use any Accounting firms such as the Big Four LPOs Flex/contract lawyer services Legal software providers Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. How much of your external legal spend today goes to non-law firm legal services providers? None Less than 10 percent Between 10 and 25 percent Between 25 and 50 percent More than 50 percent Question Title * 17. In 2020, do you expect investment in legal technology will grow? It will grow It will shrink It will remain the same Question Title * 18. If you were to employ new external counsel in 2020 what factors would influence your selection? (Tick as many as apply) Expertise in your industry Favorable fees/billing policies Responsiveness Brand name/Reputation of the law firm or lawyer Personal relationship with the law firm/lawyer Geographical reach/office locations Use of the most up-to-date technology Policies related to diversity: Gender, LGBT etc Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. How do you plan to locate external counsel in 2020? (Tick as many as apply) From list of company-approved external counsel Referrals from other in-house lawyers Referrals from other external counsel Law firm rankings Law firm marketing (seminars, client alerts, etc) Other (please specify) Question Title * 20. Please leave your name and contact details for a chance to win a Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch. No, I do not wish to identify myself. Yes, I do, and my contact information is below Full name, work email address and phone number please. Done