Technola : Public Interest Law & Technology Updates & Commentary : Matthew Burnett & Kate Bladow : Tech Advice for the Non-Profit Legal Sector

Twice a year, IncisiveMedia holds legal technology tradeshows: one in Los Angeles and one in New York City. These tradeshows feature an enormous exhibit hall as well as presentations from industry leaders.

This week, LegalTech West Coast starts on Wednesday, June 24 and runs through Thursday, June 25. If you're in the Los Angeles area, you can get a free pass to the exhibit hall and keynotes. And for those who won't be in LA, you can follow #LTWC on Twitter or check out the keynote presentations from LegalTech New York, which happened in February 2009. (You can even get CLE credit.) - K

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Last week, I was in New York City during LegalTech, an annual legal technology event put on by Incisive Media. I didn't get to spend much time there; however, during my search for the Pro Bono Net booth in the exhibit hall, I quickly realized that LegalTech is a very different conference than TIG. A few things that stood out:

• The exhibit hall was enormous--three floors of space at the New York Hilton.
• Exhibitors had plenty of expensive swag. I promise, if I had had more time, I would have picked up presents for all of you.
• Most attendees wore suits. Steve Gray's "TIG business casual" and accompanying baseball cap would have been very out of place. (In fact, my normal business casual barely fit in.)
• E-discovery is the focus of many sessions.

And perhaps the most important difference--many more people attend LegalTech. This means that there are plenty of people who tweeted and blogged about the session that they attended and that you can attend without being there. A few posts worth reading:

• LegalTech New York 2009 Blogs On (Law.com)
• Monica Bay on Legal Technology in 2009 (WestBlog)
• LegalTech NY 2009 Ten Tech Stars (Legal Talk Network)
• Belated Thoughts on LegalTech New York (Counsel to Counsel)
• #LTNY: Trendspotter (The Common Scold)

And my favorite bit: Pam Weisz and Adam Licht talking about Pro Bono Manager at the Pro Bono Net booth. - K

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Today, Robert Ambrogi announced that bloggers can get in free to LegalTech New York. They even get reserved seating--a front-row table with electricity! - K

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