Brightflag's Alex Kelly on Using Data and Analytics to Make Better Legal Spend Decisions

When it comes to what clients spend on legal services, there are savvy purchasers who look to manage their legal spin based on value and data-driven analytics. And there are those who simply just pay the invoice. Alex Kelly, co-founder, and COO of Brightflag talks with us about how they use AI and data analytics to help savvy corporate counsel and in-house legal teams make better decisions on how they purchase legal services. Brightflag recently announced a $28 million funding round from OnePeak, and Alex, along with co-founder Ian Nolan is looking to expand the team at Brightflag and help their customers with monitoring and controlling their legal spend and identify ways to focus on the value they get from their outside legal counsel, rather than just the hours of work.

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Goodwin Proctor LLP is just the latest law firm to find itself exposed to a data hack. This time it was through a vendor, and we may not have heard the last of which other firms might be affected.

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Links: Are You Managing Legal Spend or Merely Paying Bills? Brightflag Product Update: Diversity & Inclusion Module Tighten Legal Cost Control With Brightflag’s New Budgeting & Forecasting Features The Complete Legal Cost Control Checklist Brightflag on LinkedIn