D. Casey Flaherty deals mostly with Kia Motors America's outside law firms, and he often delivers this jolt: "I genuinely believe that partners' billing rates are too low."
But the corporate counsel follows with this: " ... at least compared to billing rates for associates."
Flaherty's concern is overspending on work assigned to associates, paralegals and others who bill time, not the high-priced partners whose experience and judgment he values. His unique approach is showing law firms they...
D. Casey Flaherty, corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, really does have good intentions as he humiliates Big Law firms about their dismal technology skills — and he is careful never to embarrass a partner.
Flaherty mesmerized a standing-room-only crowd on the opening day of LegalTech West Coast at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles with his electric keynote, "Raising the Bar on Technological Competence — the Outside Counsel Tech Audit."
Frustrated by ridiculous bills for routine...
