About Brightflag
Brightflag’s mission is to bring the most modern and easy-to-use software to corporate legal departments, accompanied by stellar, proactive customer service.
Brightflag’s Legal Operations Platform is where corporate legal departments gain visibility into operations, maximize productivity, and engage with outside counsel strategically. We’re a recognized leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning and have invested more than 100,000 hours in the development of our patented solution. We serve a global community of legal professionals from offices in California, New York, Ireland, and Australia.
Our Story
We’ve grown from early startup to fast-moving market leader. We hope this playlist, which has been curated carefully by members of the Brightflag team, provides you with insight into our journey. Enjoy!
Changing of the Guards, Bob Dylan
Brightflag is founded to be the place where corporate legal departments gain visibility into operations, maximize productivity, and engage with outside counsel strategically. Selected by Ian Nolan, co-founder and CEO.
The Rare Old Times, The Dubliners
Brightflag establishes its first office in Dublin. Selected by Sean Harrison, Director of Engineering and Brightflag’s longest-tenured (and first!) team member.
Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey
Brightflag signs its first customer, a large European bank (they’re still a customer today!). Selected by Alex Kelly, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, who sang a karaoke version at Brightflag’s 2019 holiday party.
Down Under, Men at Work
Brightflag opens offices in Sydney and New York. Selected by Sinéad Kenny, Manager of Customer Insights, who spent over a year in Sydney helping to make our Australian customers successful.
Drive My Car, The Beatles
Large American companies start switching to Brightflag. Selected by Viraj Shah, the implementation migration maestro who has led many of Brightflag’s largest customer migrations from legacy platforms.
I’ll Be There for You, The Rembrandts
Kevin Cohn joins Brightflag’s executive leadership team as Chief Customer Officer. Selected on behalf of Kevin, who has never seen an episode of Friends.
Send Me on My Way, Rusted Root
Selected by Ingrid Wallace, Vice President of People, who accidentally left this song on repeat in the office while at an off-site meeting. It’s okay, we really like it!
Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Tears for Fears
After years of monumental growth, Brightflag secures $28 million in additional funding to build the future of legal operations software. Selected by Ciaran O’Callaghan, Enterprise Account Executive, who doesn’t want to rule the world, but does want to help corporate legal departments to evaluate Brightflag.
You Got It, Roy Orbison
Brightflag is building the future of legal operations software, and our customers play a significant role in driving our product roadmap. Selected by Barry O’Melia, Vice President of Product.
Robot Rock, Daft Punk
Artificial intelligence is at the core of Brightflag’s platform, with more than 100,000 hours invested in its development. (Not) selected by Brightflag’s patented AI.
Our Values
Many things are sure to change over time, and we’ll adapt when they do. One thing that won’t change, however, are the values we consider vital to our success and to our customers’ success.
Think Long Term
We’re pursuing lasting customer success and market leadership. Sometimes we may say no to apparent shortcuts along the way.
Make Every Day Count
Time is a finite resource. We get a lot done in a day by making conscious decisions to spend it wisely, prioritizing what matters most.
Win and Lose Together
We trust in each other’s talents, celebrate our collective success, and learn from failures as a team. Help is requested early and volunteered quickly.
Embrace Authenticity
Diversity of backgrounds and perspectives is our natural strength. Each of us is responsible for proactively guarding and growing this quality.
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