Christy Burke, writing for Legal IT Professionals, said that the CLOC Institute was “fresh, relevant, and accessible” with a “universally positive” atmosphere. I completely agree with Christy – there was a palpable excitement everywhere in the Bellagio hotel and it wasn’t just because of the blackjack tables.

Institute attendees came prepared with serious inquiries, curious about what others were doing in their organizations, and looking for significant solutions to the issues they deal with. Whether it was in a session, at a party, or in the exhibit hall, people were buzzing and excited to learn and soak in what they could. I wasn’t sure if this was just because the CLOC Institute was something new and fresh, or if the excitement was genuine enough to have staying power. Time will tell.

And while all of this was fantastic, I share the reservations of my friend Stephen Embry, who has been practicing at a large law firm for several decades. In his TechLaw Crossroads post, Stephen remarked that “the gap between what people at CLOC are doing, saying and advocating and what most outside law firms are really doing is so broad, so vast and so deep, I’m starting to think it can never be bridged. Sure, there are a few law firms that get it. But most don’t. And most don’t want to.” Like Stephen, I also observed that there were few attendees there from large law firms at a place where their corporate clients (or potential clients) were eager to learn about any efficiencies that attentive law firms were willing to offer.

 

Guest Post by Brett Burney

 

Read original article


Tags: