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2024 may have felt like "The Year of AI"—but the pace at which savvy legal departments are adopting this technology only continues to grow 🤖 If you’re afraid of getting left in the dust when it comes to adding #AI to your in-house legal team's toolkit, don't fret—we have just the resource for you⚡ Brightflag's “Implementing Legal AI: The Complete Action Plan” is a free, all-in-one ebook that cuts through the noise and lays out everything you need to know when it comes to legal AI solutions💡 From overviews of key concepts, to breakdowns of how to implement the best #legalAI solution for your team, we’ve assembled everything you’ll need to begin realizing the benefits of AI today 🤝 Get your free copy now ➡: https://lnkd.in/es9gvh2U #legalops #legaloperations #legalinnovation #legaltech

🎊🎉 Happy New Year from all of us here at Brightflag! 🎉🎊 We're so grateful for our amazing team and the incredible people we connected with in 2024, and could not be more excited to see what 2025 has in store 🙌 Here's to new beginnings, growth, and continuing to make every day count! 🤝 #newyears #legaltech #2025

Over 4,000 #inhouselegal professionals downloaded our content in 2024—and today we're counting down our greatest hits before we head into the new year 🎉 5️⃣ Hourly Rates in Am Law 100 Firms Report Leveraging Brightflag’s database of billions of dollars of analyzed outside counsel spend, this report shares unique insights into the key drivers behind rate increases among the top 100 US law firms, and showcases how to manage the impacts of those rate increases: https://lnkd.in/e6XwtgTc 4️⃣ Implementing Legal AI eBook This all-in-one guide breaks down which legal #AI tools can help you boost efficiency, how to identify the right AI solution for your legal department, and how to choose the perfect legal AI vendor for your needs: https://lnkd.in/eiYtV2nh 3️⃣ Blog: How SMBC Saved $2.7M and Transformed Outside Counsel Management In this blog, we shared insights into how the #legaloperations team at SMBC overhauled their outside counsel management processes—saving the company almost $3 million and over 300 labor-hours in the process: https://lnkd.in/eQ-YsUmS 2️⃣ The 2024 Corporate Legal Operations Compensation Report This report analyzes the results of Brightflag's annual survey of hundreds of #legalops professionals to help benchmark their salaries and better understand compensation trends within the industry: https://lnkd.in/eSZQ7sw4 1️⃣ Webinar: The Metrics Every In-House Team Should Track In this on-demand webinar, Ashley Adams (Director of Legal Operations at Contentful) shares her expert insights into the metrics that every in-house legal team should track, as well as best practices for gathering the most impactful data possible: https://lnkd.in/ePRzaAxt

We're committed to helping our team stay healthy and thriving here at Brightflag—and our annual wellbeing program makes that possible 💪 In addition to our quarterly Reset Days, where we give everyone in the company time off to reset and recharge throughout the year, we've hosted lots of educational webinars, workshops, and activities in 2024 to help keep ourselves in good shape all year, including: 🥕 Webinars on nutrition, women's health, and men's mental health  💰 Financial well-being workshops  🧠 A full week of activities in support of World Mental Health Day  👩🍳 Healthy cooking demos ➕ And lots more! We hope you've all stayed happy and healthy this year too, and we're already looking forward to more wellbeing initiatives in the year ahead! #workplacewellbeing #thriveatbrightflag

Crafting a well-structured, forward-thinking legal department strategy can help you mitigate risk, boost efficiency, and better manage legal spend 💡 In our latest blog post, Laura Gleeson (General Counsel and VP of Legal & Compliance at Brightflag) highlights: 🛠️ How key components like risk management frameworks and a technology & automation roadmaps contribute to an impactful #inhouselegal department strategy 🗺️ A step-by-step guide to building and implementing a strategy from the ground up 🤝 Insights into how to build buy-in for your proposed strategy with important stakeholders in the organization Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/eVVceGW6 #generalcounsel #legalinnovation

More and more organizations are requiring full transparency into how #legaltech can secure a sizable ROI before they make a purchase💲 And for good reason—with budgets being squeezed, efficient use of resources is more important than ever 💰 That's why we developed our very own Brightflag ROI Calculator—to provide a breakdown of all the time and money in-house teams can save with our intuitive, AI-powered e-billing and matter management platform 🔍 See what your ROI could be today ➡: https://lnkd.in/e25whrXA #legalinnovation #legaloperations #legalops #AI

Legal matters are foundational components of the work that legal departments do—so understanding how they're structured and managed is key🗝️ In our latest Brightflag blog post, we cover all the basics of legal matters, including: ⚙️What qualifies as a legal matter, and what components they're typically comprised of 🔍Why legal matter management is important, and how to leverage it for better visibility into your in-house team's workflows ⚡Ways #legaltech can help streamline legal matter creation and tracking Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/ep8bDgPd #legalops #legaloperations #inhouselegal

Just 9 months after switching to Brightflag, SMBC Americas Division saved $2.7 million on legal spend and over 300 labor-hours on matter management. Learn how they leveraged Brightflag's intuitive, AI-powered e-billing and matter management platform to achieve these results in our latest Brightflag Success Story: https://lnkd.in/e53jNUYS

Happy Holidays from the Brightflag family to all our incredible partners and friends! 🌟 We're so grateful for all the amazing people we've had the pleasure of meeting and working with this year—thank you for being a part of Brightflag's journey, and allowing Brightflag to be a part of yours! 🙏 Here's to wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a happy new year! 🎁🥂 #HappyHolidays #happynewyear #legalops

This year, Brightflag continued our commitment to fostering an inclusive, connected, and informed workplace through meaningful #DEI initiatives 🤝 Here were some memorable moments from 2024: 💡Celebrations & Awareness: National Braille Day, Black History Month, Autism Awareness Month, Pride Month, and more 📚 Learning & Growth: Focused learning discussions around books like 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime' and cultural awareness workshops 🤝 Community & Connection: Team-led cultural events, heritage celebrations, and engaging activities promoting dialogue and belonging Thank you to everyone who contributed, participated, and supported our DEI journey. We’re excited for what’s ahead in 2025! #DEI #YearInReview #InclusionInAction #ThriveTogether