TECHSHOW Week is always great fun. This was my 16th year in attendance and my 10th as part of the faculty. Despite being diligent to answer emails and voicemails during TECHSHOW, it takes a few days to clear the Inbox and my desktop of messages and tasks. With much of that now behind me, I’ve had time to organize my top takeaways from the conference:
1. Lawyers-turned-software developers showcasing new cloud-based practice management systems were prominent throughout the Exhibit Hall. Many were confident their personal workflow processes memorialized in professional software would find an audience with TECHSHOW attendees—most of whom are solo and small firm practitioners. I was impressed with what I saw on the computer screens, but scratched my head at their ability to support their software if more than a few firms subscribed. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad they were there, and wish them the best was they grow. I think the rise of such vendors shows the value proposition of cloud-based software, and that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive in SmallFirm law.
Read original article


