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Lawtrades

“Can a legal talent marketplace become the full financial and operational back-office for independent legal professionals and the corporate teams that hire them?”

Founded2016
HQNew York City, New York, United States
Total raised$11.8M
Valuation$80M
IndustryMarketplace / Two-sided
The story

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.

Last 12 months
2025-08
Product timeline
2016
Lawtrades founded as an online marketplace connecting independent legal professionals (attorneys, paralegals, compliance, legal ops) with companies.· pivot
2022
Lawtrades raised external financing and reached an $80M valuation, leveraging Capchase for revenue-based financing.· lending
The stack
2 layers disclosed in Lawtrades’s embedded-finance stack
Lending
Revenue-based financing
Payroll
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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