#LTNY 09 Percolates

So... I'm beginning to process the incredible conversations I enjoyed at LegalTech New York!  And as ideas and trends begin to marinate, I'm thinking about the article(s) I may write as a result of all of your tremendous insight. But I'd like even more POVs -- so here are the EDD-related questions: (See bottom for caveats)

1. What was the biggest surprise to you about LTNY?

2. At the risk of invoking scheudenfreude, do you see anything POSITIVE about all the layoffs in law firms and vendors? 

3. Some folks who have been laid off have been quite bold about it, and telling absolutely everybody they see. I suspect this is an excellent tactic. In the past, the probably natural tendency would be to dive under the covers, but does the fact that there have been such extensive layoffs remove any (or most?) stigma about being on "the list."

4. What advice would you give folks who have been laid off

5. Is it true that despite the layoffs, EDD staffing is still the #1 concern for vendors and firms alike. (IE finding the right folks)

6.  Some folks told me this week that the very best candidates, who might in the past have been shopping their resumes, are too afraid to take employment risks right now and not budging from current positions.

10. Are you "cross-training" -- eg, learning new skills to improve your marketability (esp for EDD support staff -- if u r a paralegal, r u learning tech? and vice versa. Is everybody banging on the CFO's door and asking to learn about finance?
11. EDD vendors: are you finding new work coming from firm liquidations and mergers, rather than just EDD?

23. What did you learn from LTNY that would be helpful to attendees at LT West Coast in June?
24. What I have I not asked you that I should have -- and no, it's not "what is the best solution?" :)

See full list of questions here if you want to see the non-EDD questions.

RULES

 Questions:(answer any you wish. (You can also change ID with each Q, just be really clear)

ID Please: 1. If you are on the record, ID yourself by name, title, company & city.
2. If you are not for attribution, ID yourself by job category (eg, partner, assoc, IT director, EDD vendor, paralegal, etc), description of employer if it won't reveal your ID (eg, mid-sized EDD vendor; small law firm, etc), and city or region.

Short but Sweet: Limit comments to 3 paragraphs --  We'll save the longer conversations for times & places where alcohol is served. 

Eligibility:  Everybody -- including vendors -- is eligible, but please NO SHILLING OF PRODUCTS.

Deadline: Tuesday, Feb 10, noon EST. 

Send to: commonscold@incisivemedia.com. 

Reward: BEST RESPONSE gets a $25 iTunes card!

Comments

[Eric Feistel]

I was intrigued by the role of Twitter, which expanded participation beyond just the usual attendees and bloggers, reaching out to all the "tweople". The #LTNY hash tag helped to isolate LegalTech specific news from all the noise. Frequent updates via cell phone text messages were made directly from the exhibits and sessions of LegalTech itself. Twitter gave its followers a near real-time awareness of the key announcements and trends taking shape during the event without actually having to be there.