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Last week marked the latest iteration of LegalTech New York, “the most important legal technology event of the year.” I cannot begin to give you a play-by-play of the event, but I can give you my view on three trends I saw from visitors to the EMC Booth, hallway discussions and meetings with customers and analysts: 1. Information Governance has arrived. While many topics were of interest, including eDiscovery, privacy, security, compliance, iPads, etc., there’s a better realization that we cannot approach these issues individually. The umbrella of Information Governance gives all of us — legal, IT, Records, Security, Compliance officers, “the business”, the executive suite, etc. — a better platform from which to work. 2. Machine Brains are promising. While technology-assisted review for eDiscovery was a very hot topic, there’s a growing understanding that these machine classification technologies have a lot of promise in other areas. Using machines to assist with archiving, data classification, retention, etc. is a significant area of interest. (As an aside, I also thought I saw the beginnings of some healthy realization that these tools are not “push button” but require process, knowledge and some actual work). 3. Security, security, security. All of us love our technology tools, whether an iPad, Nexus 7 or even a Blackberry. And these tools do make us more productive and efficient. But the security problems that we’ve always had are now that much worse with data residing in more locations and with significantly more access (legal or unlawful). It’s not a disaster waiting to happen — it’s one that’s happening and waiting to be discovered. (Again, it’s an issue that can best be addressed as part of a larger overall InfoGov program). If you were there, please add your comments below about what you took away from the show.
 
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