I spoke with Leah Beckham and Beth Thompson, the CEO and Director of Business Development, respectively, for BillBLAST, a cloud-based application that helps law firms manage their e-billing and related reporting.Beckham discussed how her tenure as COO for McAngus, Goudelock & Courie for 15 years helped shape her view on law firm efficiency and her mission to help law firms manage the ever growing client demand for e-billing. With over two decades in legal technology, Thompson echoed that view of streamlining complex and labor intensive tasks while accelerating the payment cycle with user-friendly dashboards and metrics that enhance business intelligence.Beckham, Thompson and I will be discussing trends related to increased pressure on law firms to provide value, the renewed focus on cost control, and the availability of emerging solutions at ILTA‘s annual conference on August 20th (at 1:30 p.m. in Octavius 7).

Leah/Beth – what are your goals for the this year’s ILTA conference?