With Legal Tech New York 2013 right around the corner, it is a good time to explain what an industry analyst looks for at a show as big as LTNY. A large event like LTNY provides the opportunity for an analyst to get a pulse for the industry. The likely hot topics for the year become evident in vendor tag-lines and in educational sessions.
Another year, another LegalTech New York. But 2013’s LTNY was not just a regular old conference; rather, this year’s show was marked by high energy and a positive vibe. Overall, the biggest theme that came through to me was progress. eDiscovery professionals are making real progress on the ground. The hyperbole about what might happen was muted by the discussion about what is happening or what kinds of real plans are in place. The theme of progress resonated with me because of three trends that surfaced at LTNY 2013: fervor around information governance (IG); more pragmatism around technology-assisted review (TAR) and predictive coding; and a closer examination of the implications of privacy and related security issues.
Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Babs Deacon. Published: 2013-02-06 09:42:27 This was my 25th year at LegalTech and I always look at it as a kind of family reunion. I love seeing old friends, both the human and technical kind. Yes, there are many applications that I consider “friends” and, this year, I was excited to be able to catch up with many of them [...]
Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Greg Buckles. Published: 2013-02-06 10:07:51 This year’s LegalTech New York was my favorite of the fourteen that I have attended so far. The first reason is that we (the eDJ team) went with a plan that included plenty of time to walk the exhibit halls and dedicated down time to write notes and decompress. I took my own advice for [...]
Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: . Published: 2013-02-08 10:03:19 The entire team at the eDJ Group did a fantastic job covering this year’s LTNY this past week. I agree with Greg’s post that this was the best LTNY I’ve attended in quite a few years in terms of energy and positive vibes. I really enjoyed walking the show floor this time around because I was [...]
Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Karl Schieneman. Published: 2013-02-11 09:00:47 At least a dozen friends have inquired about my health after the big push of Global Aerospace news came out last week, since there were no blog posts by me. As a participant in the case, I figured it was more important to let others weigh in on the significance of this decision as a [...]
Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Mikki Tomlinson. Published: 2013-02-12 09:00:09 I once again had the opportunity to sit down with The Honorable Andrew J. Peck for an “interview” during LegalTech New York (LTNY). I put the term interview in quotes because it really wasn’t very formal; Judge Peck agreed to visit with me about eDiscovery over a relaxing lunch and gave me permission to write [...]
In years past, getting back to work in the days and weeks after LegalTech New York was sometimes difficult. The challenge was getting past the hype and big messages touted at the show and translating that into real action on the ground. That challenge is not there this year. Instead, we are already knee-deep in real-world projects; it is as if LTNY was not a hype machine, but rather confirmation that eDiscovery and information governance waste must be cleaned up.
This past Tuesday, I had a chance to participate in the eDiscoveryJournal webinar, “TAR: From 10,000 Feet To Ten Feet, Let’s Get In The Weeds.” Without any hint of hyperbole, I can honestly rank it in the top two webinars I have ever been part of. You know a webinar is good when you have a hard time getting all the way through the content and the audience fires a continuous stream of questions throughout. Not only that, but also virtually all attendees stayed until the end, which happened to be fast minutes past the end time.
Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Greg Buckles. Published: 2013-02-19 09:00:54 My email signature read, “eDiscovery Smokejumper” for the longest time. From this you could infer that a lot of my customers sought my services in light of a recent or impending eDiscovery disaster. The aftermath of runaway costs, spoliation issues, privileged productions and general discovery malfunction can temp an aggressive consultant to ‘save the day’ [...]