I am just back from ITLACon where Inemesit Edet and I gave a presentation entitled “Frustrated with Legal Ebilling? Let’s Do Something About It.”
We started by providing some background on the LEDES ebilling formats and information that is available on the www.LEDES.org web site. Then came the time for the discussion. As I opened the floor up to the session participants, asking for information on their issues … nothing. Crickets. (This is so typical of US meetings. People are so reluctant to speak up.) But Inemesit and I came prepared for just this situation. We had created lists of questions that we are often asked or issues that people need help with relative to legal ebilling. So we just started talking. Inemesit asked the questions, and I began to answer. As soon as I took a breath, Inemesit chimed in with more information. It was like a ping pong match! And absolutely wonderful. We both provided relevant, real life examples that helped to illustrate the issues and respond to the questions.
Once the session completed, we had about 10 people approach us to say how informative they found the session to be and how well we worked as a team in presenting. A handful more stopped by the LEDES booth to tell us about how they enjoyed the session.
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By the way, this is the first time I have met Inemesit in person; she is new to the LEDES Board in 2024. I really enjoyed the opportunity to present with her. She is so smart!