“Can a legal talent marketplace become the full financial and operational back-office for independent legal professionals and the corporate teams that hire them?”
Founded in 2016, Lawtrades started as a legal talent marketplace connecting independent attorneys and paralegals with corporate legal departments needing on-demand help. The platform evolved to offer end-to-end workforce management including payroll, compliance, and malpractice insurance for legal professionals, positioning itself as a full-stack legal talent operations platform rather than a simple job board. It has grown to an $80M valuation with $11.8M in disclosed funding across four rounds, and has expanded to handle billing, time tracking, and financial operations for its talent network.
Lawtrades's payroll is powered by Zeal.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Lawtrades's stack: Lending (Revenue-based financing); Payroll (Zeal).
Lawtrades is founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.
Lawtrades has raised $11.8M in total (valuation: $80M).
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