Casey Flaherty

September 04, 2013 | Legaltech News

Casey Flaherty partners with Suffolk University Law School to expand the Kia Motors tech audit to the legal community.

By D. Casey Flaherty

5 minute read

October 01, 2013 | Legaltech News

Who will step up to the plate to standardize e-discovery costs prediction?

By D. Casey Flaherty

8 minute read

January 25, 2013 | Legaltech News

As a practical matter, I am not sure that it is necessary to understand why avoidable inefficiencies persist in the legal services outside counsel provides to corporations. But I can't help but indulge in some amateur sociology because my assumptions affect my approach in auditing the technology skills of outside counsel. [MORE]

By D. Casey Flaherty

5 minute read

March 27, 2013 | Legaltech News

Confirmation of bias for D. Casey Flaherty, corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, is an underappreciated source of joy. Flaherty reviews four stories, that reinforce his preconceptions of lawyers' time and billing practices.

By D. Casey Flaherty

6 minute read

May 06, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Pen and paper is an inferior option for executing legally binding agreements. Yet a recent study commissioned by Adobe Systems Inc. found that 98 percent of surveyed managers "still rely on hard copy in the 'last mile' to deliver contracts to get clients and customers to sign on the dotted line."

By D. Casey Flaherty

6 minute read

April 12, 2013 | Daily Report Online

In my last column, we identified a mini-audit that in-house counsel can administer remotely to assess a firm's attitude about predicting budgets for a project. In this article, we offer a second mini audit, to determine if firms capitalize on economies of scale.

By D. Casey Flaherty

7 minute read

May 13, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Pen and paper is an inferior option for executing legally binding agreements. Yet a recent study commissioned by Adobe Systems Inc. found that 98 percent of surveyed managers "still rely on hard copy in the 'last mile' to deliver contracts to get clients and customers to sign on the dotted line." Such madness needs to cease. Electronic signatures are an idea whose time has long since come.

By D. Casey Flaherty

6 minute read

May 22, 2013 | Legaltech News

Why corporate counsel are exasperated when outside counsel won't provide budget estimates.

By D. Casey Flaherty

6 minute read

April 03, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Some mornings are just nice to wake up to. Confirmation of bias is an underappreciated source of joy. I relish any piece of information that reinforces my preconceptions. Four stories making the rounds have reminded me how right I am that:

By D. Casey Flaherty

5 minute read

March 21, 2013 | Legaltech News

Last month, in "Trust but Verify," D. Casey Flaherty, corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, identified a mini audit that in-house counsel can administer remotely to assess a firm's attitude about predicting budgets for a project. In this article, he offers a second mini audit, to determine if firms can capitalize on economies of scale.

By D. Casey Flaherty

8 minute read