For the third year New York Law Journal has released its list of legal vendor reader rankings.  Various legal vendors in the areas of technology, consulting and outsourcing, research and news, accounting and financial services, litigation support, real estate, ADR, recruiting and staffing, and education are ranked by the New York legal community of practicing attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and other verifiable legal end users .  This year nearly 6,800 votes were cast.

 Rankings for Best Online Research Provider are:

1. Westlaw
2. LexisNexis Total Litigator
3. Bloomberg Law

 Rankings for Best Small Firm Legal Research Tool are:

1. WestlawNext
2. Findlaw
3. Google Scholar

 Complete survey results can be found at http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/adgifs/specials/091012nyljreaderrankings2012.pdf.  Congratulations to the service providers ranked throughout the survey.