Lawclerk
What it is
What It Does
LAWCLERK is a US marketplace where law firms hire freelance attorneys for overflow legal work β research, drafting, discovery, briefs. Firms post projects or build a roster of repeat freelancers, and engage them per-project, by the hour, or through a monthly Virtual Associate subscription (10 to 160 hours). The platform positions itself as compliant with the ethics rules of all 50 state bars, which is its main differentiator from generic freelance marketplaces.
Who Itβs For β Persona Workflows
Solo Practitioner / Small Firm
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Workflow fit: Research / analysis β document drafting. Use it to absorb
overflow without hiring a full-time associate.
Strengths: Per-project and hourly engagement; ethics-compliance framing
removes a common solo concern about outsourcing.
Community: No practitioner reports gathered yet.
What We Found
LAWCLERK runs a lawyer-to-lawyer freelance marketplace. Reporting from LawSites (2023) covered its move to allow hiring by the hour; Lawyerist covered a mobile app (2022). The company states it has thousands of freelance attorneys across most practice areas. We have not verified the freelancer count or the 50-state-bar compliance claim independently.
Company Info
- Sector: Legal freelance marketplace
- Founded: 2016 (Crunchbase/CB Insights β unverified against primary source)
- HQ: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (search sources β unverified)
What We Havenβt Verified
- βOver 3,600 freelance attorneysβ β vendor figure
- βComplies with ethics rules of all 50 state barsβ β vendor claim
- Founding year and HQ β from third-party profiles, not confirmed against the company directly