Lawtrades

Legal talent marketplace connecting businesses with 2,000+ vetted freelance attorneys, paralegals, and legal ops professionals across 10 countries. Tech-enabled ALSP platform for legal departments to rapidly scale up/down outside legal capacity. Products: on-demand legal staffing, contract-to-hire, managed legal services, Lawtrades AI (contract review, Aug 2025), AI Evals (RLHF legal talent for AI model training). Named customers: DoorDash, Gusto, Pinterest, Yelp, Headspace, Cision, Udemy, Redfin, Cruise, CrowdStrike, Duolingo — 300+ companies (old homepage). Founded 2015, Long Island City NY. Co-founders Raad Ahmed (CEO) + Ashish Walia. Pivoted 2019 from consumer marketplace to mid-market/enterprise legal departments. $6M Series A at $80M valuation (Dec 2021, Business Insider pitch deck article). Total funding ~$11.7M over 5 rounds (Tracxn). $1M monthly revenue record (Aug 2022, GlobeNewsWire). $26.8M earned by freelancers to date. 80,000+ hours of legal work completed. 1 hour avg from position to candidate intro. Profitable in 2023 (Facebook). TechCrunch, Business Insider, Legal Dive, Forbes, GlobeNewsWire coverage. Glassdoor 4.7/5 (22 reviews). ALSP market: $28.5B, 18% CAGR (Thomson Reuters). L Suite partnership. Lawtrades Podcast. Events and webinars.

Company Info

• Founded: 2015
• Team size: 11-50 employees
• Funding: $11.8M
• HQ: United States
• Sector: ALSPLegal Marketplace

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