In Crisis? Provide Psychological Safety! (D. Casey Flaherty, Co-Founder of LexFusion and Procertas) - 16 min

Discover how Casey Flaherty, Co-Founder of LexFusion and Procertas, became aware of the importance of providing psychological safety, and why he took the risk of leaving a Fortune 5 company to start his own firm (16 minutes). CEO BLINDSPOTS PODCAST GUEST: Casey Flaherty. He is the Co-Founder of both LexFusion and Procertas. In addition, Casey is a litigator turned in-house counsel turned legal operations consultant who has spent his career focused on leveraging legal expertise through process and technology. From setting up the legal operations function in a Fortune 5 company to building the world’s largest legal project management team inside the world’s largest law firm, he is at the forefront of the multi-disciplinary delivery of legal services to meet the needs of business at scale and pace. A legal tech founder himself, Casey is also keenly aware of the digital transformation imperative after a decade in the legal trenches (post graduation from the University of Southern California School of Law). He is a prolific speaker and author, including Unless You Ask, a guide to data-driven dialogue for law departments and law firms published by the Association of Corporate Counsel. Casey is also a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. LexFusion is a company that is aiming to change the paradigm for how legal departments and law firms purchase technology, and thereby turbocharge their adoption and use of innovative technologies; https://www.lexfusion.com/ Procertas® (Professional Certifications and Technology Assessments) is a new kind of company for an evolving learning landscape. Our mission is to offer a path to better alignment between people and productivity in business, law, and education; https://www.procertas.com/company/ CEO BLINDSPOTS HOST: Birgit Kamps. She was speaking five languages by the age of 10, and lived in five countries with her Dutch parents prior to becoming an American citizen. Birgit’s professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. In addition, Birgit is the President of Hire Universe LLC, and the host of the CEO Blindspots podcast which was recognized in 2020 by Spotify for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA (by 733%), and having listeners in 11 countries; https://ceoblindspots.com/