Brightflag

Scattered, manual processes and lack of communication often make it difficult for in-house teams to collect accurate #accruals from their firms ⚠ Brightflag helps remove these roadblocks by streamlining and automating key parts of the accruals process⚡ Check out our quick overview below to see how ⬇ #legalops #inhouselegal #legaltech

We're delighted to announce that Brightflag has been recognized as one of Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for 2024 🎉 The Technology Fast 50 highlights the 50 fastest-growing technology companies across Ireland. A big 'thank you' to our talented, hard-working team for contributing to Brightflag's incredible success and making this honor possible 🙌 We're excited to reveal our final ranking at the Technology Fast 50 Awards Ceremony on November 28 🏆 #legaltech #legalinnovation #TechnologyFast50

"Game-changer for our legal team" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Easy to use, unparalleled support" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A big upgrade from our previous platform" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real, 5-star Brightflag customer reviews like these are the reason that we've been named a G2 Leader yet again for Fall 2024! A big thank you to all our amazing customers for helping us take home the following honors: 🥇 Overall Leader 🏅 Most Implementable 🎖 Best Results 🏅 Best Relationship 🎖 Momentum Leader The Brightflag team is incredibly grateful for your support, and we look forward to continuing to deliver a best-in-class product in the days to come. #legaltech #legalinnovation #legalops

"Bringing on that e-billing tool I think has really helped the GC and legal functional leads have a lot more visibility into spend."💡 On this week's episode of the In-House Outliers podcast, Legal Operations Leader Reeta Sharma joined Alex Kelly for an insightful discussion about: 🗝 Reeta's thoughts on the foundational elements of an effective #legalops function, and the initiatives she's most proud of having worked on at Notion 🤖 How #AI is currently being used by #inhouselegal teams, and how to take a thoughtful approach towards it ⚡Insights from Reeta's fascinating career journey, and advice for others looking to break into #legaloperations Listen here ➡: https://lnkd.in/gvJbAspb #legalinnovation #legaltech #podcast

The bigger the #law firm, the smaller the percentage of partner work in the blended hourly rate, a review by Brightflag and Priori says.

Outside counsel rate increase requests can be a major source of anxiety for #inhouselegal teams contending with limited budgets ⚠ But they don’t have to be. With Brightflag’s latest report on timekeeper rate increases, you can equip your legal team with the data they need to better understand the key drivers behind rate increases—and optimize their resourcing to contend with rising timekeeper rates and drive better cost control 📊 Included in the report, which was compiled using Brightflag’s database of billions of dollars of outside counsel spend, you’ll find: 📈 Insights into the factors that have contributed to the most significant rate increase among the top 100 US law firms in the past three years ✋ Data to help your in-house team better negotiate with law firms and push back on rate increase requests 💸 An in-depth breakdown, courtesy of Priori, on how optimizing resourcing and using flex resources like ALSPs can help legal teams contend with rising timekeeper rates Get your free copy of the report today to learn more ➡: https://lnkd.in/dfFvsASP #inhouselegal #outsidecounsel #timekeeperrates #legalops

Hourly rates are on the rise again among the top 100 US law firms. But what’s driving these increases—and what can your in-house team do about it? In Brightflag’s “Hourly Rates in Am Law 100 Firms” report, we analyze our database of billions of dollars of outside counsel spend to identify what’s driving timekeeper rate increases—and share recommendations on how to contend with these increases to drive better legal cost control. Inside the report you’ll find: -A breakdown of the trends in rate increases among the top 100 US law firms -Insights into how factors like firm size, geography, and practice area are impacting timekeeper rates -Tips on how to handle rate increases—including analysis on how using flex resources like ALSPs can help—courtesy of our friends at Priori Get your free copy of the report today to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gEPtrNwv #inhouselegal #legalops #outsidecounsel #legaloperations

Another fantastic #CLOCEMEA Summit is in the books! 🙌 The Brightflag team had a blast at this year's event, which featured incredibly insightful presentations and discussions about what the future holds for the legal ecosystem in Europe 🌟 We were honored to have Alex Kelly host the "Practical Strategies for EMEA Legal Departments to Manage Vendor Relationships and Costs" session alongside the talented Amy J Brookbanks and Luke S Varley. Thanks to everyone who attended! 🤝 And our very own Sam Higgs and Ciaran O'Callaghan even got to make their acting debuts as "Contract Monsters" during a demonstration hosted by Stéphanie Hamon and Chris Grant on the power of storytelling and data analytics👹 A big 'thank you' to everyone who took the time to chat with the Brightflag team at the event—we're already looking forward to next year! 👋 #legaltech #legalops #legaloperations #CLOC

*€20 million* in estimated savings over four years 🤯 eBilling 🤝 ROI Another CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) session full to the brim with practical guidance. Thank you Marie-Cécile Martin-Gruffy and Antonello Gargano 👏

An effective legal procurement process can improve the quality of outside counsel services while decreasing spend for your #inhouselegal team⚡ But what makes a legal procurement process effective? In our latest Brightflag blog, we dive into what legal procurement is and cover a few key ways it can benefit your legal department, including: 💼 Helping you consolidate your panel of outside counsel law firms and negotiate better rates 🤝 Working hand-in-hand with #legalops to identify and on-board the best #legaltech tools for your legal team 📊 Leveraging data from your e-billing and matter management platform to identify more cost-effective service providers Check out the full blog to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eC6s6Vps